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Ponant set to launch biggest Kimberley campaign 2023

Ponant’s Le Laperouse is currently sailing around Tasmania after following the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. But by April, she will be a flag carrier for the line in its biggest season yet in Australia’s […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 2 2023
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Ponant adds two new voyages to the Kimberley because of overwhelming demand

Ponant has been swamped with “incredible demand” for its sailings to the iconic and unspoilt Kimberley region starting this month that it has added two new itineraries to meet overwhelming response. “Kimberley 2022 is almost […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Apr 14 2022
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Exclusive: Home Affairs says all foreign-flagged cruise ships must employ Aussie staff

The government is insisting cruise ship operators wanting to sail Australian waters must employ Australians to take on hospitality and other non-specialised jobs, despite a shortage of such staff across the country. The surprise ruling […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 14 2021
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Big cruise lines “unlikely” – but small ships could restart our cruise season

Tourism Restart Taskforce member John Hart maintains it is “totally unlikely that big international cruise ships with thousands of passengers” will be allowed to sail in Australian waters soon. But the Taskforce is hopeful small […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jul 31 2020
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Eight Ponant ships are sailing again

Luxury French line, Ponant has restarted operations with eight ships sailing in France, Iceland and Tahiti for local cruisers as travel restrictions ease. “By Thursday this week, we will have eight ships resuming cruising in […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jul 23 2020
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On board Le Laperouse – Ponant’s newest adventure ship

To say Ponant does things their own way is a bit of an understatement. While others are building big, they are building small. And while most lines look for a homogenised ship design – a […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Feb 9 2019
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Le Laperouse completes trials ahead of 2019 Australian debut

Luxury French Line Ponant’s first ship in its Explorers series, Le Laperouse, has just completed her first sea trials in Norway, taking her one step closer to Australia where she will cruise the Kimberley region […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 31 2018
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Passengers can get under-sea views in Ponant’s new lounge

First it was helicopters, then submersibles.  Now it is the Blue Eye – the world’s first multi-sensory underwater lounge. Luxury French line Ponant unveiled this latest breakthrough in ship design for its four expedition ships, […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 31 2017
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