Cruise ships Silver Muse and Viking Orion are due to visit Otago Harbour today.

Silver Muse, with capacity for 596 passengers and 411 crew, is expected to berth at the container terminal at 8am from Lyttelton, and to sail for Bluff at 6pm.

Viking Orion, with capacity for 930 passengers and 480 crew, is expected to berth at the Beach St wharf at 9am from Hobart, and to sail for Lyttelton at 5.45pm.