PONANT has launched its Winter 2023-2024 voyages.
Customers can look forward to nearly 30 different itineraries – including 13 new, to Asia, the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
The cruise line also included Norway for the first time in the winter season.
There will be a total of 69 new sailings and guests will enjoy a wide range of activities while onboard.
This includes meetings with local communities, visits to UNESCO World Heritage sites, diving, snorkelling, swimming, hiking, snowshoeing, biking, sleigh rides, and more.
Itineraries include the following:
“Oriental wonders & civilisations” – NEW
Le Bougainville will set sail to discover the treasures of Islamic culture, between tradition and modernity. Departing from Muscat, the cruise will reveal the civilisations of the Persian Gulf through their modern architectural gems and grandiose landscapes.
Muscat – Doha aboard Le Bougainville, 28 November to 3 December 2023, 11 days – 10 nights. From £5,490.
“Music of one thousand and one nights”
Doha – Muscat aboard Le Bougainville. 28 November to 8 December 2023, 11 days – 10 nights. From £5,170.
“Caribbean mosaic, between mangroves & lagoons” – NEW
Departing from Belize City, heading to Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize. Le Dumont-d’Urville will be sailing to Punta Sal, the Jeannette Kawas National Park, and Les Cayos Cochinos archipelago, located on the world’s second-largest barrier reef.
Belize City – Belize City, aboard Le Dumont-d’Urville, 5 sailings, 14 November to 12 December 2023, from 8 days – 7 nights. From £3,160.
“Nordic Discoveries & Traditions” – NEW
For the first time in the winter season, PONANT is offering a new journey to Norway. From Tromso, Le Bellot will sail to Narvik, the Lofoten Islands, the Trollfjorden fjord, Hammerfest – one of the world’s northernmost towns – Honningsvåg, Alta and Bear Island.
Tromso – Tromso, aboard Le Bellot, 4 sailings from 1st to 31 March 2024, 11 days – 10 nights. From £7,360.
“Seychelles to Sri Lanka Expedition” – NEW
From Seychelles to Sri Lanka via the Maldives, the Indian Ocean invites guests on an intriguing, captivating break from the everyday.
Mahé – Colombo, aboard Le Jacques-Cartier, 4 to 19 January 2024, 16 days – 15 nights. From £6,32.
“Madagascar & the Mascarene islands adventure” – NEW
Departing from Port-Louis in Mauritius, the ship will set sail towards Nosy Boraha Island, once a haven for pirates off Madagascar’s east coast, before reaching the ‘Great Red Island’ and Tamatave, La Réunion, and finally Rodrigues, another jewel in the Indian Ocean.
Port Louis – Port Louis, aboard Le Jacques-Cartier and Le Champlain, 3 sailings from 3 to 16 December 2023, 14 days – 13 nights. From £5,930.
“From New Caledonia to Micronesia” – NEW
New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Micronesia conceal idyllic tropical archipelagos, with white sandy beaches fringing crystal clear waters, and a seabed of rare beauty on which lie numerous wrecks from the Second World War.
Nouméa – Guam, aboard Le Soléal, 8 to 24 March 2024, 17 days – 16 nights. From £6,710.
Find more about these cruises here.
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