Tahitian Princess June 22-July 2, 2006

We had been on 2 previous cruises, both on Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas to the islands of the Caribbean. Voyager is Royal Caribbean's largest class, so we were a little nervous about the Tahitian Princess being a smaller ship especially since I get motion sick. We were pleasantly surprised. We really got to know a lot of people and I only felt sick once. I recommend if you get motion sick to ask for a room in the middle of the ship. I would feel sick occasionally when we were at the front or aft, but our cabin was in the middle and I was fine when we were there.

June and July are considered winter in French Polynesia, but luckily it wasn't their rainy season. The temperatures averaged in the mid-80s during the day and it rarely ever rained. The islands were much different from the Caribbean; no one was there soliciting you and none of the islands were very developed. We only saw one McDonalds the whole time! I always thought all tropical islands were the same, but these islands were truly breathtaking and like a paradise. It was a 6-hour time difference for us, but it didn't really take us that long to adjust because we slept on the plane. Read more