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April • November CruisesSUMMER 2018

ARCTIC • ASIA & OCEANIA • MEDITERRANEAN N O R T H E U R O P A & B A L T I C S T A T E S

April • November Cruises

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Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6The PONANT Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8PONANT’s Luxury comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20PONANT’s 30th Anniversary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32The PONANT Fleet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Asia and Oceania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42The Far North and the Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61North Europe and the Baltic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Asia and Oceaniapage 42

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The Mediterranean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Deck and Cabin Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Price List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141General Terms and Conditions of Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Particular Terms and Conditions of Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146The PONANT experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Acces he World’s Treasures by Sea

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The Mediterraneanpage 96

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Calendar of Sailings

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APRIL

11th April 2018 Le Soléal LISBON • LORIENT | WINE CRUISE | 8 NORTH EUROPE / THE BALTIC 87

19th April 2018 Le Soléal LORIENT • ST MALO | LOYALTY CRUISE | 7 NORTH EUROPE / THE BALTIC 88

26th April 2018 Le Lyrial AQABA • ATHENS 7 MEDITERRANEAN 104

MAY

3rd May 2018 Le Lyrial ATHENS • VENICE | MUSICAL CRUISE | 7 MEDITERRANEAN 104

4th May 2018 Le Soléal PORTSMOUTH • DUBLIN 7 NORTH EUROPE / THE BALTIC 88

24th May 2018 Le Ponant NICE • VALLETTA | GOLF CRUISE | 7 MEDITERRANEAN 102

29th May 2018 L' Austral OTARU • OSAKA 10 ASIA / OCEANIA 48

JUNE

1st June 2018 Le Soléal COPENHAGEN • STOCKHOLM 7 NORTH EUROPE / THE BALTIC 89

2nd June 2018 Le Boréal HONFLEUR • BERGEN | MUSICAL CRUISE | 6 NORTH EUROPE / THE BALTIC 84

8th June 2018 Le Soléal STOCKHOLM • COPENHAGEN 7 NORTH EUROPE / THE BALTIC 89

8th June 2018 L' Austral OSAKA • MANILA 9 ASIA / OCEANIA 48

15th June 2018 Le Boréal OSLO • BERGEN 7 NORTH EUROPE / THE BALTIC 85

17th June 2018 L' Austral MANILA • DARWIN 12 ASIA / OCEANIA 49

19th June 2018 Le Lapérouse REYKJAVIK • REYKJAVIK 7 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 68

22nd June 2018 Le Boréal BERGEN • LONGYEARBYEN 10 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 68

26th June 2018 Le Lapérouse REYKJAVIK • REYKJAVIK 7 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 68

JULY

2nd July 2018 Le Boréal LONGYEARBYEN • LONGYEARBYEN 7 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 69

5th July 2018 Le Ponant NICE • NICE 7 MEDITERRANEAN 103

5th July 2018 Le Lyrial ATHENS • ATHENS | GASTRONOMY CRUISE | 8 MEDITERRANEAN 105


13th July 2018 Le Lyrial ATHENS • ATHENS | FAMILY CRUISE | 8 MEDITERRANEAN 105

16th July 2018 Le Boréal LONGYEARBYEN • LONGYEARBYEN 12 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 69

17th July 2018 Le Soléal REYKJAVIK • KANGERLUSSUAQ 12 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 71


19th July 2018 L' Austral DARWIN • BROOME 10 ASIA / OCEANIA 50

21th July 2018 Le Lyrial ATHENS • VENICE | FAMILY CRUISE | 8 MEDITERRANEAN 105


29th July 2018 L' Austral BROOME • DARWIN 10 ASIA / OCEANIA 50

29th July 2018 Le Soléal KANGERLUSSUAQ • KANGERLUSSUAQ 16 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 71

AUGUST

2nd August 2018 Le Ponant NICE • NICE 7 MEDITERRANEAN 103

7th August 2018 Le Lyrial ATHENS • VENICE | FAMILY CRUISE | 8 MEDITERRANEAN 105

8th August 2018 L' Austral DARWIN • BROOME 10 ASIA / OCEANIA 50

10th August 2018 Le Boréal REYKJAVIK • KANGERLUSSUAQ 10 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 70

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AUGUST

14th August 2018 Le Lapérouse REYKJAVIK • BERGEN 8 NORTH EUROPE / THE BALTIC 85

14th August 2018 Le Soléal KANGERLUSSUAQ • KANGERLUSSUAQ 13 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 72

15th August 2018 Le Lyrial VENICE • VENICE | FAMILY CRUISE | 8 MEDITERRANEAN 106

18th August 2018 L' Austral BROOME • DARWIN 10 ASIA / OCEANIA 50

22nd August 2018 Le Lapérouse BERGEN • COPENHAGEN 7 NORTH EUROPE / THE BALTIC 86

23rd August 2018 Le Lyrial VENICE • VENICE 7 MEDITERRANEAN 106

27th August 2018 Le Soléal KANGERLUSSUAQ • NOME 22 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 72

28th August 2018 L' Austral DARWIN • HONIARA 16 ASIA / OCEANIA 51

29th August 2018 Le Lapérouse COPENHAGEN • LONDON 7 NORTH EUROPE / THE BALTIC 86

30th August 2018 Le Lyrial VENICE • VENICE 7 MEDITERRANEAN 106

SEPTEMBER

10th September 2018 Le Boréal NOME • SEWARD 16 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 70

13th September 2018 Le Lyrial VENICE • VENICE 7 MEDITERRANEAN 106

13th September 2018 Le Lapérouse LISBON • CIVITAVECCHIA 8 MEDITERRANEAN 111

13th September 2018 L' Austral HONIARA • LAUTOKA 11 ASIA / OCEANIA 51

18th September 2018 Le Soléal NOME • VANCOUVER 14 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 73

20th September 2018 Le Champlain CIVITAVECCHIA • VALLETTA 7 MEDITERRANEAN 108

20th September 2018 Le Lyrial VENICE • CIVITAVECCHIA | MUSICAL CRUISE | 7 MEDITERRANEAN 107

24th September 2018 L' Austral LAUTOKA • PAPEETE | LOYALTY CRUISE | 12 ASIA / OCEANIA 52

28th September 2018 Le Lapérouse VALLETTA • ATHENS 7 MEDITERRANEAN 111

OCTOBER

2nd October 2018 Le Soléal VANCOUVER • SAN DIEGO 7 FAR NORTH / THE ARCTIC 73

4th October 2018 Le Champlain LA VALETTE • VALLETTA 7 MEDITERRANEAN 108

4th October 2018 Le Boréal HONOLULU • PAPEETE 14 ASIA / OCEANIA 53

6th October 2018 L' Austral PAPEETE • HANGA ROA 13 ASIA / OCEANIA 52

11th October 2018 Le Champlain VALLETTA • VALLETTA 7 MEDITERRANEAN 108

11th October 2018 Le Lyrial LISBON • TENERIFE 8 MEDITERRANEAN 107

18th October 2018 Le Champlain VALLETTA • MARSEILLE 7 MEDITERRANEAN 109

18th October 2018 Le Boréal PAPEETE • PAPEETE 7 ASIA / OCEANIA 53

19th October 2018 Le Lapérouse ATHENS • CIVITAVECCHIA 7 MEDITERRANEAN 112

25th October 2018 Le Champlain MARSEILLE • MALAGA 7 MEDITERRANEAN 109

25th October 2018 Le Boréal PAPEETE • HANGA ROA 13 ASIA / OCEANIA 52

26th October 2018 Le Lapérouse CIVITAVECCHIA • CIVITAVECCHIA | MUSICAL CRUISE | 7 MEDITERRANEAN 113

NOVEMBER

1st Novembre 2018 Le Champlain MALAGA • TENERIFE 7 MEDITERRANEAN 110

8th Novembre 2018 Le Champlain TENERIFE • DAKAR 9 MEDITERRANEAN 110

9th Novembre 2018 Le Lapérouse ATHENS • AIN SUKHNA 8 MEDITERRANEAN 112

POLAR EXPEDITION TROPICAL EXPEDITION

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Choosing a PONANT “Expedition” cruise means choosing a state of mind: a blend of luxury and authenticity, exploration and great comfort, adventure

and refinement… even in the heart of the most remote regions.

