Instead, they were left to stroll Lyttelton’s picturesque streets on Christmas Day – though most of the town was shut. CHRIS SKELTON/Stuff Cruise ship the Coral Princess’ woes continued on Christmas Day, with passengers greeted by a ghost town after earlier being denied access to Milford Sound due to a sea snail infestation. “Does the [cruise] company not let Lyttelton and Christchurch know we’re bringing 1500 passengers in on Christmas Day?” she said. CHRIS SKELTON/Stuff Coral Princess passengers, Jenuine and Natasha See Kee with their children on Christmas Day in Lyttelton. The Coral Princess is one of 86 cruise ships from late October until early March that Lyttelton is expected to host, carrying over 170,000 passengers and 35,000 crew.
