Mamta & Anand's Love Boat

Sail Dates | December 13 -20th, 2018

Wedding Date | December 15th, 2018

The cruise will be 7 nights on the Wind Spirit yacht, operated by Windstar, around the French Polynesian Islands.

You should plan for 6 days of fun vacation, sailing around the French Polynesian Islands and 1 day for wedding (super fun) on Bora Bora! Most days we will be on a different island where you can sit back and relax on the beautiful beaches or go on any of the many water and land excursions that are available at each island!

The Fare to Board the all-inclusive M&A Love Boat is based upon 2 people per cabin, with some cabins with a max of 3 (2 adults, 1 child):

* $2,295 per person: adult or youth 11+ years and older
* $1,550 per child: children 3-10 years of age
* A port fee of $150 per child for children 2 years of age and under

* Guests will have to fly into Papeete by December 12th evening to ensure they make embarkation of 1pm on December 13th. We recommend flying in earlier, on December 11th, to provide yourself ample travel time in the event there are flight delays and/or cancellations.

All Guests will have to book flights on their own. Guests should plan to fly into the city of Papeete (PPT).

Mamta & Anand are booked on United for Dec 11th flying from SFO to PPT (UA 115) and for Dec 25th from PPT to SFO (UA 114).

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There are 3 major airlines that have flights from the US to Papeete (PPT), French Polynesia (Tahiti). Given the limited flight options (and available seats), we encourage you to book your flights as soon as possible. Most flights from the US to Tahiti are overnight so please be sure you have booked a flight that gets you into Papeete before Dec 13th!

Air Tahiti Nui has daily flights from the US connecting through Los Angeles (LAX). Air Tahiti Nui partners with American Airlines and allows AAdvantage Members to redeem miles to book flights. Flight options:

* Mon, Dec 10th: TN 111 (LAX to PPT)
* Tue, Dec 11th: TN 101 (LAX to PPT)
* Wed, Dec 12th: TN 001 (LAX to PPT)

United Airlines will begin operating direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to PPT for the Winter Months (Oct 30th - Mar 28th) starting 2018! United will operate 3 flights per week to PPT. Flight options:
* Sun, Dec 9th: UA 115 (SFO to PPT)
* Tue, Dec 11th: UA 115 (SFO to PPT)

Air France operates 3 flights out of LAX to PPT on a weekly basis. While not as easy as AAdvantage or One Star Alliance miles to redeem, Delta & Sky Miles partner with Air France and allows members to redeem miles for flights. Flight options:
* Tue, Dec 11th: AF 076 (LAX to PPT)

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If you're inclined to extend your vacation, there are other international and domestic airlines that provide direct flights.

Hawaii may be a great stop before making your way to Tahiti. Tahiti is an easy 2-3 hour flight from Honolulu. Hawaiian Airlines offers a weekly flight from Oahu to PPT during December.

Air New Zealand offers flights from LAX to Auckland and then on to Tahiti. Similarly, Qantas Airlines also offers flights from LAX to Australia and then on to Tahiti.

Most carriers that originate in or service the Asia Pacific area provide some form of regular direct flight schedule to Tahiti from the Asia Pacific region.

Given the limited flight options, everyone will have to fly in the day / evening before the boat sets sail.

Mamta & Anand are booked at the Le Meridien.

Hotels

The two hotels we recommend are the InterContinental and Le Meridien. For folks wanting to stay at these hotels, Jack will work with you to book your room and to also setup your transfers from the Airport to the Hotel and then from the Hotel to the Boat on our Sail Day.

AirBnB, HomeAway and Vacation Rentals

For those who would rather go out on their own or stay with your family or friends in a home, there are several, more economical options via AirBnB, HomeAway, FlipKey and other vacation rental sites. Folks pursuing this option will have to find their way to the hotel from the airport and the boat on their own; however, there are plenty of airport shuttles and taxis available.

Transfers

Given that there are truly only a handful of flight options, we will work to optimize transfers for the group and will coordinate based on your flight itinerary. Please send your flight details to maloveboat@gmail.com once you have booked your flights!