Polar, tropical or subtropical expeditions: from the Antarctic to Papua, PONANT will take you as close as possible to pristine nature and ancestral cultures,

far from the crowded maritime routes. You will marvel at the most unspoiled places on our planet.

Luxury Expediion voyages by PONANT

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Luxury Expediion voyages by PONANT

Choosing a PONANT “Expedition” cruise means choosing a state of mind: a blend of luxury and authenticity, exploration and great comfort, adventure

and refinement… even in the heart of the most remote regions.

Polar, tropical or subtropical expeditions: from the Antarctic to Papua, PONANT will take you as close as possible to pristine nature and ancestral cultures,

far from the crowded maritime routes. You will marvel at the most unspoiled places on our planet.

Away from civilisation…Whether in the Polar Regions or the heart of the Malay Archipelago, the size of our ships and their shallow draught mean you can arrive as close as possible to these hard-to-access areas. This proximity ofers the privileged discovery of preserved sites.

Our expedition teams are always on the lookout for the unexpected and the surprises inherent to these itineraries, and our flexibility enables us to adapt to these. A genuine philosophy of travel.

Luxury amenitiesAn expedition with PONANT assures the best conditions of day-to-day comfort for you in the most remote places of the planet. The comfort of your ship and your cabin, personalised and attentive service, refined gastronomy… the unique atmosphere which we go to great lengths to preserve in order to stay true to our philosophy, creating that privileged feeling of being aboard one’s own private yacht. In the heart of the ice or the distant archipelagos of Oceania, our luxury amenities will make your voyage into an unforgettable experience.

Zodiac® shore visits and outingsDuring Expedition voyages, our fleet of Zodiac® make landing ashore in remote, seldom visited destinations safe and enjoyable, and enable guests to get as close as possible to ice and fauna. Our Zodiac® are designed to accommodate small groups of 10 passengers. They are easy to step on to from the marina platform at the rear of your ship. Our inclusive Zodiac® excursions are unique, unforgettable experiences, whether you are landing on a deserted beach in the Maluku islands of Indonesia, spending time with remote tribes of Papua New Guinea, or discovering the splendour of Antarctic glaciers.

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An experienced expedition team Your Expedition team have been selected for their knowledge and expertise to enhance your experience both on board and in the field, providing fascinating lectures and valuable insight into the culture, history and wildlife of the region. Accompanying you throughout your voyage they are ideal companions for a journey of discovery, a rewarding and memorable experience.

Refined auhenticity…

Polar Expedition voyagesThe leader in expeditions to polar regions and an expert for over 20 years in these destinations (Arctic, Antarctic, Sub Antarctic Islands), PONANT lets you live your dream for adventure, with the seriousness and ecological conscience that characterises us. In the Antarctic, set of to discover the icy vastness, and the fauna of the White Continent: humpback whales, seals, penguins… In the Arctic regions, fjords, glaciers, icebergs of changing colours and varied fauna await you: polar bears, Arctic foxes, walruses, orcas, whales… without forgetting the special moments of interaction with Inuit people.

Tropical Expedition voyagesA tropical Expedition voyage is more a matter of encounters. Sailing to remote and seldom visited destinations allows you to discover the ancient customs of many tribes and ethnic groups that continue their rituals on the land of their forefathers. Whether they are Papuan, Polynesian or Māori people, you will gain an understanding of their tradition and cultures. During visits to their villages, take time to interact with these warm and friendly people, ensuring rewarding encounters and priceless memories. Not forgetting disembarking on idyllic white sand beaches with crystal clear waters and coral gardens far from the hustle and bustle of the modern world.

In the polar or tropical regions, PONANT will take you to the heart of these fascinating areas. Whether you join every outing or prefer to admire the spectacle from the ship’s deck, surrender to your appetite for discovery.

Polar or tropical expediion:enjoy an unforgetable experience

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With almost 20 years of experience in extreme regions and more than 400 polar cruises, PONANT is a true Polar Specialist. As the only French cruise company to sail in the heart of the ice, PONANT has the talent and the experience to take you to the most remote regions in complete safety. Our Captains and our crew members are professionals, specially trained to sail in these extreme regions.

Our latest-generation fleet, the youngest fleet in the world, has the most modern technologies and equipment to assure your safety and respect for the regions visited. Our stable and silent

“ice”-certified ships meet the most stringent international standards: 3D seabed visualisation using a dual sonar system, satellite weather station, GPS trackers on the Zodiac® inflatables.

This safety priority can make your dreams of adventure a reality. An air of exclusivity, that only a few ships worldwide currently enjoy.

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All-inclusive expeditionsOnce aboard, enjoy the adventure in total peace of mind. Everything is included:

Zodiac® outings and shore visits, excursions, lectures, parkas and boot hire for polar expeditions.

A tradition of excellence, professionalism and expertise

Joining IAATO and AECOPONANT is a full and proud member of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO). IAATO is an industry group organisation that sets the highest possible tourism operating standards in an efort to ensure appropriate, safe and environmentally sound travel to Antarctica. Its rules include guidelines about maximal amount of passengers during shore landings, and other specific guidelines regarding wildlife watching, visitor briefings, key safety obligations on operators.

In the Arctic, PONANT is an acceding member of the AECO, Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators. AECO is dedicated to managing responsible, environmentally friendly and safe tourism in the Arctic.

A responsible and awarded commitment for the environmentOur ships are awarded “clean ship” label, ensuring environmental regulatory compliance in our operations and anticipating new regulations (recycling, reuse practices, waste and sewage treatment on board, reduced exhaust emissions, sustainable purchasing practices, low energy bulbs for lighting,…)

In December 2016, Ponant was awarded the Blue Charter Trophy from the French Shipowners' Association recognising its exemplary nature in terms of economic and social development and care for the environment.

Daily, PONANT is committed to being a leader in environmental protection. As we sail into sensitive areas, it is essential for us to respect the marine environment and the places we visit ashore. An obvious behaviour for our teams and crews, all passionate for ocean and nature.

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Le Cercle PolaireFor the last six years, PONANT has actively supported Le Cercle Polaire®, a think tank focused on preserving polar environments. To raise awareness among passengers, members of Le Cercle Polaire® are regular guests of honour on our polar cruises during which they discuss their projects with passengers.

