Starting with winter 2024-25 departures, PONANT
will offer guests one included excursion per port of call. The 17 itineraries
and 32 departures include sailing the Arabian fjords aboard a traditional dhow,
learning how the Panama Canal was built, embarking on a Northern Lights
expedition in the Arctic, or seeing Buddha statues in Sri Lanka’s Dambulla Cave
Temple.
The initiative is part of PONANT’s commitment
to purposeful travel, allowing guests to dive deeper into local culture and
heritage, challenge their sense of adventure through thrilling excursions,
drive their curiosity through artistic programming, and inspire their sense of
wonder by pondering spectacular natural landscapes.
As capacities are limited, pre-booking will
open around two months before departure, and requests will be processed on a
first-come, first-served basis, subject to availability. For those who would
like to get even further off the beaten track or experience more exclusive
activities, optional paid excursions are also offered.
For a list of included excursions, click here and then click on the “Included Excursions”
tab.
The free excursion offer is valid from the 2024-25 winter season for all PONANT voyages, excluding sailings on board the m/s Paul Gauguin in French Polynesia.
PONANT’s French-flagged fleet comprises 13
small-capacity ships equipped with environmentally friendly equipment. With
PONANT, exploration is refined, authentic and a source of inspiration, the
company says. PONANT sails to the Arctic and the Antarctic as well as in the
Atlantic and North Europe, Mediterranean, Middle East, Red Sea and the Indian
Ocean, Asia, Oceania and South Pacific, the Caribbean, North, Central and South
America.
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