Wes,
We visited the Prince Albert II recently when it was in Ft. Lauderdale and it was exquisite. What a wonderful addition to the Silversea fleet! As you know I love the Paul Gauguin due to the diving but I definitely see the advantage to an expedition ship with zodiacs, small amount of guests, expedition leader, naturalists, etc. The difference I see with the PG is the incredible dive instructors and also it has a pool. The Prince Albert II does not have a pool but does have two hot tubs which the PG does not. I am not sure how how the Prince Albert is going to handle diving.It will be interesting to hear feedback about their trips to French Polynesia.