French luxury expedition line Ponant have agreed to acquire Paul Gauguin Cruises. Paul Gauguin Cruises, based in Washington state, operate just the 19,200gt m/s Paul Gauguin and sail her year-round in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The line is…
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has just delivered the Le Lapérouse to French luxury expedition line Ponant. This is the first of six ships in the Ponant Explorer class. The Le Lapérouse is enroute from Norway to Reykjavik, Iceland where she will…
At their press conference at the Seatrade Cruise Global convention, French luxury expedition operator Ponant announced that they will build two more ships. The two new ships will be sisters to the current Explorer-class of vessel. The new ships will…
France’s Compagnie du Ponant, or just Ponant, have announced they have agreed with VARD for the construction of an iced classed expedition vessel. The ship’s hull and machinery will be constructed at VARD’s Romanian facility in Tulcea. She will then…
UPDATE November 25: Ponant have canceled the next two cruises of the Le Boreal as she heads to Chile for repairs. UPDATE November 21: Here’s video released by the local authorities in the Falkland Islands. The french cruise ship Le…
Fincantieri has launched the cruise ship/yacht Le Lyrial. She was delivered to PONANT Yacht Cruises & Expeditions by Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard. The ceremony was attended, amongst others, by Jean-Emmanuel Sauvée, CEO of Ponant, Véronique Saade, the company’s Deputy CEO, and…