PONANT CRUISES (COMPAGNIE DES ISLES DU PONANT
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Mediterranean & Adriatic Seas, Central &
South America,
Orinoco River, Baltic, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Arctic,
Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, Great Lakes, US & Canada East
Coast, Caribbean, Mexico, Antarctica, Indian
Ocean, Cuba, Southeast Asia
LE PONANT
Passenger Capacity: 64
Built: 1991
Length: 288 ft.
Beam: 39 ft.
Draft: 13 ft.
Officers: French
Staff and Crew: 30.
Mostly European
- Itinerary:
The ship sails in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas,
Indian Ocean (including Seychelles, Maldives, Madagascar),
Red Sea and Suez Canal and the Persian Gulf.
- Cabins: 32.
All cabins, 150 sq. ft., are outside with a port and have
individually controlled air-conditioning, double or twin
beds, a private bath with shower.
- Dining:
Breakfast and luncheons are buffet on deck. Dinner is single
seating with assigned tables. There is French and
continental cuisine with choice of three entrees. Wine is
complimentary. There is an outdoor cafe.
- Facilities and Activities: This is an
upscale sailing ship with three
masts and 16,000 sq. ft. of sail. There is a main lounge and a library. There
is piano music at dinner. The ship has a stern marina platform for swimming. Most passengers speak French.
Crew speaks French and English. Smoking is permitted on
deck and in your cabin.
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Recent Fares Reported to Us: A
12-night (seven days cruising) Mediterranean
land/sea tour -- $4,975 per person double occupancy, including hotel,
gratuities, shore excursions.
LE LEVANT
Passenger Capacity: 90
Built: 1998, in France
Length: 330 ft.
Beam: 46 ft.
Draft: 11 ft.
Crew: 50, French
- Itinerary: Cruises
the Caribbean, Orinoco River, Cuba, Mexico and the Mediterranean, Adriatic
and Black Seas.
- Cabins: 45. Cabins are all outside, 195 sq. ft.,
have a private bath with shower. Beds can be configured two twins or queen-size.
Cabins have TV/VCR and refrigerator, are all located midship for comfort
in heavy seas.
- Dining: French cuisine is served. Wines are complimentary for lunch
and dinner. Breakfast and lunch are served indoors and outdoors at a verandah
restaurant. There is open seating.
- Facilities and Activities: There is a salon for lectures, a library,
gym, hairdresser, pool. The hull is strengthened for navigation
in ice. Two landing craft emerge from hydraulic doors toward the rear of the
ship and go from the ship’s marina at the stern to carry passengers to shore.
On warm-weather cruises passengers can swim or snorkel off the back of the ship.
Onboard naturalists and scholars lecture on the history
and ecology of destinations. The bridge is open to passengers at all times.
Wildlife excursions are accompanied by guides.
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Recent Fares Reported to Us: $2,995 to $4,495 per
person double occupancy for Caribbean.
LE DIAMANT (sold to Quark)
Passenger Capacity: 226
Former Name: Song of Flower
LE BOREAL, L'AUSTRAL
Passenger
Capacity: 264
Built: 2010, 2011
Length: 466 ft.
Officers and crew: 140. French.
Elevators: 3
- Itinerary:
Antarctica and South Georgia, South America (Argentina,
Brazil, Amazon River), Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Turkey
and Greece, Adriatic, Baltic, and Black Seas, Iceland, Great
Lakes, U.S. East Coast and Canada (including a fall foliage
cruise of the Gaspe Peninsula), Southeast Asia, Japan, India, Persian Gulf,
transatlantic.
Sometimes chartered by Abercrombie & Kent for Antarctica
cruises.
- Cabins:
132, 104. All cabins and suites are outside, have
individually controlled air-conditioning, king or twin
beds, a private bath with shower.
There is TV, DVD/CD player. Most have balconies. Many
staterooms can be combined with two cabins forming a suite.- Dining:
There is a main dining room and a casual grill with indoor
and outdoor dining.
French and international cuisine.
24-hour room service.- Facilities and Activities:
There are shore excursions and
experts in wildlife, geology, history and birdlife. Zodiacs
are available for exploring. There is a marina platform for
swimming. There is
a show lounge with nightly entertainment, dancing, lectures
and movies, an outdoor heated pool, hair salon, spa
and fitness center. There is internet access throughout the
ship. Many passengers are French. Announcements are in
French and English. Open bridge.
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Recent Fares Reported to Us: $2,900 to
$14,500 per person double depending on destination, length
of cruise and cabin. Discounts and shipboard credit for
early booking.
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