Paul Gauguin
Go windsurfing from the private marina of this 330-guest cruise ship. The beautiful, six-star Paul Gauguin is home-ported in Tahiti and offers year-round cruises that visit Papeete, Raiatea, Taha’a, Bora Bora, Moorea, Rangiroa, as well as Hiva Oa and Nuku Hiva in the remote Marquesas Islands. Paul Gauguin offers and excellent combination of intimacy, luxury, ambiance and romance.

Tahitian Princess
Accommodating 670 passengers The Tahitian Princess sails 10 day itineraries to the Society and Tuamotu Islands and even offers 11 and 12 days sailings including Tahiti and Hawaii! The Tahitian Princess is rich in onboard activities, entertainment, and amenities. You may either relax on deck by the pool or get a massage at the Lotus Spa. And this ship offers more than 200 affordable balcony staterooms so you won't have to miss a single sunset.

Bora Bora Cruises

Bora Bora Cruise's luxury five-star cruise yachts set a new standard for cruising in French Polynesia. The 30-Cabin, 226-foot yachts, "Tu Moana" and "Ti'a Moana," feature original Polynesian art throughout, staterooms with the finest furnishings, and French cuisine infused with the freshest of Polynesian flavors. The yacht's shallow draft design allows for anchorage in the stunning turquoise lagoons and easy access to pristine white sand beaches.

Star Flyer
Relive the golden age of sail and experience a true square-rigged clipper ship on board Star Flyer. This beautiful 360-foot yacht carries just 170 pampered guests who enjoy spacious accommodations, expansive teak decks and two swimming pools. New to Tahiti in 2008 Star Flyer will sail 7, 10 & 11 night sailings round-trip from Papeete to the Society and Tuamotu Islands. Experience some of the most spectacular landscapes and marine environments in the world aboard Star Flyer.

Haumana Cruises

Experience the best of the Tuamotu Islands on board the 12-cabin Polynesian-owned catamaran Haumana. New for 2008 she remains exclusively in the 400 square mile lagoon of Rangiroa year round. The itinerary has been completely revised to offer the best of Rangiroa on 3, 4 or 7-night itineraries; allowing each traveler to discover this atoll at their own pace. Lounge about in the out-door Jacuzzi, explore the Coral Garden in a kayak, or hop into one of their tenders to discover the pink sand beaches. There is no strict agenda on the Haumana; just days to be organized as you please.

Cruise West
For more than 60 years Cruise West has done things differently. They offer a unique and personal travel experience focusing on the destination - it's scenery, wildlife, natural history and culture. Their small shallow draft ships are perfect for intimate exploration of off-the-beaten track waterways, narrow channels and tiny ports that passengers on large ships will never see.  In Tahiti the Spirit of Oceanus offers 9 day sailings round-trip from Papeete to the Society, Tuamotu, and the Marquesas Islands. This winter they also offer 13 day sailings including Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands plus Tahiti! Up-close, casual and personal, always the true Cruise West style.

Aranui
The Aranui. The Marquesas Islands. Both have become legends among travelers. Together they bring back the kind of classic South Seas adventure of which nineteenth century seafaring novels are made. The Aranui's voyages cover all six inhabited Marquesas Islands, plus Fakarava and Rangiroa in the Tuamotus, the world's largest atoll. Sailings are for 16 days round-trip from Papeete or 8 days Embark/Disembark in Nuku Hiva. This combination of working freighter and cruise ship offers comfortable air-conditioned accommodations for about 200 guests plus all the creature comforts of home. Explore ancient ruins, discover overgrown tikis, visit the grave of Paul Gauguin. Sail Aranui and visit Islands which have remained virtually untouched since the arrival of Spanish explorer Alvaro de Mendana in 1595.

Archipels
Since 1992 the original cruise formula offered by Archipels has attracted thousands of passengers who have chosen this type of adventure at a leisurely pace aboard one of the six catamarans in their fleet.  Engineered for exceptional stability, generous space, and excellent comfort, each vessel is designed as a small luxurious hotel with a maximum capacity of just eight passengers!  A wide range of activities are offered including; snorkel, diving, all kinds of fishing, kayak rides, introduction to the ecosystem of the atolls, lunch with the Islanders and more! Relaxation, congenial atmosphere, comfort, discovery, and privacy. All this awaits you and more.

Moorings
Enjoy paradise on your own self-skippered sailing adventure. A Moorings bareboat charter allows those withsailing experience to plan their own itinerary and sail at their own pace while exploring the wonders of Tahiti. Guests who choose not to sail a yacht on their own have the option of adding a Moorings Skipper to their bareboat charter.