You cannot blame the busy among us for needing a holiday. For some, such as a parrot named Harri, a cruise across the Tasman Sea would do the trick.

The eight-year-old galah, a species of pink-plumaged parrot endemic to Australia, was discovered onboard Princes Cruises’ 2,000-berth Sea Princess (built 1998) after it took flight from its home in suburban Brisbane.