As previously mentioned I had a great 7 day cruise and this was my second leg of the back to back. I will not rehash service, food, entertainment etc as it was all equally as great as the week before. This cruise was billed as a whale watching cruise as we were heading to the Austral island of Rurutu.

A very nice perk of being on the back to back is that we never had to get off the ship in the morning and wait until 3 to get back on. This made for a great day of relaxation and exploration of downtown Papeete.

As people started to embark onto the ship it was quickly evident that the passenger makeup was going to be much different than cruise number 1. More about this later. Read more