Crusie news (tagged with compagnie du ponant)
- 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 Cruises and Relais & Chateaux announced their exciting food partnership for 2020. The luxury French cruise company and the 5-star...
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
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 Cruises applied to enter the area of Chesterfield Islands once per year with a vessel carrying 180 guests...
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, the Marquesas...
January 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Le Commandant Charcot Keel Laid in Tulcea
The keel of Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot was laid at Vard shipyard in Tulcea on December 14, 2018. The hybrid electric polar exploration ship...
December 27, 2018 - Accidents
Romanian Crew Member Dies After Dry Dock Accident
An accident occurred during dry dock refurbishment of Ponant's Le Boreal in port Valparaiso Chile on November 19, which resulted in the death of a...
November 26, 2018 - Accidents
Ponant's Le Soleal Grounds in Chile
Ponant's Le Soleal cruise ship grounded on Wednesday, November 14, while passing Kirke Passage, Chilean fjords, and damaged a propeller. The ship was...
November 16, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Construction Started of Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot
The world leader in polar cruises, PONANT, officially commenced the building of the polar exploration ship Le Commandant Charcot via traditional...
November 15, 2018 - Accidents
French Cruise Line Fined After Its Ship Grounds on Sub-Antarctic Rock
The French cruise company Ponant and a ship's master were ordered to pay fines totalling US$100,000. They were found to have endangered human life...
October 4, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Unveils Winter 2019-2020 Cruises
The only French-owned cruise line and global leader in luxury expedition voyages, Ponant, launched its new, Winter 2019-2020 program, featuring 114...
September 19, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Unveils Name of New Icebreaker Ship
The new hybrid electric icebreaker ship of Ponant, due to launch 2021, will be named Le Commandant Charcot, to honor the French scientist famous for...
September 10, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: National Geographic and Ponant Join Forces to Market Small Ship Expedition Cruises
Over the next 4 years Ponant plans to create more than 130 unique expedition itineraries, including 18 already on sale. National Geographic...
August 10, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Releases 2019-2020 Latin America & Caribbean Collection
For November 2019 - April 2020 cruise season in Latin America and Caribbean, PONANT released a new 72-page brochure featuring itineraries that cover...
July 16, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Le Laperouse Named in Reykjavik
Ponant's 184-passenger Le Laperouse was christened in Reykjavik on Tuesday, July 10. Le Laperouse is the first of 6 similar cruise ships that will...
July 11, 2018 - Cruise Industry
First Ponant Explorers Ship Delivered in Norway
Ponant took delivery of the first of its 6 exceptional Ponant Explorers series' ships, Le Laperouse, on June 15. Construction of the other 5 vessels...
June 20, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Le Laperouse Completes Sea Trials in Norway
Le Laperouse, the first of 6 expedition cruise ships in the Explorers series of Ponant, successfully completed the first set of sea trials in Norway...
June 8, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Returns to Cuba Winter 2019
Ponant announced it returns to Cuba for a 2nd season with a cruise scheduled to run between January 25-February 3, 2019. Passengers who book early...
May 28, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Opens Bookings for Winter 2019-2020 Itineraries
In addition to Antarctic itineraries for winter 2019-2020, PONANT opened bookings with over 100 departures and a total of 27 new itineraries. The...
May 27, 2018 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Ponant’s “Blue Eye Lounge” Introduced
Wild Earth Travel hosted a New Zealand roadshow with its major travel partner, Ponant, which brought news of the new innovative additions of the...
May 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry
PONANT Celebrates 30 Years of Sailing
The world leader in luxury expeditions and only French-owned cruise line, PONANT, is unveiling an anniversary programme to celebrate 30 years of...
April 14, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Bookings Open for Ponant's Antarctic Cruises 2019-2020
Today, March 22, the only French-owned cruise line and world leader in expedition cruising to the polar regions, Ponant, opened bookings for over 22...
March 22, 2018 - Cruise Industry
First Carbon-Free Cruise Concept Launched by STX France
On March 3, 2018, STX France revealed a carbon-free cruise vessel design (named Silenseas) using wind as main power source. The new wind-power...
March 12, 2018 - Cruise Industry
PONANT Announces an Order for 2 More Expedition Ships
As PONANT celebrates company's 30th anniversary in 2018, it announces an order for 2 additional ships in PONANT Explorer series. By 2021 the only...
March 7, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Introduces New Cruises in Asia Aboard Le Laperouse
Ponant unveiled 5 new cruises dedicated to discovering Asia aboard the first ship in Ponant Explorers series, Le Laperouse. The Philippines, ...
February 5, 2018