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Support to local communitiesCulture and traditions of local communities are an invaluable wealth that deserve our support. PONANT initiated a partnership with the Upernavik FabLab (fabrication lab): the goal of the Upernavik FabLab is to train local cratsmen of the Inuit community and give them the means to reproduce emblematic pieces, which can then be sold in museums and on board our ships. PONANT contributes financially to the FabLab’s equipment purchases and donates 10€ to the association for each “travel documents by email” option.

PONANT supports MSF

In support of International Women’s Day 2017, PONANT has partnered with the international medical charity Médecins sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders (MSF), supporting mother and child healthcare services in Africa. As part of our corporate social responsibility programme, we are supporting several projects based on the theme of ‘Women at the Front’. Our aim is to help promote diversity, solidarity and leadership for women around the world. This long-term commitment to the work of MSF is just one of the projects we are involved with, and will support a full-range healthcare package for women and children including obstetrics, paediatrics and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

The French Touch With PONANT, the French way of life sails all the seas of the globe. This French Touch blends discreet with refined services.

PONANT works with partners who share our constant pursuit of excellence. These prestigious brands are ambassadors for French luxury all over the world:

• Gastronomy: Ladurée macarons for aternoon tea, Lenôtre sweet pastries and bread, Bordier traditional butter, a selection of fine wines from Maison Taillevent, Veuve Clicquot champagne at gala dinners, fragrant aromas of the Palais des Thés, Évian mineral water.

• Way of life: Fragonard mood fragrances, Hermès bath products in all cabins and suites, spa care products by Sothy’s.

• Décor and design: the décor of the cabins and suites, designed by the French architect-designer Jean-Philippe Nuel and fabrics by Pierre Frey contribute to create a calming and discreet luxurious atmosphere.

A Butler service for SuitesTo ensure your time with us is perfect, a Butler service is provided for passengers travelling in the Suites on Deck 6. Attentive and discreet, your Butler will be your main point of contact, providing personalised daily service and meeting all your desires eficiently and discreetly. A tailored cruise where you can enjoy total peace of mind.

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The French ‘art de la table’ (the art of eating)Our Chefs and their brigade interpret and share with our passengers their passion for French culinary heritage, enriched by products and traditions from the countries visited.

Fresh products and carefully selected ingredients, mature cheeses, fine wines and a superb list of grand cru wines… all this combines to make each meal a feast for the eyes and the taste buds.

Gastronomic restaurant and grill restaurant Our ships ofer two diferent dining concepts according to your cravings.

In the gastronomic restaurant, à la carte meals are served to your table. For lunch, choose from a selection of dishes inspired by contemporary French brasserie cuisine. For dinner, you will be served refined cuisine in the finest French gastronomic tradition, paired with the best crus from our list.

In the restaurant grill, the atmosphere is more relaxed with the bufet option. From breakfast until dinner, indulge your taste buds with the healthy, delicious and refined bufets prepared by the team in the galley.

The advice and expertise of Ducasse ConseilIn January 2016, PONANT announced that it had joined forces with Ducasse Conseil, a catering centre of excellence run by Alain Ducasse Entreprise, continuing its route to excellence aboard our ships. From the conception of the culinary ofering to the training of all the company’s Chefs, this long-term project aims to ensure that PONANT’s culinary standards are as high as possible and to satisfy the exacting requirements of our French and international passengers.

Open barFrom the moment you board and throughout your cruise, your unlimited drinks are included, at any time of the day. A drink with friends at the bar, refreshments on your return from an excursion or in the calm of your cabin’s balcony: enjoy a large selection of beverages* (mineral waters, cold drinks, wines, beer, champagne, spirits, cofee, tea).

*Does not include à la carte premium alcoholic drinks.

Enjoy moments of conviviality Aboard, diferent areas and lounges will enable you to find a moment of peace and quiet or to meet up with friends and share convivial moments: • the main lounge, an ideal place to meet over a drink and watch

daytime or evening events. • the panoramic lounge, an intimate piano-bar with a vast panorama

to the horizon. Perfect for reading or for listening to our selection of classical music.

• the outdoor bar with access to the pool and the solarium.

Take care of yourselfOn our ships (with the exception of our three masted yacht Le Ponant), come and enjoy a pure moment of wellbeing in the spa:• in association with the French beauty house SOTHY’S™, enjoy a

beauty interlude • a series of expert, top-of-the-range treatments performed by experienced

beauticians• hammam and balneo (on board Le Boréal and L’Austral) ;• hair salon• fitness and wellbeing in front of the ocean

- fitness room with the latest Technogym© machines- huge plate-glass windows with views to the horizon.

Make the very most of your free time

Sitting comfortably in the theatre, attend talks by lecturers and guides as well as the various shows, concerts and performances held on board.

In the library, a choice of books and board games, as well as computers with Wi-Fi, is available for you. In your cabin, use our Video on Demand service to access quality French and international films.

The image and photo corner will enable you to relive the highlights of your cruise in images.

The shop, open during sailing hours, proposes a refined selection of clothing, jewellery, perfumes and accessories. Git articles, prêt-à-porter clothes, souvenirs of your trip, technical accessories or quite simply impulse buys: make the most of a high-quality range at tax-free prices.

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Land-based programmesDuring your cruise: A large choice of excursions are ofered during all of our cruises (except the Expeditions). Chosen for the interest of the cities, monuments or natural sites visited, these excursions are accessible via booking 3 months before your departure.

Before or ater your cruise: Before the departure or on the arrival of your cruise, various programmes and stays are always available. These can also be organised at your request, made to measure. Paris, the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the Great Pyramids in Egypt… there are many marvellous sites that may make you want to stay a little longer. Our PONANT teams take care of everything, extending your voyage and relieving you of all the organisation, even once your cruise has ended.

Flights and transfersScheduled flights, as well as the transfers corresponding to your cruise, are proposed by PONANT. In addition, for certain destinations less accessible by scheduled flights, PONANT can charter flights for passengers, enabling a more direct or advantageous connection, while ensuring you enjoy a high-quality service. PONANT can also organise your transfers before/after your cruise between airport and embarkation/disembarkation port (private bespoke transfers are also possible).

For more informations, please consult your travel agent.

Your PONANT advantagesHoneymoon, wedding anniversary, single traveller, family or friends travelling together, consecutive cruises… You can enjoy various advantages and offers on these special occasions. (*)

For your safety and your comfort, you may wish to subscribe to our exclusive PONANT insurance policy (see page 141).

Refer your friends and family Introduce your loved ones to our unique

yacht cruising experience. Our attractive introductory ofer includes

reductions on cruises and pre and post cruise programmes.

You will find details of the Referral Programme online: www.ponant.com/referral

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The PONANT Yacht Club card is presented to each adult passenger aged over 18 eligible for the PONANT Yacht Club programme. The benefits and status for all persons eligible to the PONANTYacht Club program are acquired only when the booking is confirmed, unless it is cancelled before departure. Benefits may be changed at any time and without notice. (1) The excursion-credit is notexchangeable, refundable or transferable. It is not valid for pre-sales programmes and is not transferrable to other services, even during cruises where no excursions are organised. (2) See variablesonboard. (3) Valid only for the cruise port to port, excluding onboard discretionary expenses and transfers or services. Excluding back to back cruises. (4) No penalty charges will be applied for the firstalteration to the tourist package providing that the request is made 90 days or more before the cruise departure date; this time period increases to 150 days for Expedition cruises. New departure date within 12 months of the initial departure. Only one alteration free of penalties per civil year and per person with a Grand Admiral Status.

