French luxury brand Ponant will reposition one of its latest ship, Le Jacques-Cartier to cruise in French Polynesia from September 2026. This will mean Ponant wil have two different ships in the region.
Alaska is about to begin a bumper cruise season, however, future seasons aren't looking quite as promising. From 2026, the major Alaskan port of Juneau will begin to place caps on capacity.
Norwegian Cruise Line will not have a ship based in Sydney to mark the start of the 2024/25 wave season. Instead NCL will deploy Norwegian Sun to debut in Brisbane and Melbourne in December 2024.
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
