Paul Gauguin Cruises
Paul Gauguin Cruises operates the award-winning luxury cruise ship the m/s Paul Gauguin, which provides an exceptional cruise experience tailored to the unparalleled wonders of Tahiti, French Polynesia, the South Pacific, and Fiji. The m/s Paul Gauguin was built specifically to sail the waters of Tahiti, French Polynesia, and the South Pacific and is the longest continually operating year-round luxury cruise ship in this enchanting destination providing up-close, authentic experiences.
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The Gauguin’s SCUBA diving excursions are designed for all levels of experience and is the only luxury ship in the French Polynesian islands to offer PADI certification onboard for novice divers.Virtuoso Preferred Supplier Since 18 Sep 2009
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Designed specifically to glide in luxury through the shallow seas of the South Pacific, The Gauguin is a small-ship cruiser’s dream. She delivers travelers to intimate ports inaccessible to larger cruise ships, all the while providing a travel experience that is nothing short of luxurious.
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Wondeful ship and crew
By: Mal28
Reviewed on: 18 Oct 2013
A King's Treatment
By: Jim
Reviewed on: 23 Nov 2013
Must Go
By: ronbo 75
Reviewed on: 30 Dec 2013
Paul Gauguin is Still The Best!
By: Seahorse
Reviewed on: 13 Jul 2014
Such a friendly and personal staff
By: LKT
Reviewed on: 02 Jul 2015
travel dot com
By: dot com
Reviewed on: 20 Sep 2015
A Great Ship for a Great Trip
By: Dennis46
Reviewed on: 09 Dec 2015
Paul Guaguin
By: Rush
Reviewed on: 21 Jan 2016
Take a Paul Gauguin Cruise!
By: South Pacific Traveler
Reviewed on: 26 Sep 2016
Honeymooners
By: TahitiTara916
Reviewed on: 17 Oct 2016
Great Trip!
By: Nan
Reviewed on: 20 Nov 2016
Wonderful Service!
By: Patty81
Reviewed on: 02 Jan 2017
Tahiti Cruise
By: Phil
Reviewed on: 29 Jan 2017
Great adventure
By: Dr. J
Reviewed on: 30 Jan 2017
Tahiti
By: Pam
Reviewed on: 03 Feb 2017
Lots of sail days
By: jeff
Reviewed on: 26 Mar 2017
Amazing Ship!
By: LindaLu
Reviewed on: 29 Mar 2017
Paul Gauguin's review
By: Jerry B
Reviewed on: 07 Apr 2017
cruise
By: Sasha
Reviewed on: 07 Apr 2017
South Pacific 2017
By: Michelle49
Reviewed on: 07 May 2017
French Polynesian Delight
By: Buschman
Reviewed on: 20 Jul 2017
Specializes in the South Pacific
By: Judy
Reviewed on: 02 Aug 2017
Our choice
By: Judy
Reviewed on: 02 Aug 2017
Superior Cruise
By: KBR
Reviewed on: 14 Aug 2017
Paul Gauguin Cruises
By: Kupper Vass
Reviewed on: 27 Oct 2017
Ship Review
By: Brenda
Reviewed on: 06 Nov 2017
Anticipation was better than delivery
By: Passepartout
Reviewed on: 29 Oct 2017
A fabulous trip
By: Chris
Reviewed on: 11 Nov 2017
Cruise on the Paul Gauguin
By: Tahitianescape
Reviewed on: 19 Nov 2017
Tahiti
By: Sandra
Reviewed on: 25 Nov 2017
Cruise
By: NLR
Reviewed on: 26 Nov 2017
Luxury above and beyond
By: Lar
Reviewed on: 19 Dec 2017
Top notch service and staff
By: Susan L
Reviewed on: 27 Dec 2017
Paul Gauguin cruise
By: cb
Reviewed on: 18 Jan 2018
Tahiti
By: Don
Reviewed on: 02 Mar 2018
Tahiti Cruise
By: J man
Reviewed on: 07 Mar 2018
Polynesian Cruise
By: Frequent Traveler
Reviewed on: 15 Mar 2018
Tahiti and the Cook & Society Islands
By: Trish
Reviewed on: 05 Apr 2018
Top Ten
