Live Review Koningsdam Feb 17-March 23, 2024. Hawaii/Tahiti

[oakridger]

Yep, with the humidity there it sure looks HOT!!     🥵    Drink your water everyone!

 

[VacationCharlene]

SOMEONE PLEASE let "Ryan" a  beverage guy, usually out by the Lido pool...........that Charlene & Bill, from San Diego, say HELLO!!!!  He is the best!!

[canadianbear]

@BermudaBound2014 I was on the Tahiti by Boat with SonuvaBeach but he was also going the next day as well.  Just wasn’t sure which day he took those if he saw the same stuff both days.  And I didn’t read it properly that he took them on March 7th which was the one we were on with him. B

Edited March 9 by canadianbear

[BermudaBound2014]

1 minute ago, canadianbear said:

@BermudaBound2014 I was on the Tahiti by Boat with SonuvaBeach but he was also going the next day as well.  Just wasn’t sure which day he took those if he saw the same stuff both days.  

of course! I am getting all the days confused. I swear I’m getting dumber by the day. I was not impressed with the snorkeling tour I did on Papette. It was nothing like Raiatea. Would you do Tahiti by boat again? 

[SonuvaBeach]

2 hours ago, canadianbear said:

@SonuvaBeach

 

Was such a great excursion yesterday. Awesome photos!  Was that from yesterday or today?   I got some yesterday but not as good as yours.  
 

Those are from March 7...today was even better!!

[canadianbear]

@BermudaBound2014 my fave so far was Bruno’s with the sharks.  I loved snorkeling with the sharks.  

[canadianbear]

1 minute ago, SonuvaBeach said:

Those are from March 7...today was even better!!

I’m sorry I misread your post & realized after it was March 7.  Glad it was better today!

[SonuvaBeach]

For those of you who were on TAHITIBYBOAT on March 8. here a a few photos. I hope you like them

Edited March 9 by SonuvaBeach

[SonuvaBeach]

3 hours ago, Haljo1935 said:

Your pictures are fabulous @SonuvaBeach

Thank you for your kind words!

[ljgordon54]

@SonuvaBeach fabulous

[danogg]

11 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

of course! I am getting all the days confused. I swear I’m getting dumber by the day. I was not impressed with the snorkeling tour I did on Papette. It was nothing like Raiatea. Would you do Tahiti by boat again? 

Which HAL tour did you do that was disappointing?  We are booked for the Tahiti Lagoon Discovery next year.  We’re also doing the Coral Garden Drift Snorkel in Raiatea….super excited about that one.

[chawkjewel]

14 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

of course! I am getting all the days confused. I swear I’m getting dumber by the day. I was not impressed with the snorkeling tour I did on Papette. It was nothing like Raiatea. Would you do Tahiti by boat again? 

we were on Tahiti by Boat with everyone on the 8th. It was wonderful. I would do it again. We didn’t get to see the dolphins doing any spins but the rest was great. 

[BermudaBound2014]

Photos from yesterdays tour around Tahiti. Booked with Eden tours. I’ll add all the contact info/prices for those interested once I get back to my desktop and can access my pdf files, but you can google it if you want the info sooner.  

 

We did an entire circumnavigation of the island. Most tours do east coast one day and west coast another. It was a full 6 hours. Very comfortable air conditioned van.

 

Our driver was the owner of the company. He is retired military. Born and raised in Tahiti. Gave great background on the island including the politics involving France. 
 

We visited an ancient sacrifice temple, tikis, grotto, 2 waterfalls, Paul Gauguin park where he painted, a blowhole, and black sand beach. Information/history was on point. Bottled water provided. I’d Recommend it for first time visitors  -

 

unedited Pics below… 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 10 by BermudaBound2014

[coatesm]

2 minutes ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

Photos from yesterdays tour around Tahiti. Booked with Eden tours. I’ll add all the contact info/prices for those interested once I get back to my desktop and can access my pdf files, but you can google it if you want the info sooner.  

