We have only cruised on Silversea and Seabourn (except for one large ship adventure which we would prefer to draw a veil over) so do have pretty high expectations of a cruise. We had done our research and knew that the Paul Gaugin wouldn't be as swish and needed a refit but nevertheless the itinerary to The Marquesas was so appealing we decided we could put up with these minor inconveniences - and indeed it was fine.

I do hope though that the refit is substantial as there are some fairly significant flaws which would deter me from returning.

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