At sea, enroute to French Polynesia

 What was supposed to be a 5-day transit between Hawaii and Bora Bora has turned into a 6-day trip directly to Papeete because of a medical emergency onboard! We guess that a 138-day itinerary is bound to have some changes somewhere along the line.

That being said, it has been a pleasant trip southbound with 2 more days to go. One of our new routines is to visit Alvin in the Explorer Lounge for a cocktail before dinner.



One evening, we had a very enjoyable gathering in the restaurant with our Villages group and two of the crew officers, Nico and Adrian. We all learned a lot about life on board, crew contracts, and general ship workings.


On Wednesday, we reached the Equator, and the crew put on the usual ceremony for all of the Polliwogs who have never crossed before. Each individual must bow down to and/or kiss the fish before jumping into the pool - thereby becoming Shellbacks! Joe and Julie were amongst the rather-large group who participated as well as Matt (cruise director) and Tara (assistant cruise director).





In the evening, Sandy tried a premium white wine tasting, but the results weren't what she had hoped. Turned out, only two of the five tickled her palate!


So, next stop is Papeete in Tahiti. Till then ...........



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