Let me know when they offer air inclusive!
Shawn Abbott
Ray Goldenberg wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I received this press release from Regent Seven Seas Cruises and
> thought it would be of interest. As my favorite ship sailing my
> favorite itineraries, I can not wait to sail on her again. If you
> have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web
> site.
>
> Best regards,
> Ray
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> $6 million Refurbishment of Regent Seven Seas' Paul Gauguin
>
> Apr.4.06
> Regent Seven Seas Cruises
>
> FT. LAUDERDALE, FL, March 28, 2006 - Every great beauty needs a little
> time-out occasionally, for rest and rejuvenation, perhaps a little nip
> and tuck here and there. It's the least one can do for one's adoring
> public. Thus, if you noticed that the legendary Paul Gauguin=AE luxury
> cruise ship seemed to have gone missing from her usual haunts in
> Tahiti for a few weeks in January, why, she was just getting a little
> work done, dry docked in Brisbane, Australia. Recently emerged from
> seclusion, she looks ravishing, as if she'd been pampered at an
> exclusive and very expensive spa - with a total bill of $6 million.
>
> She's got a brand new piano bar, new casino and five additional
> staterooms with aft-facing private balconies, so she can take on 10
> additional passengers - but no more than 330 total. Guests will notice
> new soft goods, seating and carpeting throughout public areas -
> cosmetic touches to update her appearance. Even the officers' quarters
> have been spruced up.
>
> Now in mint 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 Radisson Seven Seas Cruises)
> under a contract that continues through the end of 2008, she was named
> one of the world's top two small ships in 2003 and 2004 by the readers
> of Cond=E9 Nast Traveler.
>
> South Pacific Sojourns
>
> The Paul Gauguin's intimate size, tasteful elegance and all ocean view
> accommodations (more than 50% with private balconies) embrace the
> dramatic panoramas of French Polynesia, much as the artist Paul
> Gauguin's bold brushstrokes captured these enchanting island settings
> more than a century ago.
>
> The ship's seven-night roundtrip sailings depart Papeete on Saturdays
> and visit Raiatea (the cultural heart of Polynesia), Tahaa (for a call
> at the ship's private islet of Motu Mahana), Bora Bora (for two full
> days on the island James Michener used as the model of his idyllic
> "Bali Hai") and two days in Moorea (the inspiration for Herman
> Melville's novel Omoo).
>
> This year 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.
>
> In response to demand for more adventurous South Pacific itineraries,
> select departures of the Paul Gauguin's seven-, 10-, and 14-night
> sailings will feature an optional seven-night post-cruise land program
> including three nights in Auckland, New Zealand and four nights in
> Sydney, Australia from just $1,795 per person.
>
> Among the wide array of new, optional shore excursions are a "Capture
> Moorea Photo Adventure," "Botanical & Agricultural Walk" (Moorea),
> "Sunset Sail Aboard the 'Margouillat'" (Moorea), "Romantic Escapade at
> Bora Bora Pearl Beach" (overnight), and a "Clear Kayak Safari to Motu
> Ofetaro" (Raiatea). Other choices include island and lagoon
> explorations, parasailing, shark and stingray feedings, off-road
> mountain adventures, wave-runner tours and helicopter flight-seeing
> expeditions.
>
> Launched in 2003 to much applause, the Paul Gauguin's "Ambassadors of
> the Environment" program will again be offered to youngsters on the
> June 10 to August 23 sailings. In partnership with Jean-Michel
> Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society, the program aims to give young
> cruise guest participants aged nine to 15 interactive experiences with
> and knowledge of marine and island ecosystems, emphasizing the
> critical importance of coral reefs, sustainable lifestyles and
> traditional Polynesian culture.
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