Mr. AnglerGirl and I sailed beautiful French Polynesia July 29 to August 8, 2009 aboard (Regent) Paul Gauguin. The experience was truly memorable, and I plan to sail on her again. If I was asked to clean my suite each day or make my own bed and dinner, I would do it just to see those islands again. The ship itself is beautiful and intimate, the service outstanding, and the voyage delightful. As a boat owner myself, I appreciate the maintenance this ship has been given and the top notch service Regent provides.
New management's philosophy should be to keep the proven Regent service a mandate. Hence, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
We booked this cruise only 4 months before departure. My travel agent and Regent did an excellent job handling everything for us and we received on board credits which we used entirely on excursions. Regent produces a well thought out booklet with excursion information which we'd read at home and highlighted those which interested us. By pure luck, we were able to get all excursions we wanted with the exception of one.