Paul Gauguin Cruises announced that celebrity Chef Tom Wong will join the Paul Gauguin’s culinary team to create signature dishes and programming for the company’s New Year voyage.

The 11-night “Cook Islands and Society Islands” voyage will depart on December 27, 2025, roundtrip from Tahiti. Guests onboard will have the opportunity to participate in cooking demonstrations, tastings and lectures led by Wong.

The company said in a press release that Chef Wong will infuse the Hawaiian cuisine with the ship’s French-inspired, tropical fare and create special dishes for the menus at Le Grill and La Veranda restaurants, as well as for the ship’s Polynesian Night.

Menus incorporate seasonal fruits; fresh-caught seafood such as mahi mahi, moonfish and yellowfin tuna; and other locally sourced i

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