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Why Go?
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 Designed for year-round cruising in South Pacific
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Excellent environmentally oriented kids program
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Editor's Picks: Best Luxury Ships
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Utterly romantic, great honeymoon choice
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Fantastic beach party most cruises on Motu Mahana
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Itineraries and Ports of Call: South Pacific
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Paul Gauguin Review
Editor's Note: Paul Gauguin will wind up its long relationship with Regent Seven Seas Cruises in January 2010. The ship will continue to sail the South Pacific with newly formed Paul Gauguin Cruises. Read more.
Stunningly crafted, and specially designed to navigate the coral-filled, shallow waters off the islands of the South Pacific, Paul Gauguin has a magical feel about it from the moment your jet-lagged body reaches the gangplank.
The ship is a floating tribute to the culture-rich area it sails in. Photos of ancient Tahiti line the walls while "Fare Tahiti," a mini museum, holds exhibits of manuscripts and finely carved Polynesian artifacts. Paul Gauguin is homey with a controlled elegance, and life onboard is laid back, casual and passenger-pampering, from the bottles of water provided to take ashore to complimentary poured wine and beer at lunch and dinner.
Paul Gauguin is the only ship in the Regent Seven Seas fleet that is not actually owned by the cruise line -- though Regent Seven Seas has operated it from the beginning. First owners were the French firm Societe Services et Transport. They sold the ship to Grand Circle Travel. And though the folks at GCT market Paul Gauguin's Tahiti cruises as does Regent Seven Seas Cruises, if you book through the former you're still buying a RSSC trip. As of January 6, 2010, all that will change when new cruise line Paul Gauguin Cruises will take over the operation of Paul Gauguin. However, don't expect much else to change; the new owners are committed to keeping up the previous standards of luxury and inclusiveness.
Since the beginning, Paul Gauguin has been lauded as one of the most romantic ships afloat; it's a Cruise Critic top choice for honeymoons -- and for vow renewals as well. And because of its floating marina, the ship, not to mention the destination, is also a great choice for watersports fans.
Read Complete Paul Gauguin Review
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Regent Seven Seas Ships: Paul Gauguin • Seven Seas Mariner • Seven Seas Navigator • Seven Seas Voyager
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