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Explore under water on the high seas with Ponant’s scuba diving cruises

It’s one of the world’s most luxurious small ship cruise lines, and now French company Ponant is offering passengers the opportunity to dive in some of the world’s most popular underwater sites. Who’s for scuba?! […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 7 2019
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Surprises and big wins at Cruise Passenger’s Readers’ Choice Awards

Princess Cruises swept the board with five awards including Best Cruise Line, and Royal Caribbean made headlines winning Best Cruise Line for Activities and Families at the inaugural Reader’s Choice Awards event in Sydney. It […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 25 2019
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With as much as $11,000 coming off Luxe cruise prices, it’s bargain season

It’s a nice dilemma to have: is a price drop of over $11,000 what you want, or should you choose a stack of inclusions now on offer for free? Crystal Cruises and Silversea Cruises both […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 23 2019
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Ponant abolishes single supplement on 90 cruises

Solo travellers wishing to experience luxury French line Ponant, are in for a bonus – they need not pay a single supplement to travel on more than 90 cruises in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Sep 12 2019
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Ponant partners with the Louvre Museum to launch two cultural cruises

French luxury line Ponant is offering two cultural cruises in partnership with Musee du Louvre with the theme of discovery and transmission in 2020. One of the itineraries sails to the Adriatic in August and […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Aug 13 2019
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Features

The National Geographic Photographer who is out to save the world

Wildlife photographer, Jason Edwards, has one of the biggest image portfolios at National Geographic and has been at the forefront of natural history photography for more than two decades. The gregarious, award-winning photographer from Melbourne […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Aug 13 2019
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How climate change is making Arctic sailings more popular – and more risky

There is a rush of people heading for the Arctic on expedition cruises, intent on seeing the glaciers before they melt.  But experts are warning the melted sea ice is ‘more dangerous than you think.’ […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Aug 2 2019
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Ponant’s new exotic itineraries for 2020-21

Luxury French line Ponant has rolled out new, enticing itineraries that extend from Africa, the Maldives and the Arabian Gulf to India, China, Myanmar, Japan and Tahiti for 2020-21. “Be it the gardens of Japan, […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Aug 1 2019
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Ponant launches fourth Explorer class ship

Ponant has launched its ninth ship to the fleet and the fourth in its Explorer class. The new Le Dumont-d’Urville was delivered on June 14 to the line from the port of Søvik in Norway’s Bergen. […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jun 28 2019
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Save thousands with the best solo cruise deals for 2019 to 2021

Once, sailing solo meant a passenger had to pay two fares, making holidays at sea hugely expensive. But thanks to rising demand, more lines are offering solo cabins and single supplement deals. Considering a cruise […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 23 2019
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Ponant reveals Antarctica luxury expeditions for 2020/21

French luxury line, Ponant, has announced its 2020/21 luxury expedition cruises to Antarctica, featuring 22 departures ranging from 10 to 21-nights. The line has 20 years of polar exploration experience and claims to have taken […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 9 2019
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The destination guide: Korcula, Croatia

According to legend, the tiny Croatian island of Korcula was founded by the Trojan hero Antenor, a councillor to King Priam of Troy who ruled during the events of the Trojan War. This picturesque island, […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Apr 16 2019
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