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emski - 11 Oct 2004 01:29 GMT

Hi
I'm looking for Moorea/Bora Bora trip-diving deals this fall. Anybody with
experience and suggestions out there ?
Thanks
Mark

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Greg Mossman - 11 Oct 2004 01:41 GMT

> Hi
> I'm looking for Moorea/Bora Bora trip-diving deals this fall. Anybody with
> experience and suggestions out there ?

http://www.trip-n-tour.com/tahiti_2003/main_tahiti_parent.htm

Haven't dove Bora Bora. Moorea was OK and probably would have seemed much
better had we not just disembarked from a week diving the Tuamotus on the
Aggressor. Why not consider Rangiroa?

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steven tolleneer - 11 Oct 2004 09:58 GMT

>"emski" <emski@comcast.net> wrote in message
>http://www.trip-n-tour.com/tahiti_2003/main_tahiti_parent.htm
>
>Haven't dove Bora Bora. Moorea was OK and probably would have seemed much
>better had we not just disembarked from a week diving the Tuamotus on the
>Aggressor. Why not consider Rangiroa?

I second that. Diving in the Tuamotu's is better than on the Main
Islands. Bora and Moorea aren't bad, but the operators cater nearly
exclusively for honeymooners and holliday-divers. Rangiroa etc attract
divers, and the diving is much more fun.

steven

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Reef Fish - 11 Oct 2004 14:49 GMT

> Hi
> I'm looking for Moorea/Bora Bora trip-diving deals this fall. Anybody with
> experience and suggestions out there ?

Try a Tahitian cruise. There are at least four different itineraries,
each has ports of call in the French Polynesia with fantastic diving.

http://makeashorterlink.com/?R23B36F79

The above may be the LONGEST post I've made in newsgroups. :-) It
should contain more information than you want to know.

It describes the Marquesas itinerary. I'll be back there again in
December.

The shortest itinerary (7 days) is one that covers the islands of
the Society Archepelago: Moorea, Raiatea, Huahine, and Bora Bora,
with dive shops on each island.

Wonderful diving on each and everyone of the Polynesian islands.
I've done all the itinerary now, and have dived in at least 20 of
the Polynesian islands.

You'll love it.

-- Bob.

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emski - 12 Oct 2004 04:44 GMT

> The above may be the LONGEST post I've made in newsgroups. :-) It
> should contain more information than you want to know.

More than I expected . You did such a wonderful job with all those links and
coverage of all aspects.
Thank you very much
One question.My wife is non diver and this create usually problems when I'm
out underwater how this can be handle on 7-10 days journey between the
islands. Do the cruise made stop over on those islands for short island
trips?
Thanks a bunch
Mark

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steven tolleneer - 12 Oct 2004 08:40 GMT

>One question.My wife is non diver and this create usually problems when I'm
>out underwater how this can be handle on 7-10 days journey between the
>islands. Do the cruise made stop over on those islands for short island
>trips?

Mark,

on every island there are the "same" excusions offered: trip of the
vanilla farm, the black pearl farms (keep her away from those), the
demonstrations on how to cook "poisson cru au lait de coco", the
pereo-demo's, the 'local dance-parties'.

You'll have fun. But you might wanna stay 1 or 2 days in a nice hotel
in Bora-Bora in a luxury water-bungalow. Just in case ;)

steven

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Reef Fish - 13 Oct 2004 01:02 GMT

> One question.My wife is non diver and this create usually problems when I'm
> out underwater how this can be handle on 7-10 days journey between the
> islands.

About 1 out of 100 passengers on a cruise ship scuba dives. That
should ease your wife's mind, and raise your anxiety level. :)

At ports of call, there are always plenty of land excursions arranged
by the cruise ship, called "tours".

> Do the cruise made stop over on those islands for short island
> trips?

The stop on each island is usually half a day to a day, and travel
between islands at night.

-- Bob.

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emski - 13 Oct 2004 02:43 GMT

> About 1 out of 100 passengers on a cruise ship scuba dives. That
> should ease your wife's mind, and raise your anxiety level. :)

this I will consider twice... just kidding
Thank you guys for such a helpful information
Mark

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