Wow, that sounds like such a typical Grand Circle ploy to recoup costs. I hate hearing stories like that--I love the Paul Gauguin too, but that's pretty off-putting, for sure.
Wendy ------ Booked: Uniworld Egypt, 2015 Tauck Amsterdam to Budapest, 2016 Paul Gauguin, Societies & Tuamotus 2016
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