Sofitel Hotel, Beverly Hills
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We registered at the Sofitel Hotel yesterday. Very nice room. Nice view of the Beverly Hills. Every meal has been outstanding. We have met several cruisers so far. We all are chomping at the bit toEn savoir plus
We registered at the Sofitel Hotel yesterday. Very nice room. Nice view of the Beverly Hills. Every meal has been outstanding. We have met several cruisers so far. We all are chomping at the bit toEn savoir plus
We left the Sofitel about 9:30 am to begin our bus journey to the Getty Museum; then finally (!) to the Neptune.
At the Getty we took a tram to arrive at the museum (no parking at the museum).
TheEn savoir plus
10;30 sharp this morning, we took a tender to Santa Barbara (our first ever!). Calm seas and beautiful weather!
Before we left, we started off the morning with Cathy's breakfast in our stateroom,En savoir plus
We left Santa Barbara looking forward to five days at sea. What to do? As it turns out, a lot. I'm breathless from keeping up with our self-imposed schedule of breakfast, shower, gym, bridge lessons,En savoir plus
After 5 sea days, on Tuesday we arrived in Honolulu Hawaii. After disembarking, we jumped on a Viking shuttle and toured the city, ending up in Pearl Harbor, where we boarded the USS Missouri. IEn savoir plus
We have another five days at sea heading to Polynesia. We will stop at Bora Bora, Moorea, and Tahiti.
The ocean has been a little swelly and white cappy at times, but the ship is steady and takes theEn savoir plus
Our first stop in French Polynesia is Bora Bora (population about 4,500) arriving at 12 PM.
We tendered into the small beachside town, arriving in time to board a little skiff holding 12 passengersEn savoir plus
Moorea has a kind of 'sinister' skyline of cragerty mountains that could be home to King Kong!
Lush green like all the Polynesian islands.
Dropping anchor at the foot of 'Magic Mountain we tenderedEn savoir plus
We docked in Papeete (Tahiti) and took the walking excursion to tour the little city of some 27,000 people. Humid, warm ... typical for this latitude.
My initial impression was that the town was aEn savoir plus
How was the embark process? Long wait or crowded? [Stone]
Voyageur We are on an excursion through Venice, then the Getty Museum ... then embarkation!
Voyageur Embarkation easy peasy