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Tahiti   ~   Bora Bora   ~   Moorea   ~   The Cook Islands
m/s "Paul Gauguin"    ~    Ten Days   ~   I n   P a r a d i s e

                                       The January-2004, issue of “Condé Nast Traveler”
                                       rates our ultra-luxury six-star m/s “Paul Gauguin”
                                       Number One small cruise ship of the world!

                                       Based on a total score of 100

                                       Value…………………………Excellent
                                       Overall Rating……………………97.7
                                       Itineraries……………………………100.0
                                       Crew/Service……………………………98.1
                                       Cabin/Design………………………………98.1
                                       Food/Dining……………………………………99.0
                                       Activities/Excursions…………………………93.3

                                       “The top-rated  ship  in  the  world"


                                                     
         Photos taken by Tom Taffel on July 25, 2006: m/s Paul Gauguin and Bora Bora Sunrise

Our eleventh cruise to Tahiti and Bora Bora will be aboard the deluxe, six star, 330 guest m/s "Paul Gauguin." We will sail from Tahiti to: Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora Bora, Moorea and The Cook Islands and return to Papeete, Tahiti, “Queen of the Pacific.”

Our group rate will include: Special group discount ~ $200 shipboard credit ~ round trip air fare from Los Angeles ~ a complimentary 3.5 hour tour of Moorea ~ complimentary airport/ship/hotel/airport transfers ~ gratuities for the vessel’s staff ~ complimentary soft drinks and mineral waters throughout the cruise ~ fabulous complimentary wines with dinner ~ before and after dinner drinks ~ port charges and taxes ~ complimentary wind surfing, kayaking and water skiing from the ship’s watersports platform ~ complimentary cocktail parties throughout the cruise ~ personalized service of approximately 1 crew member to every guest, with one of the highest space per guest ratios in cruising ~ single open seating dining with the option of dining in two elegant restaurants.

Special Group Rate Including Air (From LAX)

Cat 'OS' Owners Suite Deck7 $14,986
Cat "GS" Grand Suite Deck 8 $11,692
Cat. "A"  Veranda on Deck 7   $9,390
Cat. "B"  Veranda on Deck 8   $7,270
Cat. "C"  Balcony on Deck 7   $5,735
Cat. "D"  Balcony on Deck 6   $5,645
Cat. "E"  Window on Deck 4    $4,295
Cat. "F"  2-Portholes/Deck 3   $4,124

Single Supplement for: D, E, F: $1,700
Third   Person  Fare  Is   "Half  Fare"

These rates include port charges & taxes.   Rates, schedules and availability subject to change.   Your 20% deposit, is 100% refundable minus a $200 Administrative Fee.

Voted by Ocean Cruise News in a 6-star category 9 years in a row as “Best Cruise Value.” Voted by the readers of Porthole magazine in 2001 as “Best Luxury Cruise Line.” Voted by the readers of Travel & Leisure magazine in 2001 as “World's Best Small Cruise Line”

Radisson (now Regent) Seven Seas won Travel and Leisure’s Best Small Ship Cruise Line for 1999. Ocean Cruise News named Radisson ’The Best Cruise Value’ in the ultra deluxe small ship line and Stern's six ribbon rating. The m/s Paul Gauguin’s staterooms feature pear wood and mahogany French furniture with white marble bathrooms.


Day Date Port   Arrive   Depart
Tuesday July 13 Papeete, Tahiti      -----      -----
Wednesday July 14 Huahine, French Polynesia       -----      -----
Thursday July 15 Day At Sea      -----      -----
Friday July 16 Aitutaki,   The Cook Islands      -----      -----
Saturday July 17 Rarotonga, The Cook Islands      -----      -----
Sunday July 18 Day At Sea       -----      -----
Monday July 19 Bora Bora, French Polynesia      -----      -----
Tuesday July 20 Bora Bora, French Polynesia      -----      -----
Wednesday July 21 Taha'a (Motu Mahana)      -----      -----
Thursday July 22 Moorea, French Polynesia      -----      -----
Friday July 23 Moorea, French Polynesia      -----      -----
Friday July 23 Papeete, Tahiti      -----      -----




Your 10-Day French Polynesia cruise (vacation) aboard the intimate, six star m/s Paul Gauguin, including economy air fare from Los Angeles, port charges and taxes, hotel, transfers, gratuities, watersports, and outstanding complimentary gourmet wines and premium spirits and daily cocktail parties.


Roundtrip coach air is included from Los Angeles.
There is a nominal charge for air from other regions in the U.S.
Everyone in our group will receive a $200 per cabin shipboard credit.
Your 20% deposit, is 100% refundable minus a $200
Administrative Fee.

Air Tahiti Nui rates....
Subject to availability
Schedules are subject to change

7/13/10 United Airlines B737-300
SFO - - - - LAX ~ UA Flight #----
8:15am - 9:34am

7/13/10 Air Tahiti Nui AB340-300
LAX - - - - PPT  ~  TN Flight #001
1:00pm - -6:20pm

7/23/10 Air Tahiti Nui AB340-300
PPT - - - - LAX  ~ TN Flight #102
11:30pm - 10:10am (7/24/10)

7/24/10 United Airlines B737-300
LAX - - - - SFO ~ UA Flight #----
12:10pm - 1:25pm

Airbus A340-300

Air Tahiti Nui’s Cabin Staff ~ Take Honors

Skytrax, the largest airline survey in the world polling over 4 million passengers from 98 countries every year, honored Air Tahiti Nui, the international airline of Tahiti and her Islands, with the 4th place ranking of its flight attendants among all airlines worldwide in the 2004 annual SKYTRAX passenger survey.

