I went on a Paul Gauguin cross around French Polynesia. I didn’t want

When wild thoughts started, I was five days on a seven-day journey on French Polynesia-based Paul Gauguin.

Do I really go back? Couldn’t I do justice here forever?

The 330-Paisnegger Paul Gauguin cruise was flagged by the pool on the cruise vessel as this sack was dispatched between Bora and Muria, two of the two most amazing islands you can see, I started mental mathematics. What if I sold my home back in Northern Carolina? What if I redeemed my IRA? Could I take the risk of these islands hover into cruelty?

that was beautiful. That peaceful. He … Je Nee Sais QuoiBut I’m doing I just want to live.

And, yes, I was starting to lace my semins with French phrases, as they do on Paul Gauguin and visit it in islands. I had a bug. 330-like the names of the ship, famous anti-post-post-Paul Gauguin, who ran away from Europe to seek a simple life here in the 1890s. And Fletcher Christian, the English Navy officer, who led the rebellion on the British ship HMS bounty in 1789, so he had to leave.

Finally, I receive the ship two days later and returned home. There was no rebellion on Gauguin. But only reluctantly. And I am plotting to return to Ali.

Delightful view

To raise on Gauguin, as Paul Gauguin Cruz prefers to call his vessel (and there is a verse in the line), the tropical island is on the endless loop of the great hits of beauty.

Tahiti, Huhain, Riatia, Taha, Bora Bora, Moriya. In the ship’s week’s journey, they come another, without a day of sailing. You leave one at sunset – always a beautiful sunset – and the sun arrives next with rising.

In Better, you have all day to detect each island group of each particular brand of South Pacific heaven.

On Huahine, for me, which means snorkeling in incredibly clear lagoon, where I was amazed by coral groups and all types of colorful fish by Neon-Ujjwal Clam. I also snack a glimpse in the ancient Polynesian temples (Marae) -Huhin is especially known for its temples and the famous blue -Iles are lying.

The next day, on Raitia, it meant that French Polynesia, the only Nongmatic River in Fara. If you want to do kayak in French Polynesia, it is a place.

In Bora Bora, it meant swimming with sharks and stingre. (Yes, you can swim with sharks and stingres in Bora Bora.)

The background for all was the most beloved Renophorest-Vawala volcanic Mountvent you will ever see. The islands are also ringing with sandy beaches, turquoise water and latate palm-intelligent islets, what to say, they are surprising.

And I have entered the Yeet of delightful weather. This is not a whole-365-day-day-a-e-yara weather, pay attention to you. The succulent rainforests are made by the sun for the whole day; Clouds and downpoors are regular events. But the climate is unforgetually warm and tropical, with cooling, which carries a soothing fragrance of somewhat tiare and frrangipani flowers or, if you are in the sweet aroma of Taha, sweet and vanilla beans.

A French Polynesia experience like someone else

There are certainly several ways to travel to French Polynesia. Many visitors go directly to a resort on Tahiti, Bora Bora or Moorea – the three most reputable islands of the entire South Pacific – and never leave. All three islands are known for resorts with overwater bungalows, where the whole idea is very good and the slogan enterprise is so high that crystal-clear is justice outside your door.

For those who can afford one, there is an overwater bungalow De riguer How to live in this part of the world.

Apart from Paul Gauguin, there are other craze lines that provide sailing to French Polynesia (although not as much as you can think). But with a ship of it, which is located in the year round in French Polynesia, Paul Gauguin provides a South Pacific experience that is contrary to any other.

A sailing on the Gaguin, for the beginning, is only one of the methods, from which you can visit a wide range of Polynesian islands in a trip, which is accompanied by the cost and logical hassles that come with Islam airplanes.

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Only another cruise brand cruises the Windestar, the base of an SMAL ship in the area that Paul tours several islands as Gauguin (if you do not do the company that operates the Arurani 5, the French Polysian cargo ship with a Pagger cabin).

But Paul Gauguin is also connected to the local community like another cruise Versel – and thus provides a special attraction.

Especially French was designed to raise in Polynesia and most of its 28-for history, a local company is specific for cruise sting under the ownership of local residents, ranging from receptionist to the ship’s nurse at the guest relationship desk.

The most attractive aspects of the ship have a presentation of Gaguin and Gauguin – locals who are accompanied by a mandate to bring the spirit of French Polynesia to life as hosts and entertainment over the ship. I preferred to watch them interacting with passers -by, where this dance was to tie a dance, Ukin lesson or how to tie a pea (version of a Sarong of French Polynesia).

