Regent Seven Seas' Paul Gauguin -- $6 Million Makeover
March 29, 2006
Regent Seven Seas. Paul Gauguin, a famous luxury cruise ship that journeys to Tahiti and the South Pacific, had been, until lately, getting a chance for a little rejuvenation. During the cruise ship.s down time, six million dollars was spent on her to make sure that she can continue impressing passengers for many more years. Now back in the water, it looks as if the only rejuvenation going on will be that of the ship.s passengers.
Dry docked in Brisbane, Australia, the Paul Gauguin cruise ship received a new piano bar, a new casino, and five additional staterooms with aft-facing private balconies, meaning the cruise ship can take on 10 more passengers than before. Still, with a passenger capacity of only 330, the Paul Gauguin is anything but a crowded mega-ship.
Guests will also notice new seating and carpeting throughout public areas and many subtle aesthetic touch-ups. Now in pristine condition, the six-star Paul Gauguin has resumed her full sailing schedule in Tahiti and the South Pacific. Managed since 1997 by Regent Seven Seas Cruises (formerly known as Radisson Seven Seas Cruises-see the March 9th issue of Cruise News) she was voted as one of the world's top two small ships in 2003 and 2004 by the very informed readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine.
So, now that the Paul Gauguin cruise ship is ready to go, where will it be going? Glad you asked! If it.s the exotic Polynesian Islands you seek, then this cruise ship is for you. After all, Tahiti is a place where Hawaiians go to relax, so you.ll probably have no problem relaxing there either!
This elegant Regent Seven Seas cruise ship sails on 7-night roundtrip voyages from Papeete, Tahiti, on Saturdays. Along the way, you.ll see Raiatea, which is the beating heart of Polynesia; Regent Seven Seas. private islet of Motu Mahana; Bora Bora, named by some the most beautiful island in the world; and Moorea, which inspired the great 19th Century American author, Herman Melville, to write Omoo.
Still, that.s not it. For those looking for a longer cruise, she also sails two 14-night Marquesas cruises; one 14-night Cook and Society Islands, Australs and Tuamotus voyage; three 11-night Society Islands, Tuamotus and Marquesas voyages; three 10-night Society Islands and Tuamotus cruises; and two nine-night Society Islands Holiday voyages which include calls at Huahine. Whew!
The Paul Gauguin's intimate atmosphere, classical luxury, and ocean view accommodations, of which more than half have private balconies, will serve as the perfect backdrop to the eye-widening beauty of the Polynesian Islands. Let Cruise Network be the ones to put you on board. Call 1-888-267-1232.
