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In October of 2007 we flew to Papeete, Tahiti, and boarded the Tahitian Princess for a ten day cruise of French Polynesia and the Cook Islands.
The Tahitian Princess is one of Princess's smaller cruise ships and, to us, was a lot more pleasant than the giant cruise ships that now rule the seas.
Before we booked the cruise, we researched the weather and events calendars of the islands on the internet.
Most of the information was accurate and the weather was almost perfect... not too hot, and almost no rain... perfectly between the heat and the monsoons.
The staff on the ship, surprisingly mostly eastern European, were very pleasant... and the food was excellent.
Because of the scheduling, we were able to celebrate my birthday on Bora Bora.
TRAVEL: 2007 - October/November
PORTS:
Tahiti, French Polynesia -
Huahine, French Polynesia -
Moorea, French Polynesia -
Raiatea, French Polynesia -
Bora Bora, French Polynesia -
Rarotonga, Cook Islands -
This cruise has earned an over-all five star (excellent) rating from
Travel Fanatics Unlimited
*****
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Tahitian Princess off Moorea, French Polynesia, 2007.
Tahitian Princess at dock, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia, 2007.
Central atrium staircase, Tahitian Princess, 2007.
Casino, Tahitian Princess, 2007.
Small, but comfortable stateroom, Tahitian Princess, 2007.
In most of our futures cruises, we took an interior room... less expensive and we are almost never there except to sleep.
Pool deck, Tahitian Princess, 2007.
Meeting the chef and touring the galley, Tahitian Princess, 2007.
I like to think the march of the baked Alaska was specifically for my birthday, Tahitian Princess, 2007.
Near-championship trivia team, Tahitian Princess, 2007.
Halloween pumkins, Tahitian Princess, 2007.
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