Vaimasenu’u Zita Martel awarded top French honour

The wonderful and fascinating Vaimasenu’u Zita Martel after the award ceremony

Vaimasenu’u Zita Martel, the Honorary Consul of France in Samoa, who is also co-founder and Managing Director of Polynesian Xplorer and the General Manager of Virgin Cove Resort ,was awarded and decorated with the high ranking President of the Republic of France award “Ordre national du Me`rite (National Ordre of Merit), for distinguished services to France.  This making her one of the the 30,000 officer of the order.

The special ceremony was held at the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum on Thursday, 30^th of May, 2013 and blessed by Archbishop Alapati Mataeliga.  The prestigious President of France Award, was presented by His Excellency Francis Etienne, Ambassador of France to Samoa.

Making friends and lifelong connections with the Drews

Mulifusi, one of our tour guides and Talise, Assistant Product Coordinator with the Drews

We were honoured to have new clients, Joe & Laura Drew here with us on island recently. They enjoyed the hospitality our people showed and thought comfortable being around them; surprisingly with this being their first visit to the country. After Laura took a dizzy turn before taking one of our tours, Polynesian Xplorer staff leapt into action, rushing her to our local hospital, Tupua Tamasese Meaole in Motootua to be seen by the A&E clinic. There was no problem with Laura in the end (other than perhaps the heat and a little over excitement!) however this turn of events left Joe & our tour guide, Mulifusi, lots of time to chat.