The incredible five-star m/s Paul Gauguin ship was designed and constructed explicitly to cruise through the waters of Tahiti, the South Pacific and French Polynesia. It was built in 1998 and is the longest constantly running all year long luxury cruise liner that cruises the South Pacific. It is owned and operated by Pacific Beachcomber S.C. who is the premier French Polynesia luxury resorts. The Paul Gauguin Cruise group has a second ship in addition to the m/s Paul Gauguin, called the m/v Tere Moana, which was launched in December of 2012. It is a slightly smaller ship than the m/s Paul Gauguin, but be assured that it is no less luxurious and is a five-star experience as well.

No other luxury cruise liners operating in the waters around Tahiti, the French Polynesia and the South Pacific has even come close to offering the single-destination attention on a year around basis nor the expertise and focus for a single-destination location like the Paul Gauguin Cruise lines does in the waters of the South Pacific.

The two ships are not only five-star in their delivery of total luxury, but they are totally unique in their itineraries and emphasis on their distinctive efforts to deliver an experience that cannot be obtained in a larger ship specializing in warm-weather locations. Their unique smaller design allows them to stop at ports that bigger ships simply cannot access and this allows the traveler to experience exotic sights, sounds and smells that other cruise lines cannot offer. The two ships sail in the winter months in Latin America and the Caribbean, and in the summer months they sail in Europe.

Paul Gauguin Cruises offer over twenty-five years of expertise in the French Polynesian market, and their Beachcomber luxury hotel is the largest of its kind in the region of French Polynesia. Be assured that The Gauguin and The Moana operate five of the finest, award-winning properties in the area. Also the company is very “green” in its pursuit of sustainable development and as a result, is fully Green Globe certified.