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Mark,
The Galapagos is by far the most costly on this trip. While I do not recall the exact numbers either, the $766.00 that BeBe is referring to is mostly related to the Galapagos. So you could skip the Galapagos or pull in for an emergency stop of 72 hours or less. This can be done with no agent and no fees to the port captain. You can save some money in French Polynesia by obtaining your 3 month visa before arriving. If you arrive with out it the first 1 month is free but you pay for the 2 month extension. Regardless you will have to put up the bond but that only cost a $27.00 bank fee. You will need to have the bond amount available in your account and be willing to give it up for 3 months. Or you could put in on your credit card and pay the interest for 3 months, but that would cost a pretty penny depending on how many of you on board. The only glitch is that you could loose (or make) money when you cash out the bond 3 months later due to exchange rate fluctuation. This is assuming you don't hold an EC passport in which case some of this will not apply.
Dave
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