MAJOR When you confirm your 2nd cruise:• The opportunity to join the PONANT Yacht Club’s private cruises.• Complimentary laundry service aboard.• € 50 / $ 55 / AUD 70 of the shore excursion of your choice. (1)

• 1 hour free Wi-Fi Internet access onboard.

ADMIRAL

When you confirm your 4th cruise:• The opportunity to join the PONANT Yacht Club’s private cruises.• Complimentary laundry service aboard.• € 100 / $ 110 / AUD 140 of the shore excursion of your choice. (1)

• Complimentary upgrade subject to availability. (2)

• 4 hours free Wi-Fi Internet access onboard.• 20% discount in the shop.• 20% discount of premium beverages listed on the bar menu (except

for the Wine Menu).• 5% cruise discount from your 2nd cruise in the same year excluding

back to back cruises. (3)

GRAND ADMIRALWhen you confirm your 7th cruise:• The opportunity to join the PONANT Yacht Club’s private cruises.• Complimentary laundry service aboard.• € 150 / $ 165 / AUD 210 of the shore excursion of your choice. (1)

• Complimentary upgrade subject to availability. (2)

• 5% cruise discount will automatically be applied upon reservation of your cruise. (3)

• 10% cruise discount from your 2nd cruise in the same year -excluding back to back cruises. (3)

• 10 hours free Wi-Fi Internet access onboard.• 20% discount in the shop.• 30% discount of premium beverages listed on the bar menu (except

for the Wine Menu).• 30% discount on one spa or hair treatment.• Make changes to your cruise without incurring charges, up to 90 or

150 days before departure. (4)

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Your Loyalty Cruise in the heart of the Ponant Islands LORIENT • SAINT-MALO Aboard Le Soléal from 19th April 2018

In the presence of Jean Emmanuel Sauvée – CEO and founder of PONANT*

Ponant meaning literally “where the sun sets”. What a beautiful image to celebrate the company’s 30 years, there where it all began! This voyage appears to be such a strong symbol, that of the birth of Le Ponant, a majestic three-master and the pride of the company for almost 30 years. This Loyalty Cruise, designed as a Breton odyssey to discover the most beautiful Ponant Islands, is the ideal opportunity to celebrate with you, our loyal passengers, this great distance we have travelled thanks to your trust. Even more than in previous years, this voyage will be an opportunity to ofer you exceptional PONANT moments, in Saint-Malo or even at the Mont St-Michel.

Find this cruise on page 88.

Your Loyalty Cruise in PolynesiaLAUTOKA • PAPEETE Aboard L’Austral from 24th September 2018

In the presence of Jean Emmanuel Sauvée – CEO and founder of PONANT*

For this second Loyalty Cruise celebrating the company’s 30 years, we had our heart set on taking you to the cradle of PONANT’s ships: the Wallis and Futuna Islands. In fact, all of our ships are registered there and therefore fly the French flag, which is very dear to PONANT. We would like to share our attachment to these islands with you during this all-new Polynesian itinerary, between Fiji, Samoa and the Cook Islands. With intense encounters with the local populations to traditional ceremonies in our honour, this Loyalty Cruise promises PONANT moments rich in emotion.

Find this cruise on page 52.

Two exclusive cruises for members of the

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Welcome aboard Le Lapérouse and Le Champlain

PONANT Explorers

PONANT Explorers

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A tribute to great explorers Our newest stars of the fleet pay tribute to great French explorers and sail in the wake of these men, who set off on adventures beyond the boundaries of the known world in search of new lands. This is a respectful salute from PONANT, the only cruise line to fly the French flag and sail to lands that are still unspoilt, little-known and inaccessible to larger vessels.

New ships, latest generation128 metres long, and just 88 cabins, each with a private balcony, 4 suites, each with a plate glass window and private terrace… Passengers aboard Le Lapérouse and Le Champlain will find all of the special touches that have forged the reputation of PONANT cruises. The smaller capacity creates an intimate atmosphere, while the 110 crew members provide professional and attentive service. Both ships are equipped with state-of-the-art technology. These new stars of the PONANT fleet are fitted with a movable marina platform, enabling passengers to swim and engage in other activities directly from the ship. A submersible mini-port provides easy access to a number of nautical activities (kayaking, paddle boarding, water skiing, and more).

A luxurious, intimate and refined atmosphereThese new smaller-capacity yachts boast elegantly-designed cabins, spacious suites with large windows, and lounge areas that open onto the outside. Their design and size are the guarantee of a unique cruising experience in the comfort and elegance that are PONANT’s hallmark. As for the warm and contemporary interior design, it is directly inspired by the colours seen in PONANT’s dream destinations, punctuated with ethnic touches.

INAUGURAL SEASON

L'Austral, Le Boréal, Le Soléal & Le Lyrial

A superb series of 4 sisterships

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Small is beautifulLimited capacity, secluded destinations in Asia and Oceania: at a time when giant cruise ships abound, PONANT has chosen to remain true to its philosophy by developing an ultra-modern but always moderately-sized fleet. Thus Le Boréal, L’Austral, Le Soléal and Le Lyrial boast only 132 cabins and suites. The perfect blend of luxury and cutting-edge technology.

Exceptional designThese are ships on an intimate scale, perfectly adapted to extreme destinations, designed to allow all passengers to make the most of the breathtaking ocean and shore views.

On board, an elegant selection of fine materials in discreet and soothing shades of taupe, grey, white, and natural wood gives these ships a unique style that is both contemporary and inviting.

Green chicBecause we are convinced that a responsible approach is required in our quest for excellence, PONANT chose to equip its sisterships with ecologically sensitive equipment. As a result, they have all been awarded the international “Clean Ship” label.

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Enjoy the atmosphere of a sailing shipYou do not need to be familiar with the rudiments of sailing to board this jewel of the fleet: you will not be taking part in manoeuvers, but a friendly and approachable French crew is there to explain them all to you. Just like on a private yacht, you will sail with only a limited number of fellow passengers who truly love the sea. On board, you will experience the “French touch”, a subtle blend of relaxed elegance and conviviality. You will enjoy refined cuisine. Our Chef will demonstrate classic French culinary expertise.

A unique designWith its low-profile and dynamic lines, its 88 meters of long, streamlined decks, its three masts stretching toward the sky and its sails ready to bellow and fill with wind, Le Ponant was the first of the company’s ships. It flies the French flag and ofers its passengers a refined, intimate and exclusive cruising experience.

Well-being, leisure and relaxationFrom the huge and aptly named sundeck, enjoy the unique scenery as it unfolds before you. At the stern of the ship, the marina platform sits just above the water, inviting passengers to swim, enjoy some water sports, or go diving or snorkeling with an experienced instructor.

Lastly, this magnificent yacht’s shallow draught, which is perfectly suited to island hopping, Le Ponant offers you a unique cruising experience, a blend of nautical tradition and maritime elegance.

