Tag: PONANT

• Thursday, November 18th 2021 - 21:21 UTC

  Ponant cruises operating Antarctic expeditions from Ushuaia

  

  French cruise company Ponant, specializing in Antarctic expeditions has two of its vessels in the port of Ushuaia, extreme south of Argentina. L'Austral and Le Boreal twin vessels are 142 meters long with a capacity of 246 passengers and 140 crew.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  “Le Commandant Charcot” reopens Antarctic cruise season from Punta Arenas

  

  On Sunday Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile saw the departure of the first cruise vessel to Antarctica under strict sanitary and safety conditions. The first Antarctic cruise since the start of the pandemic was implemented by what local authorities denominate the sanitary “green bubble”.

• Friday, April 19th 2019 - 08:31 UTC

  Expedition Cruising market booming: some 40 ships in the pipeline to replace worn out Soviet ice breakers

  

  The expedition segment continues to be one of the most discussed elements of the cruise industry.  Once a small niche, it is now poised for dramatic growth, prompting some to question how the market will develop.