Paul Gauguin Review

There is nothing upscale or worth the price.

Review for the South Pacific Cruise on Paul Gauguin
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clownlady.2
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Aug 2015

After careful review of Paul Gauguin (PG), we decided to pay the expense and sail. PG advertised themselves as being a luxury cruise ship and we were expecting greater things than what we received. In planning for the cruise, we were extremely pleased with the service representatives managing their 800 number. They were cheerful, pleasant, and very knowledgeable about the cruise and ports of call. They appeared to be genuinely excited that we are embarking on such a romantic journey. When we arrived at 10:00 p.m., we were very pleased with the airport transportation to the ship and the smooth registration process. We were delighted that we were able to make dinner reservations at two of the reservation only restaurants. We were pleased that they would secure one reservation at each restaurant and would put you on a waiting list for additional evenings. This allowed all guests wanting a reservation to secure one. We were also delighted that they made us reservations for Bloody Mary's while we were docked in the port of Bora Bora. The reservation included transportation from the dock and back.

We were pleased with the excursions that were available with PG. We especially liked the fact that we could cancel our confirmed excursions 24 hours prior to the tour without any loss of fees. When one of our selected excursions were cancelled because there were not enough reservations, the excursion staff worked with us to reschedule other excursions so we would not miss something we wanted. We enjoyed the tours and the reception tent prior to returning to the ship so we could enjoy cold water and a cool refreshing face towel.

We found the on board entertainment to be average. There was nothing fantastic or worth writing about. We watched as the cruise director would walk through and talk to some guests while deliberately ignoring others.

Cabin Review

The cabin was similar to other cruises that we have sailed. The room steward made up our room twice a day as with other cruise ships. The only difference we found with Paul Gauguin is chocolate was left on our pillow each evening during the turn down service as well as fresh fruit. Part of the cost of the cruise included complimentary beverages. However, the room steward failed to monitor our use and keep our drinks fully stocked making it necessary for us to leave her a note to leave more drinks. This wasn't a big problem just an inconvenience when we wanted a refreshing beverage while in our cabin dressing for dinner. Of course, we could have gone to any bar to get a drink but it was more convenient to have the in room fridge stocked with the drinks we preferred.

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