ChrisC101

If I had to do it again I would’ve booked the entire boat. We were the original two, they got four more (totally understandable) but we felt hostage to the four’s desires and plans. They also got the shade in the back, we had to be in the sun in the bow. The first place we went was fabulous but we spent way too little time there and way too much time at other places. So my advice: book the whole boat.

Leaving next week for Wind Spirit in Tahiti! Our first WS experience. 😎

In the old days you could get a day pass at a place in Moorea like the Hilton which has good snorkeling. It seems most hotels are not doing this so much anymore which is too bad because was a good thing to do. If most vendors sold out there are still some public beaches. Go in Moorea. I’m finding the CC boards to be low posting, I would try TA forums and Reddit/Tahiti for advice, those boards seem to be much more active. It’s disappointing because last time we did a cruise in Tahiti our board and roll call on here were very active, now not so much. Good luck

Well for us it was a bit different because we had no plans to take it, but we knew the captain and went to see he and his wife. Then he insisted we go and take his berth. So we had a sort of hybrid cruise. Also this was years ago. If you can’t find much on it on CC try TA or Reddit, see if you have better luck. What I will say is back then it was a very small ship but that’s what you want in Fiji and the Yasawa Islands are, to me, the best part of Fiji. Open air for us was no problem because we love the warm, we live in Desert SW. anyway good luck and one way or another do Fiji, our favorite in all the South Pacific.

Hi, we’ve been all over the South Pacific and it is really pot luck on weather. That said, our times in Fiji have been Spring and summer. We are returning next year (one of our favorite places in world) also in June to celebrate anniversary. We actually got married in Fiji. Anyway on our supposed wedding day in June that year it poured rain all day so we postponed one day. But the rest of the trip was great and we ended up sort of stumbling into the Blue Lagoon cruise as an add on. The entire Yasawa Island chain is fantastic. We’ve also been to Fiji in Spring and showers can blow through and then done and this can be true all over South Pacific. Maybe just roll the dice, the South Pacific can be so unpredictable.

So sounds like I need to wait until 6? Thanks

I’m an early riser, sometimes as early as 5. Is it possible to get coffee this early on Wind Spirit? Plan to get out on the deck and enjoy the sunrises. But need my coffee. Suggestions?

Laundry?

Last time we did this was 19 years ago. You might have more current luck getting info from TA forum or Reddit. Or search back through old posts. However what we did was just walk straight off our cruise right down the dock with our bags and bought tickets for the next ferry, rode across. We had, however, already rented a car so that was waiting for us when we got off.

Last time we went years ago we did a land tour in Huahine and loved it. See the sacred places, the eels, etc. Learned a lot about FP culture. We booked a private tour but not sure who it was. We loved Huahine, old South Pacific, undeveloped. We leave in 2 weeks and still considering a land tour here because last time was so great.

I think our devices are old enough they use usb? iPhone 8 and SE, Apple Watch SE, two older gen iPads all using lightning plugs. Newer Fitbit, not sure what it uses. Am I ok?

This is really helpful. Is it hard to get a taxi from PPT back to hotel? We’re going down one night from IC to eat at food trucks and will need to get a taxi back

Can we use our $200 OBC toward laundry?

We’ll probably walk over to the market for sure. Love that place. We’re doing Les roulettes the night before, probably eat on the ship that night.

Free with points can compete with that! 🙂