{"id":12527,"date":"2013-07-18T01:27:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T01:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/ponant-orders-ship-for-australianz\/"},"modified":"2013-07-18T01:27:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T01:27:00","slug":"ponant-orders-ship-for-australianz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/07\/ponant-orders-ship-for-australianz\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponant orders ship for Australia\/NZ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLe Soleal <\/i>delivered last month will have twin in 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\u00a0by Louise Goldsbury, editor<\/i><\/p>\n

Compagnie du Ponant is planning a new luxury vessel expected to sail in local waters in 2015-16. <\/p>\n

AFTER years of hinting about it, the French cruise line appears to have finally committed to a summer season down under. <\/p>\n

According to the Fincantieri shipyard, Ponant has signed the contract to build a 264-passenger sister ship to Le Soleal, which debuted last month. <\/p>\n

In a news release issued overnight, Fincantieri said the 11,000 GRT small ship will cruise in Alaska during its summer season and then in Australia and New Zealand. <\/p>\n

Ponant has previously included ports in Queensland and Northern Territory on a handful of itineraries, but this would be the first season based in the region. <\/p>\n

The unnamed luxury ship is set to have 132 oceanview cabins and suites, and 95% with a balcony. <\/p>\n

Ponant is renowned for its sophisticated design, attentive service and fine dining, with destinations including smaller ports in destinations such as the Arctic, Antarctica, Europe, Asia and the Americas. <\/p>\n

More details about the local program will be revealed soon. <\/p>\n

Fincantieri CEO Giuseppe Bono said the new order and continuing relationship with Ponant indicated that luxury cruising was a \u201cvery promising business segment\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis encouraging achievement, coming shortly after other new orders, has been realised in a still difficult market and has been possible also thanks to the greater cohesion achieved within the company that bodes well for the necessary improvement in efficiency and competitiveness,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n


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