Raiatea - dance performance

[Meerjungfrau]

I read on some people's reviews that a dance performance (by children?) took place in Raiatea> Just wondered, does this performance take place at the same time as shore excursions or is is possible to take an excursion and still see the performance?

[Iamboatman]

The absolutely precious, and not to be missed, performance occurs on deck by the pool at 5:00pm. (For our cruise it was a little bit delayed because the ship usually is there on Sundays and we were there on a school day.) So you need not worry about a conflict with a tour.

[Degas]

I am not going to Raiatea....do the little ones dance for us from other ports???
I just have to get some shots of the little ones dancing!!!!! :p

[Jim B]

Our group did the river tour and did not get back until a little after 6:00
so missed most of it.

[Iamboatman]

As I understand it you must be in Raiatea to see them. There are a lot of children and I don't see them making a long voyage and have never heard of that.

As for getting back later from a tour, I think it may depend on your itinerary as the ship left immediately after their performance, so a 6 PM return from a tour would have had to be unanticipated. Check your schedule as to both the performance and the tour return times.

[Wendy The Wanderer]

Not sure how it is now, but on the 7-day Societies itinerary, they come on to the ship in the morning I think, before the excursions start, so they don't overlap.

[RachelG]

On our 7 day cruise, they came aboard in the morning before the excursions started.

[Jim B]

Never mind. !
I gave you wrong information.
Was thinking of another excursion.
Sorry. DUH!!!!!