miss lily

My husband and I are Commodore status. We have sailed every year since 2005. Pacific Beachcomber and Ponant, as well as Regent have given us status for all of our sailings. There have been no issues at all.

In addition when I could not board the 1/5/22 sailing due to a fever(not Covid related)Ponant

was wonderful to us. Pacific Beachcomber, with whom we have enjoyed a very long relationship took very good care of us during our unexpected 

stay after we could not sail.

So in our case both Regent and Ponant at this time are giving us loyalty credit for all of the PG sailings we have been on.

My husband and I have been sailing on the PG every year since 2004. We do multiple BTB sailings each year totalling approximately 250  nights on her. We were on the first sailing following after Regent ended its' reign. There were many skeptics among the less than 200 fellow passengers on that sailing. All was and has been wonderful for the past ten years. We have made many new friends that we continue sailing with every year. We return over and over again because we feel so comfortable and special. 

Our memory treasure trove is bursting with many of the best times and experiences of our lives. 

Captains Toni, Rajko and Davor have shown us safe and wonderful times in so many places over and over again. My husband learned to waterski in Tahaa with Dominique and we laughed until we couldn't laugh anymore with Rajko during an extremly ROUGH voyage to Australia as well as to the Marquesas. We were on the Tere Moana with Rajko and Jacques on her second sailing and I returned solo the following year for another bouncy sailing.

SIDE NOTE: We are meeting Rajko and his wife in Amsterdam to spend the day in early September. We are so excited; we haven't seen him since 2014.

DIANE MOORE and her team: She is a wonderful leader and I am certain nothing will change about that. Her experience and warmth makes me feel as though we know each other well. Her many years of knowledge and experience will make the transition with Ponant seamless and purely positive.

DICK BAILEY: WE met very soon after Pacific Beachcomber took over. He was on a sailing with us; he agreed to meet me and my notes for coffee and intently listened to all I had to say. The rest is history. He is a brilliant businessman, consumate professional, true visionary and warm individual. I am smiling as I write this. 'Mr. Bailey' has been truly wonderful to us.

All on the PG as well as at all of his many properties truly admire and respect him. I suspect the new future is bittersweet for him and in the best interest of the PG.

FUTURE: We are booked on several saiings on the PG in early 2020. I am sure that with the management of Diane Moore and her team along with innovative growing Ponant,  PG Cruises will continue to be a part of the fabulous memory building for us and all others sailing on her.

We have been sailing on the PG each year since 2004 and have done multiple sailings many of those years.

Six months after The Brando opened we visited. We returned one year after that.

If traveling to French Polynesia The Brando is a resort not to be missed. It is a a 'once in a lifetime' experience

that is more than worth than its' cost. The beauty, extreme serenity, magnificent architectural structures,

and decor will take your breath away.

The staff and management are the BEST in the world. The food is perfection at a level found in the finest

restaurants in France. Every need, want and desire of all guests are met at all times.

We hope to return for many years to come!

We stayed in the Tahiti Nui hotel several years ago for three nights. It is a 'boutique' like hotel. The rooms and bathrooms are comfortable, there is a small pool and a restaurant in the hotel. The hotel is next door to a Shell gas station which has a fully stocked convenience store where you can purchase somewhat reasonably priced food. In November we met a German woman officer of the Bramin, an expedition passenger cruise ship who was staying at the Tahiti Nui and found it to be quite comfortable. It is definitely well situated to the port and

walking around exploring the area.