WHY IT RATES: House money. It’s nice to know that when you walk on the ship, you’re already $500 ahead. – Rich Thomaselli, TravelPulse Senior Editor.

PHOTO: The MS Paul Gauguin. (Courtesy Paul Gauguin Cruises)

Paul Gauguin Cruises, operator of the highest-rated and longest continually sailing luxury cruise ship in the South Pacific, the m/s Paul Gauguin, is offering a spring bonus of $500 per-stateroom Shipboard Credit on any 2016 or 2017 voyage aboard The Gauguin in Tahiti, French Polynesia, and the South Pacific when reserved by April 30, 2016.

As an additional bonus, deposits have been reduced to $250 per person on new bookings only. Offer may be combined with FREE third guest in stateroom offer on 2016 sailings and applicable past guest savings but may not be combinable with other offers.  Port, security, and handling charges are $119-$260 additional. $250 reduced-rate deposit per person is refundable, except for a $100 per-person administration fee. Shipboard Credits are per stateroom regardless of occupancy.

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The $500 per-stateroom Shipboard Credit can be used to indulge in a spa treatment in Deep Nature Spa, purchase a souvenir in La Boutique, or book a shore excursion aboard The Gauguin. 

This bonus is in addition to the line’s current offer of savings of 50 percent off standard all-inclusive cruise fares on all voyages, plus included roundtrip airfare from Los Angeles on The Gauguin itineraries.

For additional information on Paul Gauguin Cruises, please contact a Travel Professional, call 800-848-6172, or visit www.pgcruises.com.

SOURCE: Paul Gauguin Cruises press release