Regent Seven Seas Cruises

REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES
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PAUL GAUGUIN
Passenger Capacity: 320
Built: 1998
Length: 513 ft.
Beam: 71 ft.
Draft: 17 ft.
Elevator: 2
Officers: French
Staff and Crew: 197; European and American

Itinerary: Seven-night cruises from Tahiti to Rangiroa, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Moorea.
Cabins: 160. All are outside and 50 percent have private balconies. Lowest deck has portholes rather than windows. Most cabins are 200 to 249 sq. ft.; seven suites are 300 to 457 sq. ft. Staterooms have queen or twin bed (a few king), VCR, direct dial phone, individual temperature control, refrigerator and bath with tub/shower
Dining: There is single open seating , complimentary wine served with lunch and dinner. The menu is continental with French specialties. There is also an alternative restaurant, a casual outdoor bistro grill at the pool with fish, steaks, and Tahitian specialties, and 24-hour room service. There is no smoking in the dining room.
Dress: Casual during the day. Most evenings are casual, and for the captain’s dinner, men are asked to wear a jacket, but no tie required. There are no formal nights.
Facilities and Activities: There is a retractable watersports platform aft for kayaking and water-skiing. A French spa has massage, thalassotherapy, aromatherapy, body wraps, facials, steam room, and hair salon. There is an orchestra for dancing, an observation lounge with a piano bar, a main lounge/conference center with entertainment and lectures, a card room, small casino, connoisseur club that offers fine wines, liqueurs and cognac, fitness center, and outdoor pool. A library has books and videos about the art, history, geography, and culture of the islands and the life and work of Paul Gauguin. There is original art work by Gauguin on board as well as historic photographs and papers, and videos for private en suite viewing. Lectures feature naturalists, artists and experts on Polynesia. You can visit the bridge at any time, including evening hours. You can swim in a blue lagoon, feed swarms of fish while snorkeling over coral reefs, wander around villages and old native ruins, take a helicopter tour, go scuba diving, or go on jeep safaris into mountains.
Recent Fares Reported to Us: $3,295 to $9,695 for suite with veranda, gratuities included. Pre and post-cruise stays available in Tahiti, Bora Bora, and Moorea.

SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR
Passenger Capacity: 490
Built: 1999
Length: 560 ft.
Beam: 81 ft.
Draft: 21 ft.
Elevator: 3
Officers: European
Staff and Crew: 325. European
Wheelchair Access

Itinerary: There are 4 to 11-night cruises: to the Caribbean from Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach, San Juan, and Tampa; between New York and Freeport; between New York and Montreal including the St. Lawrence River; and between New York and Iceland.
Cabins: 206. All are outside, are 301 to 1,173 sq. ft., and 90 percent have balconies. All have individual temperature control, king-size bed (can convert to twins), walk-in closets, full-size bathtub and separate shower, VCR, refrigerator, and telephone. There are 19 cabins that are interconnecting. Four cabins are wheelchair accessible.
Dining: There are two restaurants -- the Compass Rose and the Portofino Grill. There is open, single seating with complimentary wine at dinner; 24 hour room service.
Dress: Casual during the day. Resort wear or jackets for men at night. The ambiance is luxury without pretension, but a tux would be appropriate on formal night.
Facilities and Activities: The two-tiered Seven Seas Lounge with walls of glass overlooking the water has the look of a sophisticated 1930's night club. The Galileo has a piano bar. The Connoisseur Club has leather chairs, port and cigars. The Navigator Lounge has a harpist. There is a pool, two whirlpools, a casino, a small boutique, a library with books, videos, and computers with internet access. A health club and spa have aromatherapy, seaweed and mud wraps, massages, herbal, thalasso and hydrate therapies, steam rooms, sauna, a juice bar, and salon services. There is an electronic and radar display to track ship position or you may visit the bridge. There is a golf pro, driving cage and putting green on board. Golfers are offered greens privileges at clubs on many of the cruises.
Recent Fares Reported to Us: $4,595 for a 16-night cruise, gratuities included. Discount of $1,500 per person for combining two or more cruises for 15 nights. Past traveler 5 percent discount.

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