Eleven nights, seven islands, Christmas Eve on a private island, and Christmas Day in Moorea.

DECEMBER 16 TO 27, 2028 · M/S PAUL GAUGUIN · ROUNDTRIP PAPEETE

Some Christmases happen around a tree. This one happens under the palms. VACAYA has chartered the entire m/s Paul Gauguin, just 330 guests, for an eleven night Christmas sailing through French Polynesia and the Cook Islands. Two days in Bora Bora, Christmas Eve on Motu Mahana, the cruise line’s private island, and Christmas Day in Moorea, with an overnight stay to soak it all in.

French Polynesia has been on my mind for a while now. Next October, Chris and I will be there ourselves, hosting our own small group sailing, a very different kind of trip. This one is a joyful full ship celebration with our whole LGBTQ+ community aboard, and the moment I saw it, I knew I had to share it with you.

Chris and I are not hosting this sailing. But you can book it through Premium Travel Experts, and VACAYA encourages exactly that. Tell me you would like to go, and I will be ready to book it for you as soon as your window opens, so you don’t have to worry.

Carlos

Roundtrip from Papeete: Huahine, Aitutaki and Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, two days in Bora Bora, Motu Mahana on Christmas Eve, and Moorea for Christmas Day. Fares include every standard meal across three restaurants, select wines and spirits, beer, soft drinks, bottled water, coffee and tea, 24 hour room service, Wi-Fi throughout the ship, snorkeling, kayaking and paddleboarding, and the run of Paul Gauguin’s private Bora Bora beach. VACAYA adds its own entertainment, themed cocktail parties, and holiday celebrations all week, on a full ship, adults only charter.

Per person, based on two guests sharing a stateroom.

Solo travelers pay the full room fare, with double gratuities and a single port fee. A third guest in a stateroom is $4,997 plus fees. Airfare to Papeete is additional, as are hotels, transfers, shore excursions, and spa services. Reserve with 10 percent down and spread the rest with interest free monthly payments.

Tell me you are interested, pick your stateroom, and I will take it from there. The form takes about a minute, and it comes straight to me.

Prefer email? Write to me at Carlos@premiumtravelexperts.com.