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One in a Million Experience Swimming with Dolphins

Black Cat Cruises guide Laura Hansen captured this amazing photo of a dolphin ‘spy-hopping’ in [...]

03
Nov
Christmas Cruising Schedule

Our Xmas day schedule is as follows: Akaroa Harbour Cruises, 11.00am $85/$35 Dolphin swimming 0900, [...]

01
Nov
Wonderful Trip Swimming with Dolphins
October 30, 2010

I just wanted to pass on a big thank you to Hamish and Julian for [...]

First Black Cat Cruise Customer comes Forward

After an exhaustive search we have found one of the very first passengers from the [...]

25
Oct
25 Year Anniversary for Black Cat Cruises

On October 20th 1985, the Charmaine set out on her first Akaroa Harbour Cruise. At [...]

23
Oct
Stewart Island Annual Planning Session

Members of the Black Cat management team decamped to Stewart Island recently for the annual [...]

19
Oct
The Original Black Cat Cruise Boat

The original Black Cat boat was called Charmaine. She was bought from the Marlborough Sounds [...]

16
Oct
Tourism award finalist

We are a finalist in this years tourism awards in the DOC sponsored conservation category. [...]

12
Oct
Thar she blows

Visitors on board a Christchurch Wildlife Cruise in Lyttelton Harbour in October had the privilege [...]

12
Oct
Prices update

On October 1st some of our prices went up but most stayed the same. Akaroa [...]

03
Oct