DH and I are on the Dec 29 sailing of Seychelles and Aldabra Atoll, with another couple. This is our 2nd with Ponant: Xmas in Antartica (Boreal- 2019), and Marquesas/FP (PG), as our references. For anyone that has done Seychelles, a few questions:
- How is the internet as you get further out? We were surprised how good it was in Antartica, and yet not in the Marquesas.
- How does Ponant do with the diving? On the PG, they were excellent. Even though we took our own equipment, everything they had was new and in great shape, so we are questioning taking everything again. Also, the PG had enough Dive Masters that pretty much everyone could get as much diving as they wanted, and they did a good job of grouping up like skilled divers, which was great!
For this trip though we have been told that we can do at most 6 dives, which we had to pre-register for. I did this for DH and I, but a week later our friends were told they could only do 3, as it was full! If we ARE limited in the diving, any suggestions on what NOT to miss, versus, getting some snorkeling in??? Also, I'm hoping that there is some skill separation on the snorkeling ???
- For the non-dive excursions, are there specific NOT TO MISS ones?
- From the clothing tips, it appears that in addition to water focused wear, there is a need of what I call "jungle" wear: long trousers, light hiking boots, etc. Is this correct?
-For anything needing reservations (Blue-Eye, spas, etc) how is this handled? Should we be sure to book these ASAP, as they fill up so quickly, etc?
Thanks for all your help!!!
