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Paul Gauguin Luxury Cruise, Dec, 2011, by Brian Brown, CA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 6714.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Single tank dives only at $95/tank, but you can book as many as you want. There are usually 2-3 day, but not every day. On a week trip during XMAS week, I did 5 dives and probably could only have done 2-3 more if I wanted to ignore my family. Diving from the back of the ship from the water sports platform was very convenient and the crew were great. They take about 5 per zodiac, 2 zodiacs (sorted by experience) and the rides are only 10-15 min. to the dive sites. They are very helpful, very friendly, and watch the divers closely. They wash and store your equipment every day. All the dives were to about 70'. We saw a ton of sharks (black tip reef and large lemons), but missed the eagle rays due to a thunderstorm that churned up the water. I dove Toopua, Tapu and Moorea This is not really a dive trip, but an incredible cruise with diving thrown in as one of the activities. My family and I had a great time and I wouldn't hesitate to go back.
Websites	Paul Gauguin Luxury Cruise
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	California, Baja California, Carribean, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive with Divemaster in group of about 6. Dive plan announced in advance. No real opportunity to take off, divemaster comes looking for you.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	You can easily take your camera back to your room and rinse it to your heart's content in your bathtub, but there are no specific accomodations on the zodiac for your camera. The crew is very good about handing the camera to you.

Subscriber's Comments

By Kathy Granger in AZ, US at Sep 29, 2012 16:28 EST

We did a trip on the Paul Gauguin and loved diving with this crew! Fantastic experience !

By Linda Gerbis in ON, CA at Jul 01, 2017 00:32 EST

Thanks for the heads up on the price of dives. This was the first report that gave that info.

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Dive Review of Paul Gauguin Luxury Cruise in French Polynesia

Paul Gauguin Luxury Cruise, Dec, 2011,

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Dive Review of Paul Gauguin Luxury Cruise in
French Polynesia