Captains Log

We have just completed the 3 night Christmas Cruise during which we visited the Southern Yasawas.  All passengers aboard had a very pleasant and relaxing cruise. The highlight of the cruise was, of course, Christmas Day which we spent at the Sacred Islands.  We enjoyed a special Christmas Lunch while at anchor after which those who hadn’t eaten too much were able to do a little more swimming snorkeling before we left for the Yalobi Bay anchorage.  In the evening we enjoyed an on board  carol service and a short nativity play performed by the crew – a tradition developed over the 16 years that Captain Cook Cruises has been operating in Fiji – followed by a very pleasant buffet dinner served around the swimming pool with the tanoa and kava nearby – very pleasant and relaxing evening enjoyed by the passengers and crew alike.


Captain Chris

We have just completed another Yasawa 7 night cruise. On Sunday morning our two dive instructors, Tara and Mikey, plus Florian and I carried out another assault on the Crown of Thorns starfish at Sacred Island, netting well over 100 – making a total of over 700 removed since our campaign began.

Captain Chris

Since the last message we have been cruising the Yasawas and the weather has improved with some lovely calm days with beautiful sunshine

Vow Renewal
One special couple (Mark & Barbara) renewed their wedding vows on Drawaqa Island. It was a lovely affair with the crew acting as Warrior and singers. The weather was lovely and according to Barbara it was “ just what they wanted”.

Film Crew
A film crew filming for Fiji Tourism and National Geographic , together with actor families from Australia, Hong Kong and Fiji, joined us for the 4-night cruise. Using the Reef Endeavour as a base, they were able to get some great footage of Fiji. It was interesting talking with the Director and camera crews about what they wanted to do and whether we could do it. Which of course we could and did.

Crown of Thorns
Another ongoing project is the removal of Crown of Thorns from the reef. The coral at Sacred Island is particularly beautiful so we have all been going out whenever we can to protect the reef – collecting approximately 600 Crown of Thorns so far.

Queensland Fires
This past week we have been experiencing hazy conditions, and today we heard from our weather man that this is actually due to the bush fires in Queensland. The smoke from the fires has risen up into the jet stream and been blown to the east. Due to the colder than normal air temperatures the smoke particles float down and reduce visability. As the air temperature increases the smoke particles will move onward and we shall soon have back our lovely clear blue skies.

So wherever you may be, please be safe and we all look forward to seeing you back on board. Oh yes and enjoy the World Cup

Captain Brian