 

We did an entire circumnavigation of the island. Most tours do east coast one day and west coast another. It was a full 6 hours. Very comfortable air conditioned van.

 

Our driver was the owner of the company. He is retired military. Born and raised in Tahiti. Gave great background on the island including the politics involving France. 
 

We visited an ancient sacrifice temple, tikis, grotto, 2 waterfalls, Paul Gauguin park where he painted, a blowhole, and black sand beach. Information/history was on point. Bottled water provided. I’d Recommend it for first time visitors  -unedited Pics below… 

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I am interested. My email is melcoates37@gmail.com. if you have time but if not I can wait. 😁

[BermudaBound2014]

Just now, coatesm said:

I am interested. My email is melcoates37@gmail.com. if you have time but if not I can wait. 😁

I can’t access those documents until I get home as they are on my desktop. They are posted in this years roll call thread if you don’t want to wait. 

 

And please don’t take this the wrong way, i do not want to come across as bossy (which is sometimes easy to do online without voice inflections and a smile). I am just trying to be able to keep up and when your quote includes all my photos it actually slows down and sometimes freezes up the ships internet.
 

If folks could please try to remember to delete photos in their responses it helps all of us who are posting from the ship. I know it’s hard. I’ve made the mistake myself. 

[julia]

@BermudaBound2014...   have truly been "reliving" last years cruise thru you, and this latest post was spot on!  We did this exact tour with roll call friends, and he was so good... it was scenic, interesting, and very enjoyable.  Your photos captured it well!

[singleflyer]

Random question.  Have you seen people using the Coke "Freestyle" self service machines?  I'll be on Kdam later this month and wondering if they are working.

[Shears5055]

18 minutes ago, singleflyer said:

Random question.  Have you seen people using the Coke "Freestyle" self service machines?  I'll be on Kdam later this month and wondering if they are working.

They have not been in operation on this cruise.  No self service of any kind.

[coatesm]

9 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

I can’t access those documents until I get home as they are on my desktop. They are posted in this years roll call thread if you don’t want to wait. 

 

And please don’t take this the wrong way, i do not want to come across as bossy (which is sometimes easy to do online without voice inflections and a smile). I am just trying to be able to keep up and when your quote includes all my photos it actually slows down and sometimes freezes up the ships internet.
 

If folks could please try to remember to delete photos in their responses it helps all of us who are posting from the ship. I know it’s hard. I’ve made the mistake myself. 

Not bossy at all. I didn't know that was a problem. I am glad you told me.

[danogg]

On 3/8/2024 at 10:37 PM, SonuvaBeach said:

For those of you who were on TAHITIBYBOAT on March 8. here a a few photos. I hope you like them

Great pics!Was Tahiti by Boat a HAL excursion?  

[Haljo1935]

8 hours ago, singleflyer said:

Random question.  Have you seen people using the Coke "Freestyle" self service machines?  I'll be on Kdam later this month and wondering if they are working.

They were not working Dec & Jan.

[Haljo1935]

@BermudaBound2014 your pictures of the Eden Tahiti island tour are fabulous - thanks for sharing. 

[mcrcruiser]

Love all the pictures .Wish we could chance going to the south Pacific again  .Just getting well up in yrears now 

[julia]

11 hours ago, singleflyer said:

Random question.  Have you seen people using the Coke "Freestyle" self service machines?  I'll be on Kdam later this month and wondering if they are working.

Do not count on it... 

[Homer88]

@danoggTahiti by Boat is not HAL- search internet.  We did a sunset cruise with them first night in Tahiti. Small boat, just the 4 of us (room for others). Water, wine, beer, juice with small quiches. Luckily an awesome sunset. The next morning, my DH and SIL were on the first morning snorkel, which some folks missed. Their boat is not marked. I had to call to find them for the sunset cruise- they came right to the pier by the ship. DH told me they went back to the dock a couple times and asked numerous strangers looking for the folks who missed the snorkel the next morning.  Responsive by email, but I would call when you are on the dock. Don’t wait out by the tour buses- but on the dock. We enjoyed their tours.