Take a short shuttle ride from your ship to board a waiting chartered catamaran that sails out of Lyttelton Harbor on a relaxing two-hour cruise. Once aboard, your skipper and crew will delight you with fun facts about the history of Lyttelton Harbor, including its long-ago volcanic beginning. Enjoy refreshments on board as you also hear legends of Ripapa Island, seen just off shore near the harbor, tales of the early Maori, and of Christchurch's first European settlers back in 1850. As you cruise the scenic South Island coastline, keep your eyes peeled for Hector's dolphins, also called New Zealand dolphins, and known to be the smallest and rarest of the dolphin species, as well as many of the 17 marine bird species that inhabit the harbor - penguin, tern, and sooty shearwater to name a few.