Paul Gauguin Review

very nice cruise

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jasper00
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Aug 2015

We cruised from Papeete on a 7 night cruise on the August 8th, 2015 sailing. We flew in from Honolulu and arranged for our own taxi from the airport to the ship. Our taxi driver's name was "Popo". The price was fair, however I can't remember the amount we paid, but it might have been around $30 for the two of us. She also picked us up on our return to the airport which unfortunately, has to be arranged by the cruise travel desk at an additional charge of $15.00. In addition, we chose to have her give us a 4 hour tour of Tahiti which was worth every penny of the $200.00 we paid her. She was excellent and knowledgeable. It took up a good portion of the day especially since our flight back to HNL didn't leave till 11:00 pm. We also made our own arrangements to stay at the Meridien for the remainder of the day and had a couple of great sandwiches there at their bar before heading out for the airport. The food was great but the hotel and our room were very tired looking and pricey for what we got. I would not recommend it.

We loved our cabin which had a balcony, on the ship. It had so much storage space and was elegantly decorated. The service throughout the ship was excellent. We had no complaints regarding anything. We decided to book our shore excursions on a daily basis and had no problem getting the ones we wanted. Compared to the few other cruises we have taken, the price was high but that is the way things go in Tahiti.

We thought the food was very nice but since we had also cruised a few months earlier on the Silver Sea Galapagos, we would have to admit that Paul Gauguin had good food but it did not compare to the Silver Sea.

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