Cnydi - Since we're not going on PIP, this is my first time to read this thread. Yes, I can answer a couple of your earlier questions.

The Captain's Welcome Reception is Sunday night for you PIPsters. That is the night you would want to wear your nicest outfit (although you don't need to be dressy - it is a choice) because the photographer will be taking your picture with the Captain. They also take portraits outside the main dining room that evening.

We used the storage facility at the Papeete airport for our post-cruise stay on Manihi. The Tahiti Nui driver who picked us up as we disembarked the PG drove us right to the storage room. It cost us about $27 US dollars for 1 large suitcase (of dirty clothes & PG menus etc.) left very early Saturday morning and picked up about 6:30 pm Tuesday. After leaving our bag, the driver took us to the Air Tahiti counter in the airport. When we flew back from Manihi we remembered where the storage room was located and just walked over there - it is not far.

I had an odd LL Bean/Tahitian look coming back from some of our snorkeling trips. I had a pareo on over my swimsuit, but was cold and also needed to wear my long-sleeved t-shirt. I didn't include any of those photos in my album!