Reviewed By:
Selwood
Travel Date:
2005
WE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM FIJI WITH OUR 15 & 13
YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS. CAN I JUST SAY THAT THE OUTRIGGER MAY BE A 5 STAR RESORT BUT
WE HAD THE MOST BORING TIME THERE EVER. THE GARDENS ARE 5 STAR, THE ROOMS 3 STAR
AND THE FOOD VERY ORDINARY & RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE. $30 FD FOR A BREAKFAST? THE
13 YEAR OLD HAD 1 EGG & A SLICE OF TOAST AND WAS CHARGED $30. DON'T EVEN BOTHER
ORDERING PIZZA. WE COME FROM THE PIZZA CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA & KNOW OUR PIZZA BUT
$25.00 FOR A PIZZA THAT IS REALLY BREAD DOUGH WITH A TOPPING IS CRAZY. DO
YOURSELF A FAVOUR : EITHER STAY SOMEWHERE ELSE OR WALK TO THE BEACH, TURN RIGHT,
WALK 50 METRES AND YOU CAN GET YOUR HAIR BRAIDED FOR $0.80 PER BRAID ($2.00 IN
OUTRIGGER) EAT BREAKFAST FOR $7.00 AT LE CAFE OR THE BEACH SIDE RESTAURANT AND
DRINK WINE AND BEER WITHOUT FEELING LIKE YOU'VE JUST BOUGHT SHARES IN THE
BREWERY. JOHNNY'S TAXIS WILL TAKE YOU TO SIGATOKA FOR $5 EACH WAY, OR HE WILL
ALSO ORGANISE A TAXI TOUR TO SUVA, COMPLETE WITH VERY INFORMED DRIVER FOR $130.
MUCH CHEAPER, SAFER, MORE INFORMATIVE AND MORE RELAXING THAN HIRING YOUR OWN
VEHICLE. EXCESS CAN BE $3000 - $5000 ON HIRE CARS. DON'T TAKE THE RISK.
ON THE OTHER HAND, BLUE LAGOON CRUISES. WE DID
THE 3 NIGHT/4 DAY GOLD CRUISE ABOARD THE MYSTIQUE PRINCESS. ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!
FOOD WAS MAGNIFICENT (THEY FEED YOU 5 TIMES A DAY), THE CREW WERE HYSTERICALLY
FUNNY, VERY PROFESSIONAL, EXTREMELY ORGANISED AND THEY MADE US ALL CRY WHEN THEY
SANG GOODBYE TO US. THE BEACHES ARE WHITE, THE WATER IS BLUE AND THE POSTCARDS
DO NOT DO THE CRUISE JUSTICE. NO BODY WANTED TO GET OFF THE SHIP AND I KNOW WE
HAVE MADE LIFELONG FRIENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING THE CREW. SPECIAL
MENTIONS TO CAPTAIN SIMI, ALFIE FOR BEING SO ORGANISED AND INCREDIBLY FUNNY AND
FOR THE BEST COMMENTARY ON THE INTER-SHIP VOLLEY-BALL MATCH, MINI FOR BEING ONE
OF THE LOVLIEST PEOPLE I HAVE EVER MET AND WHO LAUGHS LIKE A KOOKABURRA, TUI FOR
KEEPING US FED AND WATERED, MANELLI FOR RUNNING THE MOBILE BAR AND FOR
ENTERTAINING LAUREN (OR WAS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND), FRANCIS FOR THE
UNFORGETTABLE FISH FEEDING FOOD FIGHT AND JOE FOR HIS CALMING PRESENCE AND
KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREA. THEY WILL CERTAINLY SEE OUR FACES AGAIN. WOULD GO BACK
TOMORROW.
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