PONANT EXPLORERS

Ponant's resumption of cruising this month and next is set to include inaugural voyages for the recently launched Le Bellot. The ultra-luxury small ship cruise line is proposing a series of all-new expedition cruises circumnavigating Iceland, operating round trip from Reykjavik.

APT has unveiled its 2021 Small Ship Cruising program, comprising three brochures. Next year's program features APT’s own fleet of expedition ships complete…

International expansion, the delivery of a further two new ships in the PONANT EXPLORERS series, and the acquisition of Paul Gauguin Cruises all contributed to…

Ponant's ninth ship, Le Dumont-d'Urville, has been delivered to the luxury cruise company. Le Dumont-d’Urville is the fourth in the PONANT EXPLORERS series, all of which have been delivered in the last 12 months. She was accepted by the company on 14 June, 2019, departing the port of Søvik in Norway bound for Bergen, ready to commence her maiden…

PONANT successfully took delivery Le Bougainville, the third vessel in its exceptional PONANT EXPLORERS series, exactly on schedule. The ship left Søvik in…

The world leader in luxury expedition cruises and only French cruise line, PONANT, celebrated yesterday the inauguration of Le Lapérouse, in the presence of…

“Le Lapérouse is a wonderful achievement for the company and the result of intensive teamwork with Vard and Fincantieri. From remarkable nautical performances to technical excellence and offering an extraordinary level of comfort, everything is in place for the PONANT EXPLORERS series to be a huge success,” says Jean Emmanuel Sauvée, CEO and…

Le Lapérouse underwent her sea trials at the Vard Shipyard in Ålesund, Norway. The tests, which form part of the last stage of construction, are also the first…

Construction of Le Lapérouse continues with the laying of the first block, while the first sheet of steel has been cut for Le Champlain, marking…