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13 positive COVID cases confirmed on luxury Ponant ship

Ponant’s newest ship, Le Jacques Cartier, is heading back to Marseille after confirming 13 positive cases of COVID-19 onboard. The luxury ship is carrying 72, mostly French passengers, and was refused entry to Sicily. She […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 2 2020
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Australian cruising set to resume quickly – but Queensland health may need some convincing

New and exciting initiatives could mean cruising will resume in Australian waters by the end of the year. But Queensland health officials still need some convincing. Boutique Australian line, Coral Expeditions – Australian flagged and […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 24 2020
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Ponant claims Le Boréal as the northernmost ship

The North Pole has long been in the sights of those seeking unique human endeavours. Its inhospitable terrain and distance make it a natural target for the adventurous. Now Ponant has claimed – even for […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 11 2020
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Ponant heads for the land of polar bears at Svalbard

Ponant, the French line already sailing in Europe, has now started luxury cruises to the Arctic. The first ships are on course to Spitsbergen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, where polar bears outnumber people.  […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 31 2020
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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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Exclusive: on board Ponant, one of the first ships sailing in Europe

After four months of inactivity, Ponant received the green light from the French Government to restart operations on July 11. Mike Louagie was onboard the line’s le Dumont D’Urville. Is this the future of cruising? […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 16 2020
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Emerald believes the future of cruising is yachts

Scenic is building a fleet of its Eclipse luxury expedition yachts.  And now its sister company, Emerald Yacht Cruises,  is expanding into the small ship arena too. Welcome to the company’s latest reincarnation of deluxe […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jul 3 2020
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Small ships are leading the charge back to cruising

Small is beautiful.  The cruise industry is seeing early signs of recovery with several lines resuming operations for local travellers in the wake of COVID-19. Boutique company Katarina Line, which specialises in cruising the Dalmatian […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jul 3 2020
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Hurtigruten and Ponant introduce stringent health measures

Expedition line, Hurtigruten and luxury cruise company, Ponant have introduced new COVID-Safe measures across their fleet of ships. Hurtigruten has halved its passenger capacity on its ships to allow for social distancing for its summer […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jun 18 2020
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Hurtigruten, Ponant and Aranui announce cruise starts

Some international cruise lines are resuming operations sooner than expected, with expedition leader, Hurtigruten, one of the first lines to return to the seas on 16 June. The line will kick start its summer season […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jun 12 2020
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Aussie cruising could start as early as June

Expedition cruising in the Kimberley could be the first to kick start the industry as domestic travel restrictions lift in early June, Sarina Bratton, chairman of French luxury cruise company Ponant told Cruise Passenger in […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 28 2020
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