Paul Gauguin (ship)
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MS Paul Gauguin is a cruise ship that was completed in 1997. It primarily operates in the South Pacific. Paul Gauguin Cruises is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.
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Paul Gauguin at Bora Bora | |
History | |
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The Bahamas | |
Name | Le Paul Gauguin |
Owner | Paul Gauguin Shipping Limited |
Operator | Ponant Cruises |
Port of registry | France |
Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Launched | 25 April 1997 |
Completed | 1997 |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 19,200 GT |
Length | 504 ft (154 m) |
Beam | 71 ft (22 m) |
Draft | 16.9 ft (5.2 m) |
Decks | 7 passenger decks |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Capacity | 332 |
Crew | 215 |
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ship did not sail for some time but resumed operations on 18 July 2020 for local residents and on 29 July for international guests, with reduced occupancy.[1]
A news report on 3 August 2020 stated that COVID-19 virus had been detected on the ship while it was in Papeete, Tahiti; passengers were required to stay in their cabins. As of that date, the ship was operated by the Ponant Company under the branding Paul Gauguin Cruises,[2] The capacity was stated to be 318 guests plus a crew of 216. The ship had been modified to use a "cleaner" fuel — low-sulphur marine gas oil (LS-MGO) — and the company planned "to offset 150 percent of its carbon emissions". The company's web site discussed renovations that had been completed.[3]