Is it still just Jeanine and me who are going on this sailing? If there are any “lookers” out there please chime in. I am in the process of arranging a tour boat on Sunday in Raiatea. I could not find an excursion that fit the bill on that day and this company has said they will cater the day to what we want…I would love to have others join us.

We're on the cruise with you and I assume you are also from Texas given your sig pic.

I'm not sure what we are doing in Raiatea. All I know is that we will get in a good bit of diving on the cruise. I'll have to take another look at the excursions.

I've seen some post from fellow cruisers on cruisecritic.com. But nowhere near the response for the PIP or June 11th cruise.

Hi Lisa, just one more month! I have actually been doing a little shopping for the cruise. I am not a summer clothes person, so my wardrobe was pretty weak. Not going overboard though, will probably rewear some outfits at dinner. What are you planning for the excursion? What will the timing be? And price. I would like to enjoy the morning on board for sure, might consider something in the afternoon. Jeanine

Welcome Newdoc to LCT!! (like your name, BTW :D )

Masaki

I’ve been corresponding with West Coast Charters. They are the same company that is doing the Coral Garden Drift Snorkeling excursion on Monday. We are looking for them to pick us up from the dock after the Children of Raiatea show, which would probably be about 12:30 and returning to the dock at 5:00 – 5:30. The cost would be $50 a person; I will cover the excess cost. I know DH and I did not want to do a Pearl or Vanilla Farm, we just want to get out and enjoy the water for snorkeling and the sun and sand of a beach. I need to talk more with them and ask what they would recommend. The coral gardens do look like a neat place to go for a stop.

Newdoc, I remember corresponding with you on the cruise critic board. I had some questions about the casinos Blackjack game and you were kind enough to provide the answers. I’m sure we will be seeing each other on the ships dive excursions. My DH is unable to dive anymore, I did not want to abandon him the first day of the cruise. I’m also unsure about doing a dive with an outside operator. I recently ruptured 2 lower spinal disks, and will have to be careful with handling the weight of the gear. I know the ships dive ops will assist me, just unsure about the outside dive operator. Oh the joys of aging, lol.

Jeanine, I have also been doing some shopping, I’ve just been doing it from the confines of my bed as my back has been giving me a hard time, probably my fault since I tried to keep golfing as the pain was shooting down my leg. I was playing par golf, and I didn’t want to quit! I will also be repeating some outfits as I really want to keep the luggage to a minimum.

My apologies Newdoc2002, that was Matt1966 who had the casino information. Have you already signed up for the ships dives?

We will be on board for the June 4 cruise.

We're trying to firm up our shore excursions. The JetSki tour of Bora Bora seems to always be highly recommended. We are also interested in the Catamaran tour but haven't found any reviews on it. If anyone has done the Catamaran, we'd love to hear what you have to say about it.

While I have no information for you Calculator, I did want to welcome you to LCT.

Thanks for posting!

Anthony

Hi Calculator

Welcome to LCT! I will be on the 5/21 sailing and we are booked for the Catamaran so I will post a review when I return. I will try to post from the ship so you will want to check the boards while we are there. There are 50 LCT'er going so there should be some info for you and the others sailing soon!

ChatKat-

Looking forward to reading about your experience. Thanks in advance.

May you have safe passage.

Thanks, I am just about out the door!

Monroe, I know this is late, but welcome to LCT. I see that you live in Texas. What part of the state are located? We live in McKinney, a suburb north of Dallas.

We're from Round Rock. a suburb north of Austin.

We'll be on Lake Medina outside of San Antonio over memorial day weekend and then next week we'll be cruising the waters of the French Polynesia. Makes the world seem kinda small, doesn't it?

Monroe,

My DH would love to move to the Austin area. I have only passed through on the interstate when we travel to San Antonio, and it looks to be so much greener, and with more trees than the Dallas area. We have lived in Texas since 1987 and I can’t believe I’ve yet to experience Austin. I know I defiantly want to golf at Barton Creek, I’ve heard so many positive remarks about it.

Have you done an Introduction post yet on the board? We would love to hear more about you. LCT is a great board and the people are all very friendly and helpful.