magroo

SW: Enjoy your drive down the PCH. I live in the Bay area and love driving along that road.

2 hours ago, Tahitianbigkahuna said:

I always say why worry, in 8 hours you will be in paradise. 

 

So true! It's an overnight flight anyway. I'll sleep most of the way.

On 3/15/2019 at 2:09 PM, SWFLAOK said:

I don't know if there were premium economy seats on ATN's airbus. We were always comfortable in our included economy seats, on the 2 side with a window.

I appreciate your opinion on the Airbus. I see so much about the 787, but we're flying on the Airbus next week. I like the 2-4-2 seating, but this is our first PG trip, so wondered about the comfort of the Airbus. Thanks!

We're thinking about visiting the Pearl Farm on Huahine, but I've only been able to find people visiting it via shore excursions. Has anyone gone there on their own? What is the best way to accomplish this? TIA

I've seen several threads talking about the WiFi on board PG, but haven't noticed anything about availability in ports. We tend to prefer to "unplug" to a certain extent on vacations, but would like to be able to check in back home from time to time. Usually we can find a place in port where we can tap into WiFi (cafes, internet shops, etc).  We will be visiting Huahine, Moorea, Vairao (Tahiti Iti), Bora Bora, Taha'a. We weren't planning on getting one of the Tahiti WiFi routers at the airport, but might if port WiFi is minimal.

Thanks for any input anyone can provide.

Thanks for sharing your trip. It's getting me even more excited for ours in July.

We decided to do a pre-cruise extension in Bora Bora. We booked ours thru PG, but I've read several posts where people did it separately. We always wanted to do overwater bungalows and figured, with the jet lag, it'd be great to have some days on the front end to chill and go at a slower pace before boarding the ship. Plus, our flight at the end of the cruise is a late night one, so PG booked us a day room that is ours until 8pm. All inter-island flights and transfers are included because we booked it all thru PG. It's our first time there, so it was worth it to us to do a total package.

On 6/21/2019 at 9:14 AM, JIMinNC said:

You should love Deck 8. We just returned home from the June 8-15 cruise in cabin 805. Very quiet and we wouldn't ever think of cruising without a balcony. We spent many mornings before breakfast and evenings before or after dinner out there with a drink. Very quiet and peaceful. We also loved Deck 8 for it's easy access to the pool deck and Le Grill for breakfast. The Deck 8 cabins also have King beds instead of Queens, so that and the balcony were the main factors in our choice of Deck 8 from the start. After our great experience, if and when we sail on the Paul Gauguin again, it will absolutely be on Deck 8. The cabins are very well laid-out and they did a lot with the available space. We had a 600+ sq ft suite on Azamara last fall, so we were expecting to feel cramped in the PG cabin, but we were pleasantly surprised at how spacious the cabin actually felt.

Thank you! I appreciate you impressions. We are very excited for our upcoming trip.

1 hour ago, Wendy The Wanderer said:

Ooh, yes, I'd do it.  We got a B once on an upsell and were very pleased.  No, it's not much bigger, but the location is great!  Plus you get a butler, and easy access to the 'hidden' little deck on deck 8, forward.

We decided to go for it. It's our 30th anniversary trip and we felt to would be a shame to pass up this opportunity. Didn't know about the "hidden" deck. We'll be sure to look for it.

Thanks!

We're currently in a D category stateroom on Deck 6 for our upcoming July sailing. Just got an e-mail from PG offering us a B category mini suite for $825pp.  Trying to decide if it's worth it. We've upgraded on other cruises before, but was wondering, given that this is a smaller ship, is it worth the additional $1650 for an additional 50 sq ft. I believe it comes with butler service, though, too. 

I'm looking for any insights/opinions to help me decide if this is worth it for us on this voyage. TIA

On 5/18/2019 at 7:35 AM, yourSLCwoman said:

I posted the daily newsletters from our 7-day cruise a little over a year ago:

 

 

Thank you!

On 4/24/2019 at 6:42 AM, FlightMedic555 said:

This link is to one of the most comprehensive reviews of the PG that I have ever seen.  Bring a drink and a comfy chair as it is very long.

 

 

 

I see what you mean about getting a drink and a comfy chair. LOL Great review, tho. Thanks. I'm enjoying reading it.

On 4/24/2019 at 10:58 AM, Wendy The Wanderer said:

I think that a typical day in Bora Bora will be just that, as far as the Ia Orana daily activities list goes.  So don't think it has to be from a 7-day trip.

 

Was there something specific that you wondered about, or were you just curious?

I like to read some dailies to get a feel for on board activities and they are also a great way to get a feel for the day-to-day life of the ship.

Thanks!😊

Which of our ports are tender serviced and which are docked at a pier?

Vairao

Huahine

Taha'a

Bora Bora

Moorea

Does PG have some type of Daily newsletter like other cruise lines? Does anyone have access to ones from a 7-day Society Islands cruise?

Thank you!

On 3/17/2019 at 8:20 AM, FlightMedic555 said:

It also looks like they now have a significant sale for some cruises, almost all of them with this itinerary.  Maybe it is not as populular as they thought it would be.  You might want to check to see if the sale is for your dates.

Thanks for the tip. I called PG and got a really nice reduction for our July sailing.

I believe there is only one per sailing. If you want to do it book it right away. We missed out for our sailing.

1 hour ago, fount said:

I apologize for getting you two couples mixed up!  Happy Anniversary to both of you!

Easy to do. Thank you for the well wishes. 

On 1/21/2019 at 6:39 PM, fount said:

Magroo, I just realized you are sailing in July 2020.  I want to wish you both a very happy 30th Anniversary.  Enjoy your planning time!  It gets more and more exciting each time you learn something new.  We have about 5.5 months to go.  Can't wait!  This will be our first trip to FP also!  So glad you also got the Vow Renewal!  It will be an incredible memory, I'm sure!

Oleta

We're sailing 2019. It's the new Society Islands & Tahiti Iti itinerary. 186 days to go!

Success! We booked the Vow Renewal!!

The PG rep I spoke with also mentioned that there is a special dining opportunity. It's dinner for 2 on the marina on the back of the ship. Only 1 per sailing. Our sailing's booking was already taken. Just an FYI in case you hadn't heard about it. I'm new to PG, so forgive me if this is old news.

We're on the July 27th sailing.

We recently booked our first PG cruise for our 30th. Love the idea of a vow renewal. Thanks for the heads up on this. I think I'm going to try to book this for our July sailing.

I've been on 3 different cruise lines and would recommend all of them. Royal Caribbean and Norwegian are similar in the type of clientele, costs, itineraries. Wide variety of people on board from families to couples to singles. Definitely not the young party crowd. We also did a European cruise on Oceania. Costs more but includes more. The guests tend to be middle age and older. Fewer families with children.

Like I mentioned, all 3 have given us great experiences.

You can each get a different one, or one can buy while the other has none, your choice.

That's wonderful! Thanks Sitzmark. :)