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Not to be missed in

Asia & Oceania

JapanLong cloaked in mystery as a result of being autarchic and insular, Japanese civilisation has followed a truly unique path. With its 3,900 small islands and its 4 main isles, the Japanese archipelago ofers visitors an unusual palette of landscapes and cultures and a rich medley of traditions, with secular temples and quiet sanctuaries co-existing alongside the futuristic technology of its bustling cities. In the Land of the Rising Sun, the pace is set by both the frenetic energy of the country’s major cities with their unique architecture, and the serenity of its gardens, whose secrets are guarded by majestic scarlet ”torii”. Eager for progress and enriched by its medieval past, the former Empire of Japan has an exceptionally refined culture.

The Kimberley coast in AustraliaThe Kimberley region of Western Australia is a wild land of remote, spectacular scenery spread over huge distances. Larger than 75% of the world's countries, the Kimberley is one of the world’s last great Wilderness areas, and one of Australia’s greatest natural assets. The 13,000km of remote isolated coastline boasts more than 2,600 islands, Australia’s largest inshore reef, the world’s largest population of Humpback whales, extensive undisturbed mangrove forests, wild rivers, and important seabird breeding colonies. It is a national biodiversity hotspot, and listed in the top 3.7% of least impacted marine environments worldwide.

Tropical Expeditions by PONANT The PONANT Expedition voyages to Asia and Oceania combine comfort, refinement and discovery. Designed by specialists with expertise in these regions, the itineraries place an emphasis on nature discovery and unique encounters with the local communities. Along the Kimberley coast, in Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu or the Solomon Islands, venture of the beaten path with our expert naturalist-guides. These recognised professionals will provide guidance and explanations during Zodiac® landings on deserted, idyllic beaches, Zodiac® outings through the mangroves, and while observing the exotic wildlife and natural phenomena. Embarking on a tropical Expedition cruise is an opportunity to experience extraordinary and unforgettable moments…

48 YOUR PRE- AND POST-CRUISE PROGRAMMES, TRANSFERS AND OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS pages 54 to 60.

Art and Culture of Japan Ancestral Japan

• Discovering the ‘Empire of the Rising Sun’, its traditions and iconic sites;

• Sakaiminato, medieval Japan and the former homes of the Samurais;

• New port of call: Ulsan in South Korea, discovering Gyeongju, the former capital of the Korean kingdom and its precious Buddhist temples listed Unesco World Heritage;

• Beppu, its hot springs and the stone Buddhas in Mangetsuji (National Treasure);

• Osaka, and its famous castle (port of disembarkation).

• Discovering the Japanese islands in the country’s south, with a specialised lecturer on board;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the island of Yakushima ant its thousand-year cedar forests, Shuri Castle in Naha, the Shinto sanctuary of Itsukushima in Miyajima from Hiroshima;

• Hualien on the lush island of Taiwan, and the Taroko National Park and its breathtaking gorges;

• Manila, the bustling capital of the Philippines (port of disembarkation).

Highlights: Highlights:

OTARU • OSAKAL' AUSTRAL 11 days / 10 nights 29th May 2018

From 4 390 € (see page 134)

DAY ITINERARY ARRIVAL DEPARTURE

1Osaka (Japan)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Hiroshima (Japan) 12.00 20.00

3 At sea

4 Yakushima (Japan) 07.00 13.00

5 Naha, Okinawa (Japan) 12.30 18.30

6 Ishigaki-jima (Japan) 12.30 19.00

7 Hualien (Taiwan) 07.00 21.00

8 At sea

9 At sea

10 Manila (Philippines) 07.00Disembarkation.

OSAKA • MANILAL' AUSTRAL 10 days / 9 nights 08th June 2018



1Otaru (Japan)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 At sea

3 Mano Bay (Japan) 08.00 14.00

4 Kanazawa (Japan) 07.00 18.00

5 Sakaiminato (Japan) 08.00 19.00

6 Ulsan (South Korea) 11.30 19.00

7 Mojiko (Japan) 08.00 16.00

8 Beppu (Japan) 07.00 19.00

9 Hiroshima (Japan) 07.00 19.00

10 Takamatsu (Japan) 06.00 19.00

11 Osaka (Japan) 07.00Disembarkation

OSAKA

OSAKA

MANILA

OTARU

JAPAN

JAPAN

TAIWAN

PHILIPPINES

SOUTH KOREA

Japan Sea

Yellow Sea Sea of the Philippines

China Sea

Mano Bay

Kanazawa

Sakaiminato

Takamatsu

Ulsan

MojikoBeppu

Hiroshima

Hiroshima

Yakushima

Naha, Okinawa

Ishigaki-jimaHualien

LECTURER

LECTURER

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Exploring

the Malay Archipelago

MANILA • DARWINL' AUSTRAL 13 days / 12 nights 17th June 2018


Tropical Expediion voyages: to experience ancient cultures

A cruise these scattered regions is a chance to take in spectacular landscapes you will not find anywhere else. But it is also the occasion for meeting captivating cultural groups of varying heritage, far removed from the busiest tourist routes.

From the ancient cultures of Indigenous Australians to the ethnic diversity of Melanesia, your voyage will immerse you in the traditions and customs of these eclectic people. Proudly continuing the traditions of their forefathers, Indigenous Australian, Papuan and Melanesian cultures are the most diverse in the world. Many cultures have blended their traditions with modern society whilst others have remained unchanged over eons. These locals will welcome you with traditional dancing, singing and laughter. Their culture, rituals and traditions will fascinate you, but, above all, it is their friendliness and openness that will remain with you forever.

• Expedition voyage discovering culture, landscapes, fauna and flora of the Malay Archipelago;

• Zodiac® outings and shore visits with your team of naturalists;

• Coron Island, listed as Unesco World Heritage Site;• Visit the Tangkoko National Park to look for the famous

Tarsier, one of the tiniest primates in the world;• In Sandakan, an encounter with the orang-utans, majestic

primates with flamboyant hair;• Maluku, the paradisiac Spice Islands.

Highlights:


1Manila (Philippines)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Coron (Philippines)

3 At sea

4 et 5 Sandakan (Sabah, Malaysia)

6 At sea

7 Pulau Saronde (Gorontalo, Indonesia)

8Pulau Lihaga (North Sulawesi, Indonesia)Réserve naturelle de Tangkoko

9 At sea

10 Raja Ampat (West Papua, Indonesia)

11 Banda Neira (Moluccas, Indonesia)

12 At sea

13 Darwin (Australia) 07.00Disembarkation

MANILA

DARWIN

PHILIPPINES

Sea of Sulawesi

Timor SeaAUSTRALIA

WEST PAPUA

INDONESIA

MALAYSIA

Coron

Sandakan

Pulau Saronde

Pulau Lihaga

Raja Ampat

Banda Neira

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Australia's Iconic Kimberley Australia's Iconic Kimberley

• Expedition voyage discovering the Kimberley coast, one the world’s last remaining pristine environments;

• Regular Zodiac® outings & shore visits with your expedition team;• Discover Aboriginal culture and ancient rock art;• Pristine mangrove environments, home to the world’s largest

living reptile;• Unique tidal phenomena such as the Horizontal Falls at Talbot

Bay;• In Wyndham, enjoy one of the 3 complimentary excursions *:

Ord River experience, Bungle Bungle scenic flight or El Questro Park experience (*subject to availability, on a first come first served basis in chronological order of booking, please contact our travel agents).