On once-a-a-one-one-one-one-one-one-one-one-one-one-one-one-one-one-one-one-one-one-genuine talent in passers-by, Gauguin and Gauguin we apply temporary tattoos. On several nights, he performed traditional songs and dances in the main theater of the vessel.

As I saw on many of my outings, Gauguin also has a long program with local people who operate many tourism provided during the Islam stop. As a result, these tourism often feels a resident of a resident to show it around her or her house. I loved my guide in Huahine, who visited us in an open air in an open air for eight people, stopped us to show us the fish net that his family personally used to catch dinner.

In addition, food on the book is often localized locally, the ship’s head chef left the ship in the morning to take fresh for dinner-which is just in Brogt. I experience this Firsthand for many nights, the beautiful fresh-covered yellofin tauna. Papio) in the ship’s restaurant.

In short, a sailing on Gauguin seems to be locally living in a wedding boutique hotel compared to an international cruise on an international cruise

An overwater bungalow

There is no idea about the popular overwater bungalow resorts for the overwater bungalow resorts in French Polynesia, Paul Gauguin’s marketing team is fond of saying that Gauguin is “an overweather bungalow that is governments.” This is a slick slogan, of course. But at some level, this is true.

Almost every morning of my sialing, I open my cabin’s draw completely new, speculative view, which was forever supported by the intensity of Pristine’s intensity. In Huahine, we were anchoring the smack in the middle of the Moroe Bay, considering one of the most beautiful segments in French Polynesia. No hotel on the island gives good views. In Bora Bora, we anchored the Justice of the Town Town, with the picture-perfect lagoon, which made the island so famous.

Unveiled in 1997, Gauguin is on the old side when it comes to Upskale Cruise Versles that are sailing the world. Its cabins lack some trapping of the latest luxury vessels, such as a marble-integrated walk-in shower in the bedside USB port or bathroom. But a major renewal in the years of rejection has taken these cabins in search of bright and AI, with a comfortable and up-to-date feel-and the people of the ship have also been kept up-to-date over the years. Regular overhaul, a few months ago including a chief.

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What is lacking in the newness in the ship, moreover, at some level of it is taken out at some level “they do not make them anymore” facilities. I was especially in love with wide decks on ship-deck which you were more open than to find you completely on a new ship of this size. I regularly led to the spacious front area of the top deck in the silve for a view of 270 degrees. On a more modern ship, this space worked with “attacks” like Greens or Picklaball Court, which would like to take Elle from exponents.

Access to a private islet

In addition to online activities, every Paul Gauguin sailing has a day of day in passion, which is in the very private islet – or motu of the line, as those sources are inserted into the Pacific.

Called Motu Mahana, it is located away from the French Polynesian Island in the French Polynesian Island, Taha, close to the private island, Bora Bora, and has a more standout feature that these trips are so special.

Every Paul Gauguin appears on the Einherry (usually before visiting Ship Bora Bora before stopping as a day), Motu Mahana is a hot shallow water house for a palm trees living beaches and swimming, snorkeling, snorkeling, snorkeling.

On the Motu Mahana Day of each cruise, a lot of everyone gets out of the ship, which anchors nearby, for the fun of the beach throughout the day including a beach barbecue, Vollyball game, traditional music and a rank of dance and dance activities.

An all-top migration

Paul Gauguin sailors are not cheap. Seven-song more social islands and tahiti sailing that I have done usually starts close to $ 4,000 per person. It works for more than $ 1,000 per night for a couple to share a room.

Some of the line’s long, more off-right-sales selling, such as its 14-night marches, Tumotu, and Society Islands Tips, can spend much more in the total on BISIS pricing, one day BISIS pricing.

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The above initial prices are for entry level cabins on sale. As specific to cruises everywhere, pricing for large cabins and for sailing is high.

Nevertheless, as is customary to the high end craise lines, Paul Gauguin has included a lot in its base value. In addition to a room on board and all food, the rent includes most of the beverages on the board, shipboard Wi-Fi and gratuity.

Ground level

The 330-Paisnegger Paul Gauguin hovering is a kind of vessel in a world in a world, especially designed for water far and wide of South Pacific. It is that it started his life about 30 years ago, and it has ended all these years, one appears to have endless loops, on the most famous and most beautiful tropical islands found anywhere in the world.

If you are eager to look at the islands of South Pacific (especially the corner of the South Pacific which is French Polynesia) and you are not restricted to Imran’s choice.

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