Sea Days between Hawaii and French Polynesia

 January 21, 2023 – From Honolulu to Bora Bora 

This is the last of 5 days at sea to travel from Honolulu to Bora Bora French Polynesia. Bora Bora is almost due south of Hawaii. 

Some of these sea days have been a little different. Wednesday was a red-letter day. Particularly for the staff. At 10:00 in the morning, they were allowed to remove their masks. What beautiful smiles. For close to three years, they have worn masks. Advantages for the guests is that we get to see the whole face and get to know them a little better and it is much easier to understand them without having to filter the conversation through a mask. 

The downside we all acknowledge. 

Thursday was another red-letter day. For all the “polliwogs” on the ship. We crossed the Equator on Thursday. The ceremony and celebration were held on the pool deck at 2:00 p.m. The actual crossing was closer to midnight. The staff that had never crossed the line were assembled, contrived charges were read against them, guests and senior officers voted guilty or not and then the polliwogs had to jump in the pool, All were terrific sports and looked like they were thoroughly enjoying themselves. Then guests were invited to take a dunking. We are all now considered “shellbacks” All guests were given certificates marking the occasion.

 Friday night we enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Chef’s Table. We enjoyed it so much we forgot to take pictures of a couple of the courses. We enjoyed the entire meal and would say it is our favorite at this point. We’ll be going back in a few days to try a different menu.

Beautifully seared tuna with lemon foam.

Perfectly cooked beef with a warm spice coating.

And best de-constructed apply pie you've ever had.

We also enjoyed an early morning moon set.