Friday Favorites: Ponant Has Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

Au Courant and Cutting-Edge Cruising

This week our spirits were buoyed by a visit from Ponant, a cruise line that redefines the cruising experience. It’s French for a start, so expect fantastic cuisine, a passion for learning, and chic, understated décor on board. The Ponant guest tends to be sophisticated—a traveler rather than a tourist—like you! There are other reasons we’re all about Ponant at the moment: It’s all-inclusive; boasts beautiful ships (with real wood, a subdued, soothing color palate; a minimal yet stylish aesthetic; NO single supplement on over 88 departures; a cryotherapy chamber on their Arctic ship (!); Hermes toiletries; unique ports of call (even to popular destinations); a Zodiac platform that lowers right into the water for easy access so that even those who are wheelchair bound or just unsteady on their feet can enjoy the Zodiac experience; and, perhaps most unusual of all—Blue Eye , a multi-sensory underwater lounge that resembles a baleen whale, offers views (and SOUNDS) of underwater life, and makes you feel at one with the ocean. We’ve never seen anything quite like it. Ponant has long been popular among Europeans, but North Americans are finally catching on—and climbing aboard.

Fun fact: Ponant is the only luxury cruise line to feature three brand new ships sailing to Antarctica and the Arctic each season.

More fun:

Just look at these deals for Poe clients!

$1,000 pp Flight Credit on Select Seychelles Cruises

Valid for Travel 01 Jan 2020 - 30 May 2020

$1000 per person Air Credit on select Latin American Cruises

Valid for Travel Now Through: 18 Jun 2021

Atlantic & Northern Europe 2020 Flight Credit

Valid for Travel 31 Dec 2019 - 02 Aug 2020

$1,200 per person Air Credit Savings for Antarctica Expeditions

Valid for Travel 10 Dec 2019 - 14 Mar 2020

$1,200 per person Flight Credit on Select PONANT Cruises

Valid for Travel Now Through: 02 Aug 2020