Air Tahiti Nui ranked behind only Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways and Asiana Airlines and out-polled such perennial standouts as Singapore Airlines and All Nippon Airways to garner the 4th spot.  The carrier was also voted top place in the Australia/Pacific regional category.

Skytrax also honored Air Tahiti Nui with one of nine “Airline Excellence” awards, “Best Airline, Pacific Region” for the second consecutive year and an overall rating of 4 Stars out of a possible 5 Stars.


Have you ever considered exchanging vows or even honeymooning in "Paradise?" Tahiti, Bora Bora and the Cook Islands are exotic, romantic, beautiful -- away from the crowds and tourists. Tahiti is only 7.5 hours from Los Angeles...and that's only two glasses of champagne farther than Hawaii.

Tahiti and the French Polynesian Islands are simply ideal, with unforgettable sunsets, beautiful beaches and the most beautiful crystalline water you have ever seen, anywhere in the world. According to James Michener, Bora Bora is "The most beautiful isalnd in the world." (According to Tom Taffel, Moorea is the second most beautiful island in the world).

Romance is always in the air because Tahiti isn't just a place, it's an experience; unforgettable, pleasurable, remarkable! Tahiti is the source of memories you will cherish for a lifetime. It's never too soon to start dreaming, planning, and giving yourself the pure pleasure you truly deserve.

Come to Tahiti...Come to Paradise.


The  Following  Complimentary  Wines
have been offered in the past, with dinner:

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Complimentary White Wines:

Alois Lageder, Pino Bianco, Alto Adige, Italy, 2000
Arrowood Chardonnay, Grand Archer, Sonoma, California 2000
Buehler Vineyards Chardonnay, St. Helena, California, 1999
Casillero del Diablo, Casablanca Valley, Chile, 2000
Chateau de la Vrillere, Muscadet-de-Sevre-et-Maine-sur Lie, Loire Valley, 1999
Chateau Haute-Selve, Graves, Bordeaux, France 1998
Chateau Reynella, Chardonnay, McLaren Vale, South East Australia 2000
Cuvaison, Carneros, Napa Valley, California 2000
Domaine William Fevre, Chablis, Burgundy, France 1999
Drouhin, Chablis, Burgundy, France, 2000
Ferrari-Carano, Fume Blanc, Sonoma County, California 2001
Flora Springs, Chardonnay Estate, Napa Valley, 2000
Georges Duboef, Chardonnay, Van de Pays d'Oc, France, 2000
Geyser Peak, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma, California 2001
King Estate, Reserve Pinot Gris, Oregon 2001
Los Boldos, Chardonnay, Chile 2000
Macon-Lugny, Louis Jadot, Maconnais, Burgundy, France, 2000
Macon-Villages, Loron & Fils, Burgundy, France, 2000
Pinot Grigio, D.O.C., S. Margherita, Valdadiage, Italy, 2000
Pouilly-Fuisse, Bouchard Pere et fils, Maconnais, Burgandy, France 2000
Pouilly Fuisse, Drouhin, Burgundy, France, 2000
Sancerre, Domaine du rochoy, Loire Valley, France 2000
Stoneleigh, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand 2001

Complimentary Desert Wines

Beringer, White Zinfandel, California, 2000

Chateau de Monbazillac, Monbazillac, Bergarac, France 1995
Piesporter Michelsberg, Lange & Schafe, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Germany 1999

Complimentary Red Wines

Alapay Cellare, Santa Maria Valley, Pinot Noir, California 2000
Barbera d’Asti, Luigi Castino, Piedmonte, Italy, 1999
Barbera d’Asti, Superiore, Michele Chiarlo, D.O.C.G., Piemonte, Italy, 1999
Brouilly, Loron & Fils, Burgundy, France, 2000
Canyon Road, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma, California 1999
Centine, Rosso Toscano, Castello Banfi, Tuscany, Italy, 1999
Charles Krug, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, 1998
Chateau La Gaillarde, Premieres Cotes de Blaye, Bordeaux, France, 1998
Chateau Garraud, Lalande-de-Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 1996
Chateau Le Bruilleau, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France, 1999
Chateauneuf du Pape, Georges Dubeouff, Southern Rhone Valley, France, 2001
Chateau Orme-Brun, Grand Cru, St. Emilion, France 1998
Chateau Peybonhomme-les-Tours, Premieres Cotes de Blaye, Bordeaux France, 1999
Chianti Classico, Riserva, Castello Banfi, Tuscany, Italy, 1998
Concha y Toro, Marques de Casa Concha, Merlot, Rapel Valley, Chile, 1998
Cote de Beaune-Villages, Louis Jadot, Burgundy, France, 1998
Cotes du Rhone, Loron & Fils, Rhone Valley, France, 2000
Crozes-Hermitages, Chapoutier, Rhone Valley, France 1998
Francis Coppola, Diamond Series Claret, California, 2000
Frank Phelan, Saint Estephe, 1997
King Estate, Reserve Pinot Gris Oregon 2000
La Chapelle du Romanin, Les Baux-de Provence, France 1998
Les Granges, Domaine E. Rothschild, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 1999
Metala Shiraz-Cabernet, Langhorn Creek, South Australia 1998
Montes, Cabernet Sauvignon, Curico Valley, Chile, 1997
Montes, Merlot, Curica Valley, Chile, 2000
Moulin a Vent, Georges Duboeuf, Beaujolais, France, 2000
Niebaum-Coppola, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 1999
Niebaum-Coppola, Diamond Series Claret, California 2000
Phelan, St. Frank Estephe, Bordeaux, France 1999
Valley of the Moon, Zinfandel, Sonoma, California 1998

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Tom Taffel: (415) 566-7673 ~ TomTaffel@sbcglobal.net
California Seller of Travel             (CST) 1010972-40