The Welcoming Committee at Nuka Hiva Nuka Hiva's claim to fame is that this island was the location for the filming of Survivor Season 4. If they offered a tour to visit the old camps where the filming was done I'd be all over that, but there is only one tour offered in Nuka Hiva from the ship (and that tour uses nearly every available privately owned 4-wheel drive on the island). There are very minimal independent tours. The odds of getting an independent tour without prior

If you have them, slip on a string of Mardi Gras beads for easy identification and meet your future travel friends at the Sea View Pool for Nieuw Amsterdam Sail Away Party!! If anything like the last two years, the entertainment crew will lead some dances and special sail away drink specials will be offered. As your host, all I offer is a nametag and friendship. The crew does the rest. Finding me should be easy. I'll be the one holding a stack of nametags, wearing this shirt

It's all about that Honey Lilikoi Foam! UPDATE 11/21/25: There are currently 25 of us signed up (the more the merrier of course), but there is absolutely no way that monkeypod will give us a table that big and even if they did, they would insist on one tab for the group and I'm not up for sorting out cash. I'll ask for one of the larger tables, but basically you're on your own!! The place will be jam packed so the earlier you get there the better chance you'll have of getti

I did not shoot this video, but Sherpa and I are on the zodiac in the background How:  Pacific Whale Booking   (book at link) Where: Ma’alaea Harbor on Maui When: 10:30 a.m. boat tour start time. (Check in at 9:45 am ) Why: It’s Whale Soup Time!! Meet: 8:30 am in Billboard Onboard if you would like to find someone to share the cost of transportation to Ma'alaea Harbor. PacWhale hasn't posted the boat assigned to the 10:30 tour but it is likely to be this one (or something si

Meet me in Billboard onboard at 8:45 for a prompt walk off the ship at 8:50 Motu Ofetaro Motu Ofetaro Participants Participant(s) Cruise Critic Screen Name (if applicable) Cheryl Bermudabound2014 Nick & Carolee ChawkJewel Susan & Allan cruisinsusin Nick & Robert Jeanne & Ron Flamingogal Pam & Kim cruise-pc Mike & Pam Campingcruiser1 Linda & James Longleggedtraveler Albingirl Bavaro Tim & Julie Jocelyn Mitch & Patty Bonnie and Michelle Debbie & Wes Deb Shipmates   Motu Ofetaro

We were emailed a whole slew of go-pro photos in 2025 (we did not get pictures sent in 2024)   Raiatea Snorkle Tour w/Excurstion Le’Bleue (Bruno) This tour is for the water babies who want to spend the most time possible in the stunning waters of French Polynesia. This tour will skip both the vanilla and Pearl farm, and instead spend more time on the motu and at each snorkeling spot. Website:   https://www.tahaa.net/en/home/ When: Wednesday March 4, 2026 (the second day in Ra

Visit www.awanderingdoc.com for more information Aloha Everyone!! I'm Cheryl. AKA "Bermudabound2014" on the Cruise Critic Platform. I have sailed this exact itinerary in both 2024 and 2025 and created a blog to document our travels. I make nothing off this blog. There are no advertisements. My blog is simply a place to share travel adventures. If you are looking for every single daily from this cruise in 2025 (plus every Main Dining Room Menu), all my tours, and live comment