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Item: Paul Gauguin
Rating: 4
Author: EdwardS88488632

Paul Gauguin Cruise Review to South Pacific - Tahiti

EdwardS88488632

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Sail date: May 01, 2011

Ship: Paul Gauguin

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

Very well organized and operated. Very good entertainment. Super food. Almost no obnoxious announcements on PA system. Shore excursions seemed expensive compared to do-it-yourself...

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Lots of choices, very good wines included. Yes, I gained a few pounds.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Stewardess knew our names by the second day and always seemed to be on duty. Dive team ditto.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Staterooms almost all the same size regardless of location, well appointed, but smallish. Fine if you didn't plan to stay in your cabin. No inside cabins.

Pros: Wonderful food, great crew, fine weather, beautiful scenery. SCUBA, see below.

Cons: Getting to the ship from the mainland and returning is a long, tiring process - not enough flights, and poor schedules. Underwater life was spectacular, except that the coral is not in good shape. However, for divers, the fish were better than Hawaii and lots of sharks only a few feet away.

Recommends Paul Gauguin? Yes!

3 Comments

cruisellama 5 years ago

Thanks

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graham123 6 years ago

Thx

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glomarrone 9 years ago

I do not think that I would want to get too close to those sharks that you mentioned.

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