Cruise Line ProgramsA small luxury ship built specifically for Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia.
The m/s Paul Gauguin was designed to sail the shallow lagoons of French Polynesia, and it has spent its life doing exactly that.
It carries around three hundred guests, has a retractable water sports marina at the stern, and includes much of the experience in the fare. For an incentive program looking for somewhere genuinely far away and beautiful, Tahiti, Bora Bora and Moorea are hard to beat.
The line is part of the Ponant family, and it remains one of the most focused regional cruise products in the world. If you are still weighing lines against each other, the at-sea overview lays out how we compare them.
Bora Bora, Moorea and the lagoons of French Polynesia are the headline. Few places in the world make a stronger reward.
Kayaks, paddleboards and snorkelling straight from the ship make the water part of every day.
Local hosts bring the culture of the islands into the ship itself.
At this size, a full charter is realistic for a larger incentive program.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — Cruise Ship Paul Gauguin 01: Balou46, CC BY-SA 4.0; Cruise Ship Paul Gauguin 02: Balou46, CC BY-SA 4.0; Baie d'atuona: OLRICK98, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ship sails year round in French Polynesia, including Tahiti, Bora Bora, Moorea and the Society Islands, with longer voyages to other South Pacific islands.
Most groups fly into Papeete, Tahiti, to join the ship.
Buy the Sea has been placing corporate groups at sea for twenty-six years, across every major line. We know how Paul Gauguin works, and we know what to ask for and when to ask for it so that your program gets the ships, the spaces and the dates it needs. That is the part we handle.
Bring us a headcount, a budget and a range of dates. We will come back with real options with Paul Gauguin — and across every other line, because we represent all of them and we are paid by the cruise line, never by you. There is no fee, no markup and no obligation. Here is why that matters.
Within reason, and often more of it than planners expect — signage, screens, key cards, venue naming and private events are all on the table. What is possible comes together at negotiation, and we will walk you through it.
Yes, subject to dates. With around three hundred guests, it is well suited to a full charter for a larger incentive group.
Nothing. We are compensated by the cruise line, never by you. Twenty-six years of doing it this way is covered in why Buy the Sea.