• Expedition voyage discovering the Kimberley coast, one the world’s last remaining pristine environments;

• Regular Zodiac® outings & shore visits with your expedition team;

• Discover Aboriginal culture and ancient rock art;• Pristine mangrove environments, home to the world’s largest

living reptile;• Unique tidal phenomena such as the Horizontal Falls at Talbot

Bay;• King George River and the majestic Twin Falls.


DARWIN • BROOMEL' AUSTRAL 11 days / 10 nights 19th July and 08th August 2018


BROOME • DARWINL' AUSTRAL 11 days / 10 nights 29th July and 18th August 2018


DARWIN DARWIN

BROOME BROOME

Timor SeaTimor Sea

AUSTRALIA

INDONESIA

AUSTRALIA

Pulau Meatimiarang

Wyndham

King George River

King George RiverVansittart Bay

Vansittart Bay

Swift Bay

Hunter River Hunter River

Freshwater Cove Freshwater Cove

Talbot Bay Talbot BayLacepede Islands Lacépèdes IslandsRaft Point - Montgomery Reef Raft Point - Montgomery Reef


1Darwin (Australia)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Pulau Meatimiarang (Indonesia) - technical stop -

3 Wyndham (Australia)

4 King George River (Australia)

5 Vansittart Bay (Australia)

6 Hunter River (Australia)

7Rat Point (Australia)Montgomery Reef (Australia)

8 Freshwater Cove (Australia)

9 Talbot Bay (Australia)

10 Lacepede Islands (Australia)

11 Broome (Australia) 06.30 Disembarkation


1Broome (Australia)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Lacepede Islands (Australia)

3 Talbot Bay (Australia)

4 Freshwater Cove (Australia)

5 Montgomery Reef (Australia)Rat Point (Australia)

6 Hunter River (Australia)

7 Swit Bay (Australia)

8 Vansittart Bay (Australia)

9 King George River (Australia)

10 At sea

11 Darwin (Australia) 06.30 Disembarkation

N

ATURALIS

T

N

ATURALIS

T

T

ROPICA

L

E

XPE D I T I O

N

T

ROPICA

L

E

XPE D I T I O

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Wonders and Cultures

of the Coral Triangle

Ancient Cultures and

Landscapes of Vanuatu

• Expedition voyage discovering the mysteries of Melanesia, in the heart of the Coral Triangle;

• Zodiac® outings & shore visits with your expedition team;

• Maluku, the paradisiac Spice Islands;

• Swim and snorkel in the crystal-clear waters, explore fringing reefs with a rich underwater life;

• Encounters with local people: cultural performances, dances, arts & crafts.

• Expedition voyage discovering Vanuatu: traditional villages, tropical beaches, coral reefs, active volcanoes ;

• Zodiac® outings & shore visits with your expedition team;

• Visit the last known location of the 1788 “lost voyage” of Lapérouse in Vanikoro;

• Sail into the Caldera of Ureparapara and watch an active volcano;

• Swim in the famous “blue holes” of Espiritu Santo;

• Discover a wide range of cultures and traditions.


DARWIN • HONIARAL' AUSTRAL 17 days / 16 nights 28th August 2018


HONIARA • LAUTOKAL' AUSTRAL 12 days / 11 nights 13th September 2018



1Darwin (Australia)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 At sea

3 Banda Neira (Moluccas, Indonesia)

4 - 5 Raja Ampat (West Papua, Indonesia)

6 At sea

7 Pulau Lamsutu (Indonesia)

8 Jayapura (West Papua, Indonesia)9 Kopar Village (Papua New Guinea)

10 Madang (Papua New Guinea)

11 Tami Island (Papua New Guinea)

12 Kitava (Papua New Guinea)

13 Samarai (Papua New Guinea)

14 At sea

15 Gizo - Njari Island (Solomon Islands)

16 Roderick Bay - Florida Island (Solomon Islands)17 Honiara, Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) 07.00

Disembarkation, transfer to the airport and flight Honiara/Brisbane.


1Flight Brisbane / Honiara, Guadalcanal ( Solomon Islands.) Direct transfer to the port. Embarkation from 17.00 to 18.00 23.00

2 At sea

3 Vanikoro (Solomon Islands)

4Ureparapara Island (Vanuatu)Sana Island (Vanuatu)

5 Moto Lava Island (Vanuatu)

6 Espiritu Santo (Vanuatu)

7 Malekula (Vanuatu)

8 Ambrym Island (Vanuatu)

9 Lamen Island - Lopevi Island (Vanuatu)

10 Tanna (Vanuatu)

11 At sea

12 Lautoka (Fiji) 07.00Disembarkation

DARWIN

HONIARA

LAUTOKA

Arafura Sea

Sea of Solomon Islands

WEST PAPUA

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

SOLOMON ISLANDS

SOLOMON ISLANDS

Coral Sea

Paciic ocean

VANUATU

FIJI

AUSTRALIA

Banda Neira

Raja Ampat

Pulau Lamsutu

Jayapura

Kopar VillageMadang

Tami Island

KitavaGizo

Vanikoro

Ureparapara Island

Moto Lava Island

Espiritu Santo

Malekula

Ambrym Island

Lamen Island

Tanna Island

RoderickBay

Samarai

N

ATURALIS

T

N

ATURALIS

T

HONIARA

Flight to Brisbane

Flight from Brisbane

T

ROPICA

L

E

XPE D I T I O

N

T

ROPICA

L

E

XPE D I T I O

N


30th Anniversary Cruise

in Polynesia

Polynesia

and Easter Island

• Ponant’s 30th anniversary cruise in the Southern Hemisphere;

• A unique itinerary that will sail via Wallis and Futuna, where the Ponant fleet is registered;

• Southern sea lagoons, white-sand beaches and lush vegetation - a picture postcard of paradise;

• Encounters with the locals and opportunities to discover Polynesian cultures during traditional ceremonies;

• Discovery of Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia.

• Complementary shore excursions at Easter Island;• Trips in Zodiac® dinghies and snorkelling at Fakarava, listed as

a Unesco Biosphere Reserve;• In Rikitea visit Saint Michel’s Cathedral; • From Mangareva, you can visit one of the most renowned pearl

farms;• From Pitcairn, visit the museum and its great collection of

items from the Bounty;• From Hanga Roa, discover the impressive Ahu Tahai and its

monumental statues listed as Archaeological Heritage by Unesco;

• A lecturer passionate about Rapa Nui and Orongo culture will be on board.


