Ponant returns to Australia in 2023 with itineraries from Cairns

Ponant returns to Australia in 2023 with itineraries from Cairns

Ponant has launched 14 new itineraries for its 2023 expedition season. The company will set sail with nine new luxury expeditions from North-West Australia, through to Indonesia in Southeast Asia as well as five new departures to the Arctic, Alaska and Antarctica. Among the tropical expeditions includes an odyssey between North-East Australia and Indonesia where … Read more

Lindblad launches new ship as expedition booms

Lindblad expeditions

In another sign of the strength of the expedition cruising market, US-company Lindblad has announced the building of a new polar ship. The state-of-the-art vessel will be delivered in 2021, adding four new ships to its fleet in five years. The line, which concentrates on authentic experiences and is focused on the environment and wildlife, … Read more

Day 12: National Geographic Orion cruise blog

Lindblad and APT still to get permits to sail in Kimberley with the season only weeks away

Day 12: National Geographic Orion cruise blog Published by Cruise Passenger Published on 2 Apr 2014 Day 12: Honaira, Solomon Islands – Reaching the final destination is bitter sweet. Part of you canโ€™t wait to return home and share all your new tales. The other half really doesnโ€™t want to say goodbye to the ship, … Read more

Day Nine: National Geographic Orion cruise blog

Lindblad and APT still to get permits to sail in Kimberley with the season only weeks away

Day Nine: National Geographic Orion cruise blog Published by Cruise Passenger Published on 30 Mar 2014 Day 9 โ€“ Espirito Santo: It was now the ninth day on National Geographic Orionโ€™s inaugural voyage and we continued to make our way through the South Pacific. Many of us, including myself were still talking about the land … Read more