Papeete - Ferry to Moorea

Today's stop was in Papeete. Our group decided to take the ferry to Moorea and visit a beach for swimming and snorkeling. There are 2 buildings that sell ferry tickets. We took the Aremiti. However, I recommend that others take the Moorea Express which was the second building (next to the Aremeti ticket office). The Aremeti was late and really cut into time on the island. We think the price was about $33 round trip and they took credit cards. On the island we caught a taxi for $20 each way to a beach. It was beautiful! The water was clear and warm. You could see fish through the crystal clear water. I snorkeled a little and saw some pretty fish.

Unfortunately due to the ferry schedule we only had about 75 min. at the beach as some had afternoon tours and I wanted to stop in town. I picked up a lovely flower arrangement for my room for $15.

After returning to the ship I got to see the folkloric show which was entertaining.

It was disappointing to have so little time on Tahiti after 5 days at sea. We had to be back at the ship at 4:30 which made for a relatively short day. I found an Internet cafe in town but there was a wait and no posted prices so I didn't make use of it.

The cruise critic board indicated that it was a good idea to give Papeete a pass. I would tend to agree. The best thing about it was the inexpensive beautiful flower arrangement. The market that sold these was very close to the ship and one could likely be picked up in less than 15 min.(including the walk from and back to the ship).