LAUTOKA • PAPEETEL' AUSTRAL 13 days / 12 nights 24th September 2018


PAPEETE • HANGA ROA L' AUSTRAL 14 days / 13 nights - 06th October 2018LE BORÉAL 14 days / 13 nights - 25th October 2018



1Lautoka (Fiji)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Taveuni (Fiji) 12.30 18.003 Alofi - Futuna (Wallis and Futuna) 12.00 21.004 Mata Utu (Wallis and Futuna) 11.005 Mata Utu (Wallis and Futuna) 11.006 Apia (Samoa) - Date line change 10.00 19.007 At sea

8 Aitutaki (Cook Islands) 07.00 18.009 At sea

10 Bora Bora (French Polynesia) 07.00 18.0011 Motu Ceran (French Polynesia) 12.00 19.00

12Moorea (French Polynesia)Papeete (French Polynesia)

07.00 21.00

18.00

13 Papeete (French Polynesia) Disembarkation


1Papeete (French Polynesia)Embarkation from 17.00 to 18.00 19.00

2 Fakarava (Tuamotu, French Polynesia) 13.00 18.303 - 4 At sea

5 Rikitea - Mangareva (Gambier Islands) 07.00 19.00

6Aukena (Gambier Islands)Sailing aroung Temoe Atoll

07.00 14.00

7 At sea

8 Adamstown (Pitcairn, British Overseas Territories)

9 Sailing along Ducie Island (Pitcairn, British Overseas Territories)

10 - 11 At sea

12 Hanga Roa (Easter Island, Chile) 08.0013 Hanga Roa (Easter Island, Chile)

14 Hanga Roa (Easter Island, Chile) Disembarkation

LAUTOKA

FIJI

WALLIS AND FUTUNA

COOK ISLANDS

SAMOA

Taveuni

Aloi - Futuna

Mata UtuApia

Aitutaki

Bora BoraMotu Ceran

Moorea

PAPEETE

FRENCH POLYNESIA

LOYALTY CRUISE

South Paciic oceanFakarava

Rikitea

Aukena

Adamstown

Ducie Island

South Paciicocean

South Paciicocean

FRENCH POLYNESIA

EASTER ISLAND

PAPEETE

HANGA ROA

GAMBIER ISLANDS

PITCAIRN

LECTURER

LECTURER


Hawaii & French Polynesia Treasures of Polynesia

• Unesco sites: From Hilo, Volcanoes National Park; Biosphere Reserve of Fakarava in the Tuamotu Archipelago;

• Visit exceptional ports of call in the heart of the Marquesas Islands, whose volcanic landscapes are home to secluded bays and abundant wildlife;

• Beach, swim and snorkelling in the crystal-clear waters of French Polynesia;

• Lecturer on board, specialist in French Polynesia.

• Set sail for a cruise 100% Polynesia and discover islands regarded as the most beautiful in the world;

• Discover Polynesia’s culture and traditions; • Take a scenic helicopter flight over Bora Bora, the “Pearl of the

Pacific “, considered to be the most beautiful lagoon in the world (optional);

• Enjoy white sand beaches and snorkelling in the calm, clear waters of this archipelago;

• A lecturer with a passion for Polynesian culture will be on board.


HONOLULU • PAPEETE LE BORÉAL 15 days / 14 nights 04th October 2018


PAPEETE • PAPEETE LE BORÉAL 8 days / 7 nights 18th October 2018



1Honolulu (Hawaii, United States)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Hilo (Hawaii, United States) 09.15 14.00

3 to 7 At sea

8 Taiohae (Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands)

9 Hatiheu (Nuku Hiva,Marquesas Islands)

10 Atuona - Hapatoni (Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands)

11 Omoa - Hanavave (Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands)

12 At sea

13 Fakarava (Tuamotu, French Polynesia) 09.00 13.00

14 Moorea - Cook Bay (French Polynesia) 08.30 18.30

15 Papeete (French Polynesia) 21.00 Disembarkation


1Papeete (French Polynesia) Embarkation from 18.00 to 19.00 20.00

2 Huahine (French Polynesia) 12.30 19.00

3 Motu Ceran (French Polynesia) 08.00 18.00

4 Bora Bora (French Polynesia) 08.00

5 Bora Bora (French Polynesia) 17.00

6 Moorea - Cook Bay (French Polynesia) 0 8.00 21.00

7 Moorea - Opunohu (French Polynesia) 08.00 18.00

8 Papeete (French Polynesia) 21.00Disembarkation

HONOLULU

PAPEETE

Hilo

Hatiheu

Taiohae

Atuona

Hanavave

Fakarava

Moorea - Cook Bay

South Paciicocean

MARQUESAS ISLANDS

HAWAII

FRENCH POLYNESIA

Huahine

Cook Bay

Motu Ceran

South Paciicocean

FRENCH POLYNESIA

PAPEETE

Bora Bora

OpunohuMoorea

LECTURER

LECTURER

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Shore excursions highlights

PORT COUNTRY NAME OF EXCURSIONS DURATION PRICE

APIA Samoa Stevenson's Museum & Aggie Grey's Homestead 3H30 70 €

APIA Samoa Coastal villages, waterfalls and gardens 4H00 80 €

APIA Samoa East Upolu to Sua Trench, Beach & Waterfalls 5H30 110 €

AUKENA, GAMBIER ISLANDS French Polynesia Aukena, pearl farm visit 30 MINUTES 20 €

BEPPU Japan Meet the stone Buddha 5H30 125 €

BORA BORA French Polynesia Island discovery 2H30 40 €

BORA BORA French Polynesia Of-road adventure 3H30 80 €

BORA BORA French Polynesia Shark & Ray snorkelling 3H00 75 €

BORA BORA French Polynesia Helicopter flight over Bora Bora 1H00 220 €

BORA BORA French Polynesia Private Island escape 6H00 160 €

BORA BORA French Polynesia Lagoon sailing & snorkelling 2H00 90 €

COOK BAY, MOOREA French Polynesia Aito of road safari 3H30 55 €

COOK BAY, MOOREA French Polynesia Capture Moorea photo tour 3H30 110 €

COOK BAY, MOOREA French Polynesia Moorea Island tour 3H30 60 €

COOK BAY, MOOREA French Polynesia Whale & Dolphin eco tour 3H30 85 €

COOK BAY, MOOREA French Polynesia Snorkel safari & Whale watching 3H30 90 €

COOK BAY, MOOREA French Polynesia Cultural Moorea Island insight 3H00 75 €

HANGA ROA Chile - Easter Island Rapa Nui culture & Orongo ceremonial site 3H30 free

HANGA ROA Chile - Easter Island Hanga Roa Highlights & Moais mystery 3H30 free

HANGA ROA Chile - Easter Island Easter Island + Rapa Nui Folkloric Presentation 6H30 free

HIROSHIMA Japan Highlights of Hiroshima 4H00 80 €

HIROSHIMA Japan A trip to Miyajima 4H30 90 €

HUAHINE French Polynesia Highlights of Huahine 2H00 60 €

HUAHINE French Polynesia Safari expedition 3H30 65 €

HUAHINE French Polynesia Snorkel adventure 3H00 70 €

HUAHINE French Polynesia Sacred sites & cultural walk about 3H30 70 €

HUAHINE French Polynesia Huahine 4x4 Nature Adventure 3H30 70 €

HUALIEN Taiwan Taroko gorge 4H30 70 €

ISHIGAKI Japan Highlights of Ishigaki 4H30 90 €

ISHIGAKI Japan Taketomi walking tour 4H00 65 €

KANAZAWA Japan Kanazawa & Tea ceremony 8H00 180 €

KANAZAWA Japan Traditions & Crats 4H00 90 €

KANAZAWA Japan Shirakawago & Gokayama traditions 8H00 180 €

MANO BAY Japan Highlights of Sado Island 4H30 90 €

Please find below samples of the optional shore excursions, exclusively sold onboard (except for pre bookable tours page 56). Pricing, tour titles and duration are subject to changes. Full tour program is available on our website www.ponant.com 12 months prior to your cruise. Final program will be sent with your cruise documents.

