Day 48 - Sat 10/27/18 Moorea, French Polynesia

Largest morai on the island 

For our last stop, which is a return visit to Moorea, we decided to not do any snorkeling, but we didn't know what we would do. So we ate a leisurely breakfast and caught a tender to shore. There we booked a 3 hour land tour that would circumnavigate the island. It was a good tour that took us to the Belvédère (a very scenic lookout point), a fruit tasting, a pineapple farm, a distillery, the ferry terminal, the public beach and a few other scenic stops. It was a worthwhile trip.

We got back to the port around 1pm, ate a quick local sandwich, and walked out to the local grocery store to look around. Back at the dock, Angela made one last major necklace purchase before we boarded a tender back to the ship.  

On board the ship we first noted that we received our 5 Star pins (the highest level in the Mariner Society with increased benefits starting on our next cruise) and we took quick showers to cool off and then went aft for Tani & Rose's sail away set. We said our goodbyes to new and old friends. As the ship made the short journey to Papeete, we ate a last dinner in the Lido and finished our packing. After the ship arrived at Papeete we watched the placement of the gangplank and the first passengers to disembark. We returned to our room to put out our rollable luggage in the hall. Overnight it will be taken off the ship and made ready for us to pick up in the morning.

We made one last pass through the Crow's Nest to say goodbyes to presenters and the Unexpected Boys. And so ended our last day on the cruise. We'll spend a couple days in Papeete before flying home Tuesday night on the inaugural flight by United Airlines from Papeete to San Francisco. Stay tuned for more. I'll also do a recap of my thoughts about the cruise.