“This all-new 124 page ‘Polar & Tropical Luxury Expeditions Collection’ brochure features 83 hallmark expeditions departing between May 2019 and April 2020 – some conducted, for the first time, in partnership with National Geographic Expeditions.
With voyages that span the globe from Alaska to Zanzibar, quite literally this brochure represents the A to Z of expedition cruising.
Exciting remote destinations such as the former Russian colony of Sitka, rarely visited Wrangel island and the volcanic Pribilof Islands in the northern Arctic compete for your attention with the tropical attractions of French Guiana, Orinoco Delta, Scattered Islands, Vanilla Islands, and Micronesia.
Itineraries, from 8 nights to 44 nights, include the polar regions – Arctic, Iceland and Alaska in the North, to the Antarctic, South Georgia and Chilean Fjords in the South.
Tropical expedition itineraries highlight the Seychelles and Maldives, Borneo, West Papua, Indonesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia and Latin America. Closer to home expeditions explore the remote Sub Antarctic Islands and Australia’s own Kimberley region.
These expedition voyages may explore the outer reaches yet they are done so with the comfort and the environmental responsibility befitting the world’s youngest fleet of luxury expedition cruise ships.”
- In addition to voyages onboard the fleet of sister ships, L’Austral, Le Boreal, Le Soleal and Le Lyrial, the brochure features a range of expeditions for three of PONANT’s latest additions to its fleet, the purpose-built compact luxury expedition ships Le Laperouse, Le Bougainville and Le Dumont-d’U
rville.
- For those with wanderlust, the ability to combine back-to-back voyages to create Grand Voyages, allows the opportunity to explore regions in greater depth.For example, on a 44 night voyage from Ushuaia in Argentina you can travel via South Georgia, to the rarely visited Tristan da Cunha – the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world – and on to Capetown, Madagascar and Mahe in the Seychelles. This epic maritime voyage onboard Le Lyrial commences with glaciers and concludes with tropical lagoons.
- Other Grand Voyages include 42 nights in the Arctic exploring Spitsbergen, Greenland and Canada, observing the wildlife and meeting the local inhabitants, the Inuits. Or a 37 day voyage combining the highlights of Central and South America culminating with the Antarctic islands and peninsula.
Closer to home, in addition to the Kimberley season of 8 voyages between Darwin and Broome, PONANT luxury expeditions include Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, West Papua and the Indonesian Moluccas. A combination of itineraries that together provide more than just a window into Australia’s near neighbours, this is an opportunity to connect and understand their diverse and fascinating cultures.
The essential element of modern day expedition exploration is travel under the watchful and caring eyes of highly regarded Expedition Teams – experts in their various fields, which may include, depending on your cruise, marine biologists, naturalists, diplomats, artists, historians, distinguished academics, explorers, anthropologists, ecologists and scientists who share their knowledge with guests. Typically these expedition voyages include regular background presentations relevant to the area travelled in, plus the use of Zodiac® for remote area landings and enhanced exploration ashore.
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