Deal watch: Promotion kicks off for Tahiti cruises

One of the best known operators of cruises in the South Pacific is throwing in free spa time with new bookings.

Paul Gauguin Cruises says passengers who reserve a 2014 voyage on the Tahiti-based Paul Gauguin by Feb. 15 will receive a $200 per cabin credit at the ship's Deep Nature Spa by Algotherm as well as a box of chocolates and a bottle of sparkling wine.

Built in 1997, the 332-passenger Paul Gauguin underwent a major, $7 million overhaul in 2012 that brought new interior and exterior areas. It sails year-round out of Tahiti to such South Pacific islands as Bora Bora and Moorea.

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