sponsored Windstar’s Tahiti Offer — Celebrating 35 Years in Tahiti To celebrate Windstar Cruises’ 35th anniversary sailing the Islands of Tahiti, book a Tahiti Cruise + Air + Hotel Package…
…small cruise ship reviews, round-ups & offers! Arriving in Tahiti: The Long Flight was Worth It Since the flying time from Toronto to Tahiti was over 15 hours, via San…
…(& very social!) BBQ on deck one evening in Tahiti. * Photo: Christine Bottross 3. On a Windstar Cruise in Tahiti you’ll enjoy distinctive dishes Windstar Cruises is affiliated with…
Caption: Anne Kalosh and Peter Knego attend “Hidden Tahiti” Peter Greenberg’s “Hidden Tahiti” Features Paul Gauguin Cruises By Peter Knego On September 15, along with fellow QuirkyCruise reporter Anne Kalosh,…
…11-night Tahiti cruise Round-trip airfare from Los Angeles (LAX) on Air Tahiti Nui One-night pre-cruise hotel stay at Intercontinental Papeete Hotel A post-cruise day room accommodation at Intercontinental Papeete Hotel…
Tahiti Cruise By Heidi Sarna. Note: Star Clippers isn’t sailing in Tahiti these days (though Paul Gauguin Cruises is), but you’ll get the picture. Read on. It was as much…
…itinerary The 7-night “Tahiti & the Society Islands” cruise departs from Papeete, Tahiti, calling at Huahine, Taha’a, Bora Bora and Moorea, before returning to Tahiti. Bora Bora, French Polynesia. *…
…Cruise News article. Fortunately, this was not my first visit to Tahiti, so the pangs of spending just a couple of hours at Papeete’s palm-fringed Pearl Beach Resort prior to…
…vessels calling Alaska. The newly stretched Star Breeze will not sail in Alaska during summer 2021 after all, but on a new itinerary from St. Martin before heading to Tahiti….
…Alaska. The newly stretched Star Breeze will not sail in Alaska during summer 2021 after all, but on a new itinerary from St. Martin before heading to Tahiti. * Photo:…
…a round-trip Air Tahiti Nui flight, pre-cruise accommodations and a post-cruise day room, ground transfers in Tahiti, and a seven-, 10- or 11-night cruise. Now, with air and hotel packages…
Tahiti-based ARANUI 5 Compagnie Polynesienne de Transport Maritime (C.T.P.M.) is a French Polynesian shipping line owned by the Wong family who have operated passenger-freighter ships in the remote South Pacific…
…“Tahiti & the Society Islands” cruise. Kassem’s focus is the Coral Triangle, one of Earth’s greatest centers of biodiversity. It comprises parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines,…
By Art Sbarsky. The Silver Discoverer cruise I took was titled “Peaks and Atolls of French Polynesia” and the 10-night voyage roundtrip from Papeete, Tahiti, was a perfect example of…
…is a favorite of couples and honeymooners. Its trademark itineraries include Tahiti and the Society Islands, Society Islands and Tahiti Iti, Society Islands and Tuamotus, Cook Islands and Society Islands,…
…are Judi’s most memorable quirky small-ship-cruise moments in 2022 “My 2022 has been an epic year for small-ship cruising including nine cruises to Hawaii, Tahiti, the Caribbean, Great Lakes, Rideau…
…the UK government subsidies the regular shipping service on specific dates from the port of Mangareva, French Polynesia, (connecting with Air Tahiti flights from Papeete, Tahiti) to Pitcairn Island. The…
…typically sails year-round in Tahiti. The Star Breeze with its new lengthened profile at the shipyard a few months ago. * Photo: Windstar Cruises While Wind Spirit undergoes routine maintenance…
…Seychelles, Thailand and Tahiti. The majority of the custom-built fleet is privately-owned. The Moorings sells them and then provides income to owners via their charter yacht management program. This arrangement…
…communications are needed to tell a more accurate story. While polar regions have been the mainstay for expeditions, the destinations are diversifying to include places like Tahiti and Western Australia’s…
…lobby. * Image: Windstar Cruises RELATED: Judi Cohen Reviews Her Tahiti Wind Spirit Cruise. RELATED: Christine Bottross Shows Us What Her Windstar Tahiti Cruise Was All About Wind Star First…
…its original Wind-class ships, Wind Star, to Tahiti to join up with Star Breeze in 2027 in order to satisfy the growing demand for French Polynesian island sailings. Additional itineraries…
…line to expand deployment and bring back one of its sail-powered ships, Wind Star, to Tahiti, where it will join Star Breeze in 2027. RELATED: Judi Cohen reviews her Windstar…
…begins in Tahiti and calls at numerous islands, remote and virtually unknown, and justly famous such as Pitcairn (Mutiny on the Bounty), Easter Island (stone statues) and Robinson Crusoe Island…
…repeated stops. Trips can last up to a month and, mercifully, include free laundry service. RELATED: Judi Cohen Reviews her Tahiti Windstar Dream Cruise aboard the 142-pax Wind Spirit. RELATED:…
…Chili, to Papeete, Tahiti. Each of the these trips are available as a segment of the Silver Cloud world cruise that visits 107 ports and 30 countries. Silver Explorer winters…
…Dec – March, 7 nights Canary Islands between Las Palmas and Tenerife Winters Nov, 7 nights Cape Verde (south of Canary Islands) round-trip from Praia, Sao Tiago Tahiti & French…
…Six cruise itineraries reach idyllic destinations such as Tahiti, the Marquesas Islands, New Guinea, the Society Islands on ships carrying between 102 and 126 passengers. Voyages can last from 10…
…Many of these places are popular small-ship destinations, including French Polynesia, which ordered ships based in Papeete, Tahiti, to return without delay to disembark travelers so they can return home….
…in 2021 as follows: Star Breeze — June 19, 2021, Caribbean Wind Star — June 19, 2021, Mediterranean Wind Spirit — July 15, 2021, Tahiti Wind Surf — Aug 8,…
…cruise itinerary planners, presentations included Saudi Arabia, the Baltic, The Hague, Orkney Islands, Cowes (Isle of Wight), Tahiti, the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence and the Caribbean. Yes, the Caribbean….
…Polynesia, Tahiti and Fiji, before a series of cruises exploring the Kimberley coastline of Australia. New Zealand, Indonesia and the Solomon Islands are among more Pacific options until October 2024….
…reminded me of the South Pacific. No wonder this is called the “Tahiti of the West Indies.” The beach on Union Island. * Photo: Peter Knego In Chatham Bay, Sea…
…Japan. * Photo: John Roberts Colleen and I were already familiar with the charms of Star Breeze, having cruised in Tahiti on the ship a year earlier. Read about that…
…fleet in 2026. The line last sailed in those areas in 2023 before it redeployed Star Breeze to year-round Tahiti service. “We are really happy to be able to bring…
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