Our cruise continued from Pitcairn Island bound for French Polynesia. Our cruise had four sea days and the weather finally turned nice.
During these days the housekeeping staff created the Maasdam Zoo, where there were literally hundreds of towel animals all over the deck. It was so fun!
FAKARAVA – FRENCH POLYNESIA
Our first stop in French Polynesia was the island of 
Fakarava. This small atoll was the perfect place to start or trip through paradise. The ship’s tours were expensive and not exactly what we wanted so we set off on foot with Gillian and John to do our first “Baguette and Beer” excursion. The excursion name should be trademarked. We stopped by the local market bought a six pack of beer and a baguette and set off to find a perfect place to relax and enjoy the day.
Sunglasses – Check Beer – Check Shark – What the heck??????
RANGIORA – FRENCH POLYNESIA
Our second stop, was just as breathtaking – we opted for the same tour as the first and the Beer and Baguette Excursion was underway.
BORA BORA- FRENCH POLYNESIA
Our third stop was on the Island of Bora Bora. Missy and I, emboldened by our shore shark encounters, ventured into shark territory to see what we could see.
MOOREA- FRENCH POLYNESIA
Moorea is only 11 miles from our final destination of Tahiti. Missy and I planned on going back to Moorea after the cruise for a few days so we really wanted to take an excursion. We found another shark excursion and were ready to dive back in.
TAHITI- FRENCH POLYNESIA (the departure point)
Papeete, Tahiti was our final stop on our 34 day cruise. We were sad to see our days on the Maasdam come to an end. We did, however, have 2 more weeks to look forward to in French Polynesia.