By: Paul & Sandy
Reviewed on: 26 Mar 2018
South pacific Cruise
By: Theresa
Reviewed on: 26 Mar 2018
Paul Gauguin Cruise
By: Greg
Reviewed on: 24 Mar 2018
Sailing in Paradise - Tahiti & The Society Islands
By: Alan & Jackie
Reviewed on: 24 Mar 2018
8 out of 10
By: Cindy
Reviewed on: 28 Mar 2018
Great ;tour
By: ME Paulson
Reviewed on: 15 Apr 2018
French Polynesia
By: Wa’ahila
Reviewed on: 14 May 2018
The Amazing Paul Gauguin
By: J&P
Reviewed on: 06 May 2018
Gracious holiday on the open seas
By: Bucket List
Reviewed on: 25 May 2018
BarbadosRob
By: BarbadosRob
Reviewed on: 06 Jul 2018
I did not use or go on a cruise ship
By: TL
Reviewed on: 05 Jul 2018
Smooth and easy
By: Charlotte
Reviewed on: 09 Sep 2018
Great intimate Ship
By: Pteri
Reviewed on: 14 Sep 2018
Charlies family
By: c
Reviewed on: 24 Sep 2018
Traveler
By: patty
Reviewed on: 27 Sep 2018
Paul Gauguin
By: Jimbo
Reviewed on: 28 Sep 2018
Incredible!
By: The Stafford’s
Reviewed on: 13 Nov 2018
Tahiti By Carl
By: Greybeard
Reviewed on: 31 Oct 2018
Excellent Experience
By: JohnD
Reviewed on: 18 Nov 2018
Our Tahiti Trip
By: Patton's
Reviewed on: 27 Nov 2018
Tahiti and the Society Islands 11 day cruise
By: happy
Reviewed on: 16 Dec 2018
Cook and Societies
By: Me
Reviewed on: 12 Dec 2018
South Pacific delight
By: Blair
Reviewed on: 04 Dec 2018
Could't have been better!!!
By: xyz
Reviewed on: 30 Dec 2018
Fabulous cruise!
By: Alex
Reviewed on: 09 Jan 2019
Old and tires
By: Frogus
Reviewed on: 17 Jan 2019
Super Ship
By: Mike
Reviewed on: 19 Jan 2019
Great service
By: jim
Reviewed on: 21 Jan 2019
Paul Gauguin Cruise
By: MM
Reviewed on: 23 Jun 2019
Paul Gauguin Luxury Adventure
By: Mikechar44
Reviewed on: 09 Jul 2019
Amazing Cruise
By: Ti
Reviewed on: 06 Jul 2019
An elegant cruise.
By: Ron Krull
Reviewed on: 29 Jul 2019
A trip through paradise on a very well appointed and very well run ship
By: Sam
Reviewed on: 05 Sep 2019
Review of Paul Gauguin 10 day cruise
By: Ruby
Reviewed on: 12 Sep 2019
Tahiti cruzin
By: Tuna
Reviewed on: 21 Sep 2019
Travelling with Paul Gauguin Cruise Line
By: LindaS
Reviewed on: 30 Sep 2019
Kóka
By: Kóka
Reviewed on: 30 Sep 2019
Perfection
By: Janet Sacks
Reviewed on: 08 Oct 2019
Not what it Once Was
By: No Res Lady
Reviewed on: 09 Oct 2019
South Pacific Fiji to Tahiti 2019
By: Pacific Wanderer
Reviewed on: 16 Oct 2019
polynesian trip and cruise
By: janb
Reviewed on: 25 Oct 2019
Paul Gauguin cruise
By: Patri
Reviewed on: 25 Nov 2019
Paul Gauguin cruise
By: Patri
Reviewed on: 25 Nov 2019
All about quality
By: Good friend
Reviewed on: 27 Nov 2019
Gauguin ship
By: Mike
Reviewed on: 25 Jan 2020
French Polynesia
By: P bell
Reviewed on: 01 Feb 2020
Best travel deal on the planet
By: Banana
Reviewed on: 05 Feb 2020
First Class
By: barbara
Reviewed on: 29 Feb 2020
Relaxed Sailing
By: Ellen
Reviewed on: 24 Feb 2022
French Polynesia Trip
By: Anu
Reviewed on: 25 Feb 2022
Paul Gaugin
By: Sue
Reviewed on: 14 Jul 2022
Paul Gauguin Cruise
By: CAR
Reviewed on: 15 Sep 2022
Paul Gauguin
By: PAD
Reviewed on: 15 Sep 2022
Paul Gauguin
By: Mike & Julie
Reviewed on: 14 Oct 2022
m/s Le Paul Gauguin
By: Father Bob
Reviewed on: 19 Nov 2022
Gauguin French Polynesia
By: French Polynesia
Reviewed on: 25 Nov 2022
Fabulous as before
By: Blair D
Reviewed on: 31 Dec 2022
Beat crew evwr
By: DM
Reviewed on: 16 Jan 2023
Sailing in Paradise.
