Paul Gauguin Review
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Who are we?: We took a much deserved family trip on board the Paul Gauguin. Our group consisted of me, my husband, my sister (all mid-30s) my mother (mid-50's) and our 15 year old daughter.
What sold us on this trip?: We are warm weather people that live in a cold weather area. We have been to Hawaii many times, and it's become so incredibly touristy and expensive, we weren't wanting to go back. The Bahamas and Caribbean did not sound inviting. When we discovered that Tahiti is just a couple hours past Hawaii on the flight, we were sold. There is a 7 night cruise that would work nicely with our busy schedules, but we opted for a little longer cruise at 11 nights, as we haven't had a vacation in a while and really wanted to relish the time with our family and seriously unwind.
When looking at hotels, the pricing was very expensive and much like Hawaii, everything you buy such as food and drinks is astronomical. But we were determined to find the best deal. When we found the Paul Gauguin and saw that everything is included (with the exception of optional tours and spa) When I saw that the fare included airfare from LAX I was floored. Pricing it out myself was a great anxiety and this made the price point much more attractive. Plus, I have never seen a cruise line that included alcohol and other beverages. It's not fun when you get to the end of your cruise, that you paid a minimal amount for and you have a ridiculous bill for your childs soda. That always makes me leave my vacation feeling icky. So the Paul Gauguin came out a clear winner. When I saw they had a kids program sponsored by the Cousteau family, that was an added bonus!
Cabin Review
A Category Veranda Suite: Our cabin was great! Walking in, directly to the right is the large bathroom with full tub and shower, stocked with L'Occitane toiletries. There was plenty of cabinet space that I could unpack my goodies and not have to worry about living out of my suitcase. The closets were huge, more then enough room for everything. We also received cotton slippers and bathrobes which was nice. We had a king bed and flat screen TV with movies and all the days activities on a loop. Well stocked fridge and mini bar. This suite comes with butler who is amazing. We received all of our room service delivered by him (Richard) and afternoon appetizers at 5pm everyday, as well as fresh ice in our mini bar twice a day. There were other services he offered that we didn't take him up on, like unpacking us or booking our shore excursions, we can do all that ourselves. Veranda was spacious, we had morning coffee out there every day.