Anne - ha! A challenge for Junar to be sure. Maybe a very heavily starched napkin...

Wendy - the motu seemed the same to me except that the small dock was washed away. They are trying to get permission to have it rebuilt, but apparently there are some bureaucratic delays in getting the necessary approvals. But the water landing from the beach tender is fine.

Kristin - we did book at the very last minute - just over two weeks prior to departure. The best part is that the credit card bill isn't due for another two weeks! :) There were great promotions offered on this trip which were very tempting, and we're glad we took the bait.

Jean Michel announced that there will be a special divers cruise in June 2011 which will include members of his Ocean Futures team as well as live remote broadcasts of dives to the ship and to the web.

Also this was our first PG cruise with Siglo - they were on vacation on our previous trips - and I have to say they are definitely the best cruise ship band we've seen. The range of music they can play is amazing, and they do it with personality. The guitar player was excited that they got to play "Free Bird" three times on this trip, based on passenger requests.

Dena