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WATCH: Ponant's First-Ever Underwater Lounge and Other New Ship Details

Jason Leppert
by Jason Leppert
Last updated: 3:30 PM ET, Fri April 29, 2016

Photo via YouTube

Ponant recently announced that it will build four new expedition ships, and now a YouTube video hosted by Cruise Advice is further detailing the vessels' features, not the least of which is what it claims will be the first-ever underwater lounge.

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In total, the ship design will come outfitted with 92 staterooms, each with its own private veranda, a reinforced hull for polar regions and a crew complement of 110. The most exciting features, of course, are the glass-enclosed submerged lounge for viewing passing marine life, an infinity pool with a transparent side and a three-position marina deck for both launching and lounging.

You can watch the video for yourself embedded below.


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Jason Leppert

Jason Leppert

Jason Leppert - Senior Writer, Cruises and Cruise Travel - is a San Diego-based cruising expert with more than 100 sailings under his belt and a fresh, youthful perspective on the industry. He has been cruising since before he was two years old, thanks to his parents' shared passion for traveling and their desire to experience all journeys together as a family. He is the founding editor of PopularCruising.com and producer of the successful Popular Cruising YouTube channel. He also contributes to the Travel Channel; Cruise Travel, Porthole and Lonely Planet magazines; Onboard.com; ShermansCruise.com; MiceChat.com and the Cruise Radio podcast.

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