Make your way to the Milford Sound Visitor Centre, where you’re welcomed aboard the vessel. Sip a hot cup of coffee or tea, and take advantage of spacious outdoor decks or the warm indoor seating with large viewing windows. Throughout the cruise you’ll pass glacier-carved rock walls, such as the 5,550-foot (1,692-meter) Mitre Peak, jutting up from the fjord. Due to the boat’s smaller size, your captain comes close enough to the tumbling waterfalls to offer a taste of the pure waters from the frothy cascades. Search for fur seals, bottlenose dolphins, and Fiordland crested penguins as you listen to commentary about this postcard-perfect landscape in the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Fiordland National Park. At the end of the cruise, your captain returns you to the Visitor Centre.