Cruise news (Ponant Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Ponant Buys Paul Gauguin Cruises
French passenger shipping company PONANT announced plans to acquire French Polynesia & South Pacific specialist Paul Gauguin Cruises. After the...
August 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
The Louvre Museum Getting Into Cruise Business
The Louvre Museum (Paris France) is partnering with a top-luxury cruise company to offer cultural trips of the Adriatic and the Persian Gulf. ...
July 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Announces New Gourmet Cruises
Ponant and Relais & Chateaux announced their exciting food partnership for 2020. The luxury French cruise company and the 5-star hotel...
July 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Le Dumont-d'Urville Delivered to Ponant
The Norwegian subsidiary of Italian shipyard Fincantieri, VARD, delivered Ponant’s 4th Ponant Explorers ship, Le Dumont d'Urville, on June 14...
June 22, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Bookings Open for Ponant’s Le Commandant-Charcot Arctic Cruises in Summer 2021
Ponant opened bookings for its Le Commandant-Charcot Arctic cruises in summer 2021. Guests will be able to sail completely new itineraries at the...
June 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
PONANT Takes Delivery of Le Bougainville
On April 5, PONANT took delivery of Le Bougainville, the 3rd ship in its Ponant Explorers series, exactly on schedule. The vessel left Sovik, Norway...
April 8, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Expedition Cruise Market in Increased Demand for Connectivity
Ahead of Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami Florida (Miami Beach Convention Center, 8-11 April 2019), Marlink reported that the expedition cruise market...
April 7, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Introduces New Northern Europe and Atlantic Islands Itineraries
Ponant announced a new schedule of Northern Europe and Atlantic Islands' voyages. The itineraries include ports that only small vessels, such as the...
March 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ponant to Sail New Costa Rica and Panama Cruise in 2020
Ponant will offer a new 10-night voyage of Costa Rica and Panama in January 2020. A part of the new Quintessential Collection, An Exploration in...
February 21, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Removes New Caledonia from Cruise Ship Itinerary
In 2018, the French company Ponant applied to enter the area of Chesterfield Islands once per year with a vessel carrying 180 guests. Although...
February 14, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Ships to Offer Free WIFI
To stay close to family and friends at sea and on land, all PONANT cruise passengers will benefit from free access to WIFI throughout the entire...
January 18, 2019 - Cruise Industry
PONANT Introduces 2019-2020 Itineraries
This new 'must-read' brochure of PONANT features a range of expeditions and voyages to exciting destinations. Zanzibar, Mauritius, Marquesas Islands...
January 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Le Commandant Charcot Keel Laid in Tulcea
The keel of Ponant's newbuild ship Le Commandant Charcot was laid at Vard shipyard in Tulcea on December 14, 2018. The hybrid electric polar...
December 27, 2018 - Accidents
Romanian Crew Member Dies After Dry Dock Accident
An accident occurred during dry dock refurbishment of Ponant's superyacht Le Boreal in port Valparaiso Chile on November 19, which resulted in the...
November 26, 2018 - Accidents
Ponant's Le Soleal Grounds in Chile
Ponant's ship Le Soleal cruise grounded on Wednesday, November 14, while passing Kirke Passage, Chilean fjords, and damaged a propeller. The...
November 16, 2018