Paul Gauguin Review

July 2010 11 Night FP and Cook Islands

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FlightMedic555
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jul 2010

I would first like to thank the experts on this board and Tripadvisor(particularly Patti, Shully and tikiintahiti) as without their input I am sure that we would not have been able to have the best plan for our trip. I also used Jan Prince's book which was also quite useful. Many of you who were not experts also posted invaluable information and it is in this light that I am writing my trip report. While not an expert in Tahiti I love to travel and I find that planning the trip is almost as enjoyable as the trip itself.

When we began to plan our trip it was immediately obvious that FP is not for the faint of wallet. With so many options to choose from we decided on splitting our time between a land based vacation as well as a cruise on the Paul Gauguin ship. This first part of the trip report will cover the beginning our out trip leading up to the cruise portion.

In addition to wanting to visit FP I had a burning desire to also visit the Cook Islands. When I began my research I was a little scared of the Cook Islands as I thought that if we went there for a two week land vacation and did not love it, we were stuck there for the entire trip. It was also almost impossible to decide on a land itinerary for FP due to the myriad of choices. We found a Paul Gauguin cruise which fit into our vacation schedule which also visited the Cook Islands. Apparently they focus on 7 day trips around FP for most of the time and then add in about 5 cruises each year that also visit the Cook Islands as well as a few other "different" itineraries that therefore vary from their "standard" 7 night cruise around Tahiti.

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