Paul Gauguin (ship)

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Paul Gauguin at Bora Bora
History
The Bahamas
Name	Le Paul Gauguin
Owner	Paul Gauguin Shipping Limited
Operator	Ponant Cruises
Port of registry	France
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Launched	25 April 1997
Completed	1997
Identification	IMO number: 9111319 MMSI number: 311652000 Callsign: C6TH9
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	19,200 GT
Length	504 ft (154 m)
Beam	71 ft (22 m)
Draft	16.9 ft (5.2 m)
Decks	7 passenger decks
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	332
Crew	215

MS Paul Gauguin is a cruise ship that was completed in 1997. It primarily operates in the South Pacific. Paul Gauguin Cruises is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ship did not sail for some time but resumed operations on 18 July 2020 for local residents and on 29 July for international guests, with reduced occupancy.^[1]

A news report on 3 August 2020 stated that COVID-19 virus had been detected on the ship while it was in Papeete, Tahiti; passengers were required to stay in their cabins. As of that date, the ship was operated by the Ponant Company under the branding Paul Gauguin Cruises,^[2] The capacity was stated to be 318 guests plus a crew of 216. The ship had been modified to use a "cleaner" fuel — low-sulphur marine gas oil (LS-MGO) — and the company planned "to offset 150 percent of its carbon emissions". The company's web site discussed renovations that had been completed.^[3]