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Paul Gauguin to be given a £4.5 million renovation

Paul Gauguin, the highest-rated luxury cruise ship in the South Pacific, is to undergo its largest renovation in the ship’s 14-year history.

Scheduled for completion in January 2012, the £4.5 million renovation will include extensive enhancements to both interior and exterior of the ship.

The renovations will take place in January during the ship’s 10-night crossing from Tahiti to Brisbane and during an 11-night dry dock in Brisbane.

The Paul Gauguin is to receive its most significant upgrade in 14 years

By the time guests join the South Pacific Discovery cruise setting sail January 29, Paul Gauguin will have been thoroughly updated and redecorated “for even greater comfort”.

Following the renovations, all suites and staterooms will feature new carpeting, refinished furniture with new fabrics, new teak railings on the balconies, decorative side panels around the windows and new bathroom flooring.

Renovations throughout the ship will include new flooring and replaced carpeting, elegant new furniture, new window treatments and decorative wall panels and new signage, providing a lighter, brighter feel.

Other changes

La Veranda will offer guests a redesigned entrance, refinished indoor and outdoor furniture and solar shades throughout

Le Grill will boast new decorative partitions and divider walls, as well as a new buffet area and new lighting

L’Etoile will also feature a redesigned entrance in addition to video equipment for conferences

Promenade Deck 5 will boast a new built-in banquette and expanded casino

Deck 6 will receive a new integrated display case for books and art

La Palette will feature a decorative stone band along the front of the bar and an updated lighting system, as well as new outdoor furniture

Le Grand Salon will offer a refurbished dance floor to provide the perfect venue to dance the night away under the South Pacific sky

Paul Gauguin’s previous £4 million renovation was completed in January 2009.

“The upcoming refurbishments show Paul Gauguin Cruises’ level of commitment to the vessel and the importance of the overall product and guest experience,” the company said in a statement.