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PAUL GAUGUIN FACTFILE Maiden voyage:
1998;
les Gauguines singing their haunting songs, the hot tropical sun wafted to a perfect temperature by the Trade Winds. This is not to say you can’t be active. As well as snorkelling and swimming, you can learn to dive, go on a jetski adventure, explore the bottom of the lagoon on a submersible scooter, swim with stingrays or dolphins and feed the (friendly) sharks. You can even play a round of golf in Moorea. There are vanilla plantations and pearl farms to visit, helicopter tours, deep-sea fishing expeditions and, from July to October, when they migrate to these warm waters, you can go whale watching.
is conveniently situated along the shore. The tender drops you off in Moorea
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and you can just walk into the village to shop for pareos or those beautiful iridescent pearls. There may well be a haeve or local festival going on that involves everything from singing and dancing to canoe racing – Tahiti’s favourite sport, and often fiercely fought. In Bora Bora, Bloody Mary’s is the place to go for a drink or dinner. Their massive display of the day’s catch is right by the door and you choose your beast on the way in, after checking your shoes at
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t’s easy to do your own thing, too. These islands are small, safe, friendly and easy to get around. And everything
the desk – the floor is sand and the dress code distinctly casual. You’ll be following in a long tradition of
visitors from far away. Past guests at Bloody Mary’s include everyone from Marlon Brando to Johnny Depp, Paris Hilton to Buzz Aldrin.
Star gazing – of the celestial kind – is one of the most romantic ways to spend an evening on board Paul Gauguin. The skies over the South Pacific are filled with countless constellations, a clear view of the Milky Way and, often, shooting stars. It’s a good place, too, to see the famous Green Flash at sunset when, just as the sun goes down over the ocean, the sky and sea turn emerald for a brief moment. French Polynesia is full of such magic. Who can be surprised that the first
refurbished 2011 Tonnage: Length: Beam: Draft:
Speed:
Passengers: Crew:
Passenger decks: Registry:
19,200 513ft 71ft
16.9ft
18 knots 332 217 7
Bahamas
ITINERARIES: year-round 7, 10, 11 and 14-night South Pacific cruises from Tahiti, French Polynesia.
MORE INFO: In the UK, call 020 7434 0089; in the US, 1800 848 6172; or visit
www.pgcruises.com
Europeans to come here thought they’d found Paradise? It’s still there today, waiting for you to make your footprint in the sand.
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