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Paul Gauguin Cruises and PONANT celebrated their alliance with a celebration in Papeete, Tahiti, between the m/s Paul Gauguin and Le Boréal, PONANT’s first sistership in Papeete.
 

 
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The two ships were both together in Papeete for the first time since PONANT acquired Paul Gauguin Cruises in August 2019. The celebration of this new alliance was held on October 25^th in the port of Papeete, with an accent on Tahitian traditions.
 

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On this occasion, a ceremony to the sound of Marquesan drums took place in the presence of Etienne Goujot, member of the PONANT Board, and Richard Bailey, member of the PONANT USA Board. The President of French Polynesia, Edouard Fritch, and the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia, Dominique Sorain, attended this celebration.
 

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In front of an audience made up of local guests and passengers from Le Boréal and The Gauguin, a blessing in Tahitian of the alliance between the two companies was followed by a performance by the traditional dance troupe O Tahiti E. The festive evening ended with a fireworks show.
 

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© Studio PONANT/Morgane Monneret

© Studio PONANT/Morgane Monneret

© Studio PONANT/Morgane Monneret

© Studio PONANT/Morgane Monneret