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  • Sunset over a Tikehau lagoon with thatched overwater bungalows and coconut palms silhouetted against an orange sky.
    Cruise and land

    Two Weeks in French Polynesia: The Paul Gauguin and Tikehau

    6–20 November 2025 · French Polynesia

    Paul Gauguin Cruises

    In November 2025 we spent two weeks in French Polynesia: a few days in Tahiti, then the Paul Gauguin to Huahine, Taha'a, Bora Bora and Moorea, then a land stay on Tikehau. We snorkeled with manta rays at Bora Bora and Tikehau, watched hundreds of spinner dolphins follow our boat, and lost two outings to rain and high waves.

  • A double rainbow arching over a palm-covered island and turquoise lagoon in French Polynesia.
    Land expedition

    French Polynesia: An Island-Hopping Adventure

    10–21 November 2020 · French Polynesia

    Two weeks island-hopping through French Polynesia by air and boat — Tahiti, Tikehau, Taha'a and Bora Bora. Reef sharks outside the bungalow, a lemon shark on a motu snorkel, a drift channel we swam ten times in a day, and a guide who took us to the spot he brings his own family.

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Chris Commisso standing beside a glacial lagoon in Iceland, with icebergs and a snow-covered mountain behind him.

Chris Commisso · Expedition Expert

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Chris and Erika have sailed ten expedition voyages and toured seven more expedition ships. Favorite explorations so far: Antarctica, Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Alaska, the Galápagos, the Scottish Hebrides, Churchill and French Polynesia.

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