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New Zealand Cruise from Melbourne 14 Days

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Cruise aboard Grand Princess from Melbourne to New Zealand and discover all the must-see sights of the South and North Island. Meals, world-class entertainment and a whole lot of fun is included on board this magnificent Grand-class ship!

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New zealand grand princess cruise from melbourne – 14 days.

Cruise round-trip from Melbourne to New Zealand for a spectacular South and North Island voyage!

Board Princess Cruises’ impressive Grand Princess and embark on wonderful adventure that includes scenic cruising to Fiordland National Park, Dunedin, Wellington, Tauranga, Auckland and more.

There’s so much to see and discover across New Zealand and life aboard Grand Princess will be great too, with Princess’ signature features and the ship’s exciting facilities. Following a complete re-fit in 2016, this Grand-class cruise ship now boasts a new Piazza atrium, much-loved eateries like Alfredo’s Pizzeria and the Crown Grill and there’s even a speciality tea lounge called Leaves. The casino, boutiques, Lotus Spa, Crooner’s Martini Lounge and nightclub One5 have all been updated as well. You can enjoy lounging on the adults-only Sanctuary decks, watching movies under the stars on the big screen and more. On Grand Princess there’s something for everyone and those days at sea will be a highlight!

Why you’ll love this trip:

• A wonderful two weeks of cruising, with 6 ports to explore
• Spectacular day of scenic cruising in Fiordland National Park
• Full days in port to experience Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington & Tauranga
• Never a dull moment on board Grand Princess, with great entertainment & dining
• Discover spectacular NZ on this worry-free cruise & only unpack once in 2 weeks!

Your Holiday Includes:

• Choice of cabin aboard Grand Princess
• All meals and non-chargeable entertainment on the ship

Prices & Dates from Melbourne:

2024 – 11 February

Inside Cabin: from $2,799 per person Oceanview Cabin: from $2,999 per person Balcony Cabin: from $3,999 per person

Last chance to book the last cabins! Lowest price departure is listed, please contact us for other travel dates.

Note: Prices are per person, based twin share, subject to availability. Contact us for single rates. Cabin prices are subject to change without notice and will be advised at time of booking.

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All prices are per person, based on twin share, and listed in Australian dollars (AUD). Prices were correct as of 06 December 2023.

The package is subject to confirmation at the time of booking and prices may change without notice. Booking conditions and cancellation fees apply.

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Princess Beatrice was just 17 when she started dating her tragic first love Paolo Liuzzo in 2005.

Now, his shock death from a suspected overdose in a Miami hotel comes as insiders said he’d struggled with drugs and racked up debts with loan sharks over his gambling.

Beatrice was told the news just weeks after her mum Sarah Ferguson was diagnosed with skin cancer.

Her dad Prince Andrew has been cast out by the royals over his ties to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Liuzzo had repeated run-ins with the law throughout his life, including over the death of a student and possession of cocaine.

Officer Michael Vega, of the Miami Police Department, told The Sun that police attended a room at the Miami Worldcenter hotel at 3.22pm on February 7.

Liuzzo’s time of death was given as 3.34pm.

The cause has not been publicly disclosed due to Florida public records law.

His death certificate states that he had been working as an art industry consultant and had never married.

He was listed as living at an apartment not far from the hotel.

His body was flown back to his native Long Island, New York, for a funeral on February 16.

Officer Vega said: “It was investigated as an overdose death. The investigation is open and ongoing.”

A longtime pal of Liuzzo told The Sun: “Paolo was not doing great on a personal level. He loved to party and to gamble.

“He began using a lot of pharmaceutical drugs at first but that later led to cocaine and harder drugs.

“It was a very fast lifestyle and we all feared it would catch up with him eventually.”

The friend added: “He was always borrowing money to pay off old loans. It became a vicious cycle.”

Liuzzo and Beatrice’s relationship was revealed after he was invited on her family’s ski holiday in Verbier, Switzerland, in February 2006.

Four years earlier he had been charged with the manslaughter of a student during a drunken brawl in Massachusetts.

The charge had later been downgraded to assault and battery, and Liuzzo only served a 100-hour community service sentence.

Regardless, Fergie gave the couple’s relationship the thumbs up, saying: “We all have our own journeys and have to learn our way but Beatrice is a sensible girl, soon to be 18, with many friends including Paolo.”

But the publicity surrounding his royal romance led to him being hauled back to the US for flouting the conditions of his probation, since he was only allowed to travel abroad for work.

He had his three-year probation extended by six months as punishment and Beatrice publicly ended the romance.

Paolo later said: “It was a stupid fist fight and if I had gone to trial, my lawyers were certain I’d have been found innocent.

“But if it came out that me and Bea were dating, it wouldn’t be good for her image or Sarah’s so everyone was trying to keep our relationship a secret.”

After the split he claimed Bea and Eugenie had attended a 2004 party in Jamaica where guests smoked cannabis and took magic mushrooms.

And later cruelly dismissed his relationship, with Bea, saying: “I wasn’t sure I wanted to get in that deep with Bea. I loved her but I wasn’t in love with her.”

The cad added: “Sometimes another lady friend of mine would come over to my place at Eaton Square in London. It was just messing around, never anything more, and I felt so bad afterwards because of Bea.

“I’m not a bad person. But it’s like putting heroin in front of Pete Doherty. Women are my weakness.”

In September 2009 Liuzzo was arrested on Australia’s Gold Coast after crashing his Audi hire car into traffic lights.

The then 27-year-old had failed to pay for accommodation and restaurant bills at a casino.

He was charged with motoring offences fraud and cocaine possession.

He pleaded guilty and was fined almost $5000.

No conviction was recorded but the magistrate blasted Liuzzo for his “cavalier” attitude to the court.

Public records show in recent years he had had several brushes with the law over driving offences.

Liuzzo is understood to have inherited a fortune after his dad, Italian plastic resin tycoon Nico Liuzzo died aged 62 in September 2001.

After her split from Liuzzo, Beatrice spent most of her 20s dating Virgin Galactic executive Dave Clark.

Fergie issued her approval for their coupling, saying: “I call him Mr Smiley because he smiles and he’s happy. I love Dave.”

Beatrice enrolled on a finance course in San Francisco to be close to her boyfriend after he got a job at Uber.

Despite whispers of wedding bells marriage never happened and they split by mutual agreement after ten years, in 2016.

Single Bea was then pictured with fitness trainer James Williams and CNBC host Wilfred Frost, son of journalist David Frost.

But each time suggestions of romance were shot down.

In 2018 she was confirmed to be dating Edo Mapelli Mozzi, a property developer and member of the Italian nobility.

Edo, who had a son from a former relationship, swept Beatrice off her feet and proposed marriage.

The pandemic meant they cancelled plans for a wedding at St James’s Palace, in May 2020.

Instead, they enjoyed an intimate Covid-safe wedding in July 2020, witnessed by only a handful of guests including the late Queen and Prince Philip at All Saints Chapel, Windsor.

They now have homes in London and Oxfordshire, where Edo was raised.

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Liuzzo’s siblings Annalisa and Roberto Liuzzo did not respond to requests for comment on their brother’s death.

The Sun also asked the hotel for comment but did not hear back.

This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission.

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