citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message paul gauguin cruises type subsidiary of beachcomber croisieres limited industry transportation founded 1998 headquarters bellevue washington united states area served tahiti french polynesia south pacific and the mediterranean caribbean & latin american beginning in 2012 2013 key people richard bailey chairman & ceo products cruises parent beachcomber croisieres limited website http www.pgcruises.com paul gauguin cruises is a cruise line owned by beachcomber croisieres limited with headquarters in bellevue washington . paul gauguin cruises operates the luxury cruise ship the paul gauguin to tahiti french polynesia and the south pacific . 1 contents 1 history 2 destination 3 current fleet 4 references 5 external links history edit the company and ship had been sailing under the name regent seven seas cruises from 1998 2010 until paul gauguin cruises took over the ship and its operations in january 2010 . the parent company beachcomber croisieres limited had previously acquired the line in 2009 . 2 on september 30 2011 the line announced the acquisition of a second ship . the ship was christened as the m v tere moana in december 2012 . the company announced the sale of the tere moana in june 2015 leaving the paul gauguin as its only ship . 3 destination edit paul gauguin currently sails year round to tahiti & society islands cook islands french polynesia fiji marquesas tonga tuamotus australia & new zealand . the m v tere moana had its final sailing as a paul gauguin cruise 4 on may 14 2016 . current fleet edit ship built builder entered service for paul gaugiin gross tonnage flag notes paul gauguin 1997 chantiers de i atlantique 2010 present 19 200 tons bahamas originally sailed for regent seven seas cruises transferred to paul gauguin cruises in january 2010 . 5 tere moana 1998 alstom leroux st. malo france 2012 may 2016 3 500 tons bahamas sailed as le levant for compagnie du ponant until 2012 . 6 references edit paul gauguin luxury cruise company profile . paul gauguin cruises . retrieved october 8 2011 . paul gauguin luxury cruise news news news . paul gauguin cruises . retrieved october 8 2011 . http www.cruisecritic.com news news.cfm id 6407 http www.cruisecritic.com news news.cfm id 6407 paul gauguin cruises cruise lines . luxury cruise bible . retrieved october 8 2011 . paul gauguin buys le levant to branch out from south pacific . cruise community.com . september 30 2011 . retrieved october 8 2011 . external links edit official website cruise critic review retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title paul gauguin cruises & oldid 733950489 categories companies based in bellevue washingtoncompanies established in 1998cruise linestravel and holiday companies of the united statesshipping companies of the united stateshidden categories articles needing additional references from may 2012all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 11 august 2016 at 04 30 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view