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Contact Information:
Paul Gauguin Cruises
1000 Corporate Drive
Suite 440
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
800-848-6172
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Why Paul Gauguin Cruises?
 Fleet consists of luxurious, built-for-Tahiti Paul Gauguin
Sails itineraries to French Polynesia and the South Pacific
All-inclusive fares cover drinks, tips and watersports
Romantic atmosphere is perfect for honeymooners
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About Paul Gauguin Cruises
Paul Gauguin Cruises is a brand-new cruise line with a single ship, the Tahiti-based Paul Gauguin.
The ship will be familiar to fans of luxury cruising in general -- and French Polynesia in particular –- because it was operated by Regent Seven Seas Cruises from its launch in 1997. Paul Gauguin Cruises took over management of the vessel beginning with its January 6, 2010, cruise.
Paul Gauguin Cruises is owned by Pacific Beachcomber, under the leadership of entrepreneur Richard Bailey, who serves as chairman, president and CEO of the cruise line. Bailey, an American, has been living in Tahiti since the mid-1980s. Pacific Beachcomber is a major player in hotels in French Polynesia. It purchased the InterContinental Resort Tahiti and InterContinental Resort and Spa Moorea in 1998, and InterContinental Le Moana Resort Bora Bora in 1999. The company opened its fourth hotel, InterContinental Resort and Thalasso Spa Bora Bora in 2006, and is working on a new resort -- The Brando -- on the atoll of Tetiaroa. It's slated for completion in 2011.
However, Paul Gauguin Cruises was actually created by its previous owner, Vantage Deluxe World Travel, in January 2009. Vantage created the new subsidiary cruise line when Regent Seven Seas announced it would not renew its contract to manage the ship after it expired at the end of 2009. Vantage tapped David Giersdorf to head up Paul Gauguin Cruises. Giersdorf, a veteran cruise line executive who has formerly been an executive vice president at Holland America and president with Ambassadors Cruise Group (which owns Windstar), stayed on as president and CEO of Paul Gauguin Cruises during the transition and stepped down when Bailey came onboard.
The cruise line is committed to keeping its one ship in the South Pacific and maintaining Regent's high level of luxury and service, as well as Paul Gauguin's current onboard staff. Under its new ownership, the cruise line is expected to expand its pre- and post-cruise resort stay options and intensify the relationship between the ship and the destination. An expansion of the line is not currently planned.
The ship, which has been managed by Regent Seven Seas since its debut, has had numerous owners since its launch in 1997. The first to own it was the French firm Societe Services et Transport. Boston-based Grand Circle Travel and Vantage Deluxe World Travel (the owners of Grand Circle and Vantage are brothers) jointly acquired Paul Gauguin in 2004 but soon after Vantage Deluxe World Travel took sole ownership of the cruise ship. Pacific Beachcomber is the current owner as of August 2009.
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