Tagged: Ponant (Compagnie du Ponant)

Ponant will continue its growth in 2020 with two new ships, Le Bellot and Le Jacques Cartier. The French cruise line has also announced a new partnership with the Musée du Louvre for two of its 2020 sailings, as well as 50 new itineraries visiting destinations in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

This collection represents a wish-list of 38 tempting voyages, departing between September 2020 and April 2021, that include evocative destinations such as the Caribbean, Belize, Grenadines, Martinique and Guatemala as well as exploration in the Sea of Cortez, Chilean fjords and the Amazon River. (etbtravelnews.global)

Ponant, the global leader in luxury expeditions and the only French-owned cruise line, offers a new perspective on the riches of the Seychelles, aboard the Ponant Explorers, a new generation of ships shaped to reach still secret lands. (more…)

Dream of diving amidst multicoloured coral gardens, exploring underwater caves and shipwrecks, or simply seeing and observing the abundant life that fills the oceans? PONANT takes you right to the very heart of the very best must-see “diving destinations”. (more…)

Interpol is expanding its “I-Checkit” programme to include Ponant cruise line as part of efforts to further strengthen security for the global cruise industry. (more…)

Ponant and the Musée du Louvre have come together to offer two exceptional new cruises in 2020 on the themes of discovery and transmission, with the possibility to visit the Louvre Abu Dhabi. (more…)

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new partnership with the prestigious brand Relais & Châteaux! Our shared passions for genuine authenticity, sharing, travel and the art of living have enabled us to design three unique and exclusive itineraries combining luxury and gastronomic excellence. (more…)

Book your summer 2021 expedition cruise aboard Le Commandant-Charcot and be one of the first to embark on this polar expedition, the only one of its kind in the world. (more…)

Ponant will “Celebrate American Composers with the Boston Pops” aboard Le Champlain from October 19 to 27, 2020. The cruise is part of Ponant’s Quintessential Collection of themed cruises, offering experiences exploring a variety of cultural and lifestyle subjects. (travelagentcentral.com)

Ponant has announced that Edie Rodriguez, the line’s Americas brand chairman, will host “An Exploration in Nature” in Costa Rica & the Panama Canal, a 10-night / 11-day nature experience aboard the brand’s new ship, Le Dumont-d’Urville, from January 6 -16, 2020. (travelagentcentral.com)

Ponant has announced two in-depth musical cruises for 2019 and 2020 that will be part of the Quintessential Collection, a series of themed itineraries that take a deep dive into a destination. (travelagentcentral.com)

For over thirty years, PONANT’s ships have been sailing all the world’s oceans and offering its guests the very best of the French way of life. (more…)

On 5 April 2019, PONANT successfully took delivery Le Bougainville, the third vessel in its exceptional PONANT EXPLORERS series, exactly on schedule. The ship left Søvik in Norway on the morning of 8 April and she is currently sailing to Spain to start her maiden cruise on 15 April from Malaga. (more…)

Ponant has announced a new schedule of cruises to Northern Europe and the Atlantic Islands. The cruises call at ports that only small ships, such as Ponant’s L’Austral, Le Boréal and two new Explorer Ships called Le Champlain (new in 2018) and Le Dumont-d’Urville (new in 2019) can navigate. Itineraries range from seven to 10 nights. (travelagentcentral.com)

Start your journey in London and join host of the popular Victory Garden television show on PBS Holly Shimizu during the height of springtime on a cruise from London to Bergen. (more…)

PONANT continues its environmental commitment by providing support to the Aldabra Clean Up, an exemplary and tangible project to combat plastic pollution, preserve the Aldabra atoll in the Seychelles and raise global awareness. (more…)

Ponant will sail a new 10-night/11-day cruise of Costa Rica and Panama next January. A part of its new Quintessential Collection, An Exploration in Nature in Costa Rica & The Panama Canal will visit three national parks and feature a guest speaker with firsthand experience at nature reserves around Central America. (travelagentcentral.com)

To stay close to friends and family at sea as well as on land, all PONANT passengers will have free access to WIFI throughout the entire ship from January 2019, irrespective of their category of stateroom. This is a first in the luxury cruise sector! (more…)

Ponant reviews the high points of 2018: this success-filled 30th-anniversary year was marked by a 10% increase in the number of customers transported (some 34,000 customers), 230 cruises and 20 awards. (more…)

This newly released ‘must-read’ brochure features an exciting range of PONANT cruises and expeditions to fascinating destinations, the very names of which generate an unabashed sense of wanderlust. (expeditioncruising.com)

With this cruise in partnership with Ducasse Conseil and Château Latour, PONANT offers the chance to enjoy an extraordinary culinary experience, a journey incorporating visits to exceptional vineyards and cities along the Atlantic coast with a rich cultural heritage. (more…)

Luxury expedition cruise line Ponant has temporarily removed its Le Soleal ship from service to make necessary technical repairs. As a result, cruises have been canceled until December 20, 2018, when the ship is expected to reenter service. (cruisecritic.com)

Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. announced that it has been selected by PONANT, the only French-owned luxury cruise line, to provide new technology, entertainment and television for the existing fleet and for six new-build ships to come. (more…)

Le Soleal, an expedition cruise ship operated by Ponant, has been stranded in Chile since November 14 after one of the ship’s propellers was damaged while sailing through the Kirke Passage. The incident forced the cancellation of the current sailing as well as a subsequent cruise that was scheduled to depart today from Ushuaia, Argentina. (cruisecritic.com)

Ponant has announced that the November 20, 2018, sailing of Le Soléal has been cancelled to assess damage and carry out any necessary repairs. “On Wednesday 14 November 2018, Le Soléal, which at the time was under the control of a Chilean pilot, onboard to comply with maritime regulations, suffered a technical incident as she was sailing through the Kirke Passage in Chile, and one of her propellers was damaged,” the company said, in a statement. (cruiseindustrynews.com)