By: Clemmie
Reviewed on: 05 Apr 2023
Paul Gauguin - French Polynesia
By: Ken
Reviewed on: 15 May 2023
First cruise
By: Meme
Reviewed on: 26 May 2023
tahiti
By: jmfstrat
Reviewed on: 17 Jun 2023
Ship
By: Cindy
Reviewed on: 17 Jun 2023
Tahiti
By: Harley
Reviewed on: 26 Jun 2023
Luxury at Sea
By: DMM
Reviewed on: 30 Sep 2023
Paul Gauguin review
By: Jill
Reviewed on: 26 Sep 2023
Very good but not great
By: Barry
Reviewed on: 30 Sep 2023
Tahiti Cruise
By: David
Reviewed on: 03 Nov 2023
Paul Gauguin Review
By: Rod
Reviewed on: 22 Nov 2023
Society And Tuamotu Islands
By: Cindyw
Reviewed on: 30 Nov 2023
Crew is amazing
By: Cherie
Reviewed on: 29 Nov 2023
An Excellent Ship to see French Polynesia
By: Steve K
Reviewed on: 10 Feb 2024
Old ship
By: Kat
Reviewed on: 12 Mar 2024
Tahiti & Society Islands
By: Ken
Reviewed on: 24 Mar 2024
Polynesia
By: Eridianus
Reviewed on: 12 May 2024
South Pacific
By: Angels
Reviewed on: 29 Jun 2024
fabulous trip
By: JWM
Reviewed on: 07 Sep 2024
Impressed
By: Barb
Reviewed on: 01 Sep 2024
Tahiti trip!
By: Carneal’s
Reviewed on: 01 Oct 2024
Cruise to French Polynesian Islands
By: Carol
Reviewed on: 24 Sep 2024
Tahiti cruise
By: BCTraveller
Reviewed on: 01 Nov 2024
Sustainability
Our Commitment
At Paul Gauguin Cruises we care deeply about our guests, the destinations we explore, and the local people we meet on each of our adventures. We are dedicated to minimizing our environmental footprint and supporting local communities.
Cultural experts share their knowledge onboard through dynamic and entertaining lectures and presentations, and our troupe of cultural ambassadors, Les Gauguines and Les Gauguins, welcome guests to experience the local way of life.
We share French Polynesians’ deep respect for our vast blue oceans, and our commitment to eco-friendly operations guides our activities both on and off the ship. Our environmental efforts include recycling, iTV system, e-tickets program, fuel conservation, reducing waste, using environmentally-friendly cleaning supplies, energy conservation, water conservation, reduction of plastic bottles, and using biodegradable straws with drinks. We also purchase local fish and produce in the islands.
Through our partnership with Te mana o te moana, a South Pacific marine education and conservation foundation, we offer the Moana Explorer family program on summer and holiday sailings which invites guests to discover and value the natural wonders of this breathtaking part of the world through hands-on, interactive learning. And, on select voyages, celebrated marine biologists, oceanographers, and conservationists share their knowledge.