Windstar Cruises plans to have two ships sailing in French Polynesia starting in March 2027. Wind Star will join Star Breeze to sail year-round in French Polynesia, offering Windstar’s most expansive ...

COOK'S BAY, Moorea -- Perched along the rails of the motor sailing ship Wind Spirit, an umbrella drink in hand, Tirana Vaknin is marveling at one of most seductive sights of the South Pacific: The ...

Is the northern hemisphere’s approaching winter chill making you shiver and crave a tranquil trip to the tropics? Look no further than Tahiti. French Polynesia is easier than ever to reach with more ...

As the Hokule’a, a double-hulled canoe, sails around the world, its message is: Malama Honua, or Caring for Island Earth. The vessel and its crew are on an extended stay at the Mariners’ Museum in ...

THE ORDEAL BEGAN A LITTLE MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH THE RAIN. DANCERS 21 DAY SAIL FROM THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS TO FRENCH POLYNESIA. WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY A WHALE, JUST BY THE NATURE OF THEIR IMPACT AND ...

Centuries before Captain Cook explored the South Pacific, Polynesian seafarers in canoes crossed vast swaths of water to colonize lonely islands from Samoa and New Zealand all the way to Hawaii. But ...