NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — For the second 12 months in a row, Paul Gauguin Cruises has been voted Best Small Cruise in Condé Nast Traveler’s2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. French Polynesia’s vacation spot professional acquired the highest honor based mostly on greater than 750,000 votes by readers who rated their current journey experiences throughout varied classes.
The award underscores Paul Gauguin Cruises’ dedication to delivering culturally enriching experiences, all-inclusive luxurious, and personalised service on m/s Paul Gauguin—a ship purpose-built to discover Tahiti and the South Pacific.
Condé Nast Traveler Readers Name Paul Gauguin Cruises ‘Best Small Cruise’ for Second Consecutive Year
“Being named Best Small Cruise by Condé Nast Traveler readers, once again, reflects the deep connection and loyalty our guests feel toward The Gauguin and her crew,” Samuel Chamberlain, CEO, PONANT EXPLORATIONS GROUP Americas mentioned. “Our goal has always been to showcase French Polynesia in a way that preserves its otherworldly beauty and cultural heritage, while giving back to local communities. Many of our crew members have sailed with us for more than 15 years, and some were born and raised on these islands. Their deep connection to the destination inspires a genuine warmth, pride, and hospitality that define The Gauguin Experience. We celebrate this honor with our m/s Paul Gauguin family and look forward to introducing Paul Gauguin Cruises to even more travelers in the year to come.”
The intimate, 330-guest m/s Paul Gauguin is a chic but relaxed ship, evoking the texture of an overwater “bungalow” that sails. Its sustainable design contains a restricted draft that permits it to discover the shallow waters and smaller isles of the Society Islands, Tuamotus, Marquesas, Cook Islands, and South Pacific. While the tradition is palpable all through the vacation spot, it involves life on board by the music, storytelling, and different actions led by Les Gauguines, a troupe of Tahitian hosts who reside on the ship.
A current multimillion-dollar refurbishment launched an elevated design of Le Grill restaurant, a reimagined pool deck with shaded cabana areas, new connecting staterooms to accommodate the rise in multigenerational journey, an up to date livery, and sustainable expertise upgrades akin to a brand new seawater filtration system. More than 70 % of the ship’s staterooms function personal balconies, whereas choose staterooms and all suites include butler service.
Bringing visitors even nearer to the ocean is the ship’s watersports marina, providing complimentary paddleboarding, kayaking, and snorkel gear. The Gauguin can also be the one passenger ship in French Polynesia with a PADI certification dive program onboard.
Families will recognize the road’s complimentary kids’s program for ages six to fifteen on choose summer season and vacation voyages. In partnership with Te mana o te moana, the South Pacific’s main marine schooling and conservation basis, the Moana Explorer Program engages children with the native surroundings and tradition by crafts, excursions, and different hands-on actions.
About Paul Gauguin Cruises
Paul Gauguin Cruises operates the 330-guest m/s Paul Gauguin, offering a luxurious cruise expertise tailor-made to the unparalleled wonders of French Polynesia and the South Pacific. In addition to being voted the Best Small Cruise in Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards for 2024 and 2025—an accolade that follows the road’s recognition as a Top 2 Small Cruise Line in the identical publication in 2023, 2022, and 2021—Paul Gauguin Cruises acquired Seatrade’s 2024 Sustainability Initiative of the Year award for its “Taote (doctor) Gauguin” healthcare partnership with the French Polynesian Government. A perennial favourite in French Polynesia for greater than 27 years, the road’s notable journey and way of life awards additionally embrace the World’s Best Small-Ship Ocean Cruise Line in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2022, and 4 “Best French Polynesia Cruises” within the AFAR Travelers’ Choice Awards. In 2019, Paul Gauguin Cruises joined PONANT EXPLORATIONS GROUP, a designer of inspiring voyages on board small exploration ships.
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