Polynesian Bliss: Marquesas and Tuamotu
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Featured Voyage
Fourteen nights round trip from Papeete to the Marquesas and back through the Tuamotus. The Marquesas are high, sheer and green, with no protecting reef and no lagoon, and they feel nothing like the Society Islands. Ua Pou, Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa where Gauguin is buried, Tahuata and Fatu Hiva.
From $13,100 per person · solo from $18,850
Why This Ship, Out Here
Le Jacques carries about 180 guests. She is small enough to enter lagoons and anchorages the larger ships cannot reach, which is the whole point of a route like this one, and she carries Zodiacs for landings where there is no pier at all.
Solo fares are listed beside the per-person price for every grade, so you can see the supplement rather than be told about it. The cheapest solo berth here is $18,850.
The Journey
The heart of French Polynesia, its market, its black-sand coast and the green interior standing behind the town.
Tahiti’s dramatic sister, its jagged peaks rising over Cook’s and Opunohu Bays.
A raised coral island of limestone cliffs and abandoned phosphate workings, quite unlike its flat Tuamotu neighbours.
One of the largest atolls on earth, a ring of coral around a lagoon you could fit an island inside.
Basalt spires standing straight out of the island, the most dramatic silhouette in the Marquesas.
The largest of the Marquesas, with Taiohae bay beneath a ring of volcanic peaks and Hatiheu on the wilder north coast.
Arid and thinly peopled, known for wild horses, woodcarving and an arboretum in the valley.
Where Gauguin and Brel are buried, and where the largest stone tiki in Polynesia stands at Puamau.
The Bay of Virgins, the most photographed anchorage in the Pacific, and the most remote island of the group.
The smallest inhabited Marquesan island, reached by tender at Hapatoni, with bone and rosewood carving.
A UNESCO biosphere reserve, and the finest drift diving in the Tuamotus.
The heart of French Polynesia, its market, its black-sand coast and the green interior standing behind the town.
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The Fare
A French ship, most of it in. Here is exactly where the line sits.
Your stateroom, all dining aboard, house wines, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner, and the Zodiac landings that make these itineraries possible.
Airfare, travel insurance, shore excursions and personal expenses. Air is the largest single cost on a route this remote, so we price the whole journey with flights before you commit.
Your Ship
About 180 guests, French at heart, and built to go where the big ships cannot.
Ponant build small, and it is the reason to sail with them out here. Le Jacques takes about 180 guests, carries a fleet of Zodiacs, and calls at islands where the only way ashore is off the back of the ship.
Every Stateroom on This Sailing
| Stateroom | Solo | Per person |
|---|---|---|
| Deluxe Stateroom Deck 3 | $18,850 | $13,100 |
| Prestige Stateroom Deck 4 | $20,890 | $14,460 |
| Prestige Stateroom Deck 5 | $21,910 | $15,140 |
| Prestige Stateroom Deck 6 | $23,140 | $15,960 |
| Deluxe Suite Deck 3 | $30,070 | $20,580 |
| Deluxe Suite Deck 4 Waitlist | $30,070 | $20,580 |
| Deluxe Suite Deck 5 Waitlist | $30,070 | $20,580 |
| Deluxe Suite Deck 6 | $30,070 | $20,580 |
| Prestige Deck 5 | $36,170 | $24,650 |
| Prestige Suite Deck 6 | $37,810 | $25,740 |
| Privilege Suite Deck 5 | $39,020 | $26,550 |
| Privilege Suite Deck 6 | $39,020 | $26,550 |
| Grand Deluxe Suite Deck 6 Waitlist | $40,250 | $27,370 |
| Owner's Suite Deck 5 | $64,160 | $32,880 |
Fares are per person, cruise only, for the 28 November 2027 departure, pulled from Ponant direct. Solo is the total for one guest; per person is based on double occupancy. Waitlisted grades are shown greyed and cannot be booked. Where a solo fare reads On request, Ponant has not published a single rate for that grade and we will confirm it for you. Other departures price differently; the dates below carry their own fares. Airfare is arranged separately.
Departures & Fares
| Departure | Solo | Per person |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2026 | $19,370 | $13,450 |
| 10 Jan 2027 | $24,850 | $17,100 |
| 24 Jan 2027 | $23,540 | $16,230 |
| 28 Nov 2027 | $18,850 | $13,100 |
Each fare is the lowest bookable stateroom for that departure, solo total and per person based on double occupancy, pulled live from Ponant with waitlisted grades excluded. Every departure carries a $100 onboard credit per person as an Elevida amenity. Airfare is arranged separately.
The day by day above follows the 28 November 2027 departure.
Ready When You Are
From $13,100 per person, solo from $18,850, and our planning from first question to the flight home.
Fares are per person, cruise only, for the 28 November 2027 departure as published by Ponant, including any Ponant Bonus. Airfare additional. Waitlisted grades cannot be booked. Fares are capacity-controlled and may change or be withdrawn without notice. Elevida Luxury Journeys is an independent affiliate of Travel Planners International.