Kawau Island Super Cruise - Royal Mail Run Return Cruise

Posted by julies50 from New Zealand on2 Feb 2026

arrow_back Kawau Island Super Cruise - Royal Mail Run Return Cruise

julies50 said... Wow wow wow. We had a perfect day out! My 85 year old Mum and I drove to Sandspit from Albany on toll road and it was easy. Checked in and mentioned to office lady that it was Mums first trip there since her honeymoon in 1958. Next minute the Skipper finds us and we have a good chat. With our permission as we got near the Mansion House he gave a speech over radio about Mums nostalgic trip, to her delight! We stayed on board til after the mail run was complete as it is so stunning! Landed around lunchtime & went to café a bit later. Got an excellent scone with cuppa for Mum & wonderful salad for me, great value! Kawau Island is incredible, can definitely see why Grey bought it! Weather was perfect, sea was beautiful for swimming. Mansion House well-worth the $10 entry. Mum was able to sit outside her honeymoon suite and reminisce while gazing out from the balcony. Peacocks running around are adorable too. Everyone was super-friendly and so nice to see people enjoying this for everyone now it is run by DOC, not just a wealthy few! $64 for the trip is a true bargain on Bookme. I can't recommend this enough and will probably go once a year from now on!