October 2024
A trip to Greenland isn’t complete without doing this
Of all the activities on this Arctic voyage, nothing beats flying across the ice on a dog sled.
- Jane Cornwell
September 2023
How to enjoy life even if you’re not on holiday
Sarina Bratton, an executive with French cruise company Ponant in the Asia Pacific region, knows how to party – and lobby.
- Fiona Carruthers
February 2023
An adventure that’s only possible by sea
Cultural expeditions by day, champagne by night. Welcome aboard a cruise through former cannibal islands in Papua New Guinea
- Mark Coultan
December 2022
‘We can always say yes’: on board new-look luxury yacht Le Ponant
The first vessel of the French company’s cruising fleet has relaunched with just 16 cabins and a stylish refurbishment – and it’s coming soon to Australia.
- Jane Cornwell
June 2022
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October 2021
On board the $432.5m luxury version of a Russian icebreaker
French-flagged line Ponant has just released the first of its new-generation hybrid expedition ships, designed specifically to reach the North Pole.
- Mike Louagie
August 2021
Greece chases the lion’s share of Europe’s summer cruise market
The pandemic-induced market disruption to cruising has seen the likes of Greece and Malta pounce to take market share off Italy and Spain.
- Mike Louagie
June 2021
Who’s afraid of cruising? Record bookings and new ships say no one
The industry suffered catastrophic losses last year, but it’s determined to come back, cheered on by all those sea lovers buying world voyages.
- Brian Johnston
December 2020
French small ship set to cruise NZ in sellout return
International cruise liners are banned from Australian waters until March 17. But hope is on the horizon for cruise fans – just across the Pond.
- Fiona Carruthers
February 2020
How the cruise industry is sailing towards a sustainable future
With a record number of new ships hitting our oceans each year, the tourism sector is finding new ways to sail ever more lightly on the planet.
- Fiona Carruthers and Brian Johnston
August 2019
Cruising from a country you've probably never heard of
Aboard the ship you could be in Paris – but outside it’s lush tropics, canoes and piranhas in the mighty Orinoco River.
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- Clare Colley
June 2019
The $155m ship with a world-first underwater lounge
Le Champlain's Blue Eye lounge is likely to impress even the most seasoned cruise-goer.
- Clare Colley