Lusitania Bay Macquarie Island

New series: My best ever expeditions, by Mick Fogg

Mick Fogg is one of the most experienced expedition leaders in Australia.  He now works for the luxury, small-ship fleet of Ponant. In a ...

Make your favourite signature cruise dishes from home

Make your favourite signature cruise dishes from home

The cruise lines heard the call from their loyal foodies missing the dishes served on their favourite ships. Now cruisers can recreate dishes they ...

Paul Gauguin gets an upgrade under new owners Ponant and overs deals for 2020/2021

Paul Gauguin gets an upgrade under new owners Ponant and overs deals for 2020/2021

Family-friendly luxury cruise ship Le Paul Gauguin has announced exclusive savings offers of up to $1,600 per person for all new guests booking voyages ...

Viking Expeditions Zodiacs

The ultimate list of Polar cruise deals to book now and explore later

Ice expedition cruising has been one of the fastest growing travel sectors in years. It has come in leaps and bounds, with thousands more ...

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Ponant lines up new Asian itineraries in 2021

French luxury line Ponant has lined up a series of new cruises to Asia in 2021 taking in magnificent UNESCO world heritage sites and ...

Seabourn Venture

Hurry – itineraries for 2021 are already selling fast

It is going to be big year for luxury cruises in 2021. And the continuing strength of the luxury cruise market means passengers are ...

Ritz Carlton yacht

The amazing rise of luxury yachts means you’ll be spoilt for choice

Luxury yachts used to be exclusive holiday vessels of billionaires. But as more cruise lines are launching their own, cruisers can take their pick ...

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

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 ...

Princess Cruises takes home five awards

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 ...

Crystal Cover

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 ...

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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 ...

Ponant partners with the Louvre Museum to launch two cultural cruises

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. ...

Macaws in Bolivia

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 ...

How climate change is making Arctic sailings more popular - and more risky

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 ...

Ponant's new exotic itineraries for 2020-21

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, ...

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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 ...