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MOJIKO Japan Kokura Castle & Shimonoseki 4H00 85 €

NAHA, OKINAWA Japan Best of Okinawa 4H30 110 €

NAHA, OKINAWA Japan Battle of Okinawa 4H15 95 €

SAKAIMINATO Japan Izumo mythological town 9H30 175 €

SAKAIMINATO Japan Matsue Castle & Hearn Museum 5H00 95 €

TAIOHAE French Polynesia Taipivai Valley scenic drive 3H00 75 €

TAKAMATSU Japan Takamatsu Highlights 7H30 150 €

TAKAMATSU Japan Takamatsu: garden, tea ceremony & folk houses 3H30 90 €

TAVEUNI Fidji Islands Village & cultural tour 4H45 65 €

TAVEUNI Fidji Islands Bouma Waterfall hike 5H15 90 €

ULSAN South Korea Bulguksa Temple & Flying Horse Tomb 4H00 70 €

YAKUSHIMA, MIYANOURA Japan Natural beauty of Yakushima 7H45 175 €

Complementary excursionsDarwin - Broome Cruises, 19th July 2018 and 8th August 2018, on board L'Austral. During your port of call at Wyndham, you have the choice of one free excursion from the three on ofer. As the number of participants for each excursion is limited, we ask you to make your choice and inform your travel agent no less than 90 days before your cruise departure date. Places are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis, so we advise you to book as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

Wyndham, Kimberley - Australia

Discover the Ord river (8 hours)

COMPLEMENTARY

Ater a one hour journey through magnificent scenery, you will reach Lake Kununurra and will take a seat aboard your boat to discover the Ord River, home to one of the most beautiful river ecosystems in Australia. Do not miss the chance to contemplate this magnificent environment, home to the most impressive concentration of bird species in all of the Kimberley, as well as many freshwater crocodiles.

Flyover the Bungle Bungle mountains (5 hours including 2 hours of flight) COMPLEMENTARY

This marvellous panoramic flyover from Kununurra to the Bungle Bungle chain will allow you to observe from the sky the diversion dam, Lake Kununurra, as well as the irrigation zone of the Ord River, before flying over the mountainous Carr Boyd chain which holds back the waters of Lake Argyle, known as the inland sea. Further on, you will enjoy a bird-eye view of Lissadell Farm, Mount Osmond, the Purnululu National Park and the Bungle Bungle mountains, a truly unusual experience.

Discover El Questro (11 hours)

COMPLEMENTARY

Covering a surface area of nearly 10 times the size of switzerland, El Questro is located in the eastern part of the Kimberly region and is considered to be one of the last true natural frontiers. Do not miss the exceptional opportunity to discover Emma Gorge and the famous thermal springs of Zebedee. Ater lunch, you will take a mini-cruise through the Chamberlain gorge, populated by extremely diverse flora and fauna and overlooked by imposing clifs.

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Pre-bookable tourReservation and payment of these overlands must be made when booking your cruise or at least 60 days prior to your cruise. Full tour program is available on our website www.ponant.com 12 months prior to your cruise. A minimum of participants is required to confirm these programs.

Kimberley, Australia


Sandakan, Malaysia


Fly over the Mitchell Falls in a helicopter, with landing (1 hour 30)

470 € per person

Located on the shores of the Hunter River, the Mitchell Falls are without doubt one of the world’s most impressive natural wonders. From the beach of Naturalist Island you will take your seat aboard a helicopter to fly over these falls, before landing on the Mitchell plateau. Then you will be free to admire the beauty of this exceptional site, before taking your return flight.

Shooting the rapids on the Horizontal Falls (30 minutes)

60 € per person

From Talbot Bay, do not miss the opportunity to observe Cyclone Creek and the Horizontal Falls. Aboard rigid inflatables, you will enjoy an exhilarating ride on the turbulent waters of the rapids on this site, travelling at top speed between the narrow clif faces carved by erosion in the sandstone walls, to fully enjoy the foaming rapids.

Kinabatangan River Experience (2 days / 1 night)

385 € per person

The Kinabatangan River meanders 560km from the Crocker Range to the Sulu Sea and sustains one of the world's richest ecosystems. It is considered the best area for viewing wildlife, not just in Sabah but all of Malaysia. This overland program will enable you to fully appreciate the biodiversity contained within the region.

Fly over the Horizontal Falls in a helicopter (10 min)

130 € per person

This excursion will give you the opportunity to admire the natural phenomenon of the Horizontal Falls from the air. Ater a brief transfer in a Zodiac® to the floating pontoon located in Talbot Bay, you will take a 10-minute flight that allows you to see the famous falls, Talbot Bay, as well as the spectacular chains of the Mclarty Mountains.

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Pre & post cruise programmes

We invite you to enhance your cruise and extend your trip with carefully designed, high-quality programmes, organised to tie in with the flights selected by PONANT. These are group excursions, and are available either immediately before or ater your cruise; they must be booked before departure. Would you like to join this program but are travelling on a diferent flight than the one selected by PONANT? Please do not hesitate to contact our travel agents or your travel professional, PONANT can organise your private transfer. The programmes with the logo “Escorted programme” benefit from a PONANT accompaniment.

From Papeete in Tahii

From Hanga Roa on Easter Island Honolulu, Hawaï

The Marquesas adventure (7 days / 6 nights)

• Price: please consult us

Lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Marquesas Islands are expecting you for an extraordinary Polynesian adventure. As soon as you arrive in Nuku Hiva, you will set of in 4WD vehicles to explore the fertile valley of Tai Pī, up to the pass of Mount Muake, where a splendid view awaits. On the following day, another secret valley will reveal its waterfalls, its “tiki” (statues of Polynesian gods) and its petroglyphs hidden in the heart of lush tropical vegetation. You will then discover the island of Hiva Oa, its exceptional archaeological sites and sacred places of Marquesan mythology; the memory of Jacques Brel and Paul Gauguin lives on, and the population of the surrounding villages will welcome you simply and warmly into their daily lives. You will be able to observe the skill of the rosewood sculptors on the island of Tahuata. After a total change of scenery for 5 days, you will head to Papeete before your return flight.

Discover Santiago (2 days / 1 night)

• From 890 € per person

You will leave Easter Island on the flight selected by PONANT to take you to Santiago de Chile, where you will be taken directly to your hotel. The next day, a panoramic tour of Santiago will transport you back into the colonial past of the capital and its main landmarks and sights, including the Palacio de la Moneda. You will then head to the Plaza de Armas, the city’s most famous square, surrounded by numerous landmarks including the cathedral. Your discovery tour of Santiago will end with a stop on San Cristobal Hill, from where you will enjoy an incredible view over the city and the Andes Mountains.

Honolulu, from the Hawaiian Monarchs to the Battles of the 20th century (2 days / 2 nights)

• From 1 240 € per person

Discover the rich culture of the Pacific islands through a visit to Bishop Museum and Iolani Palace. A panoramic tour will take you around the historic landmarks in the centre of Honolulu, including Kawaiahaʻo Church, the Hawaii State Capitol and to the Diamond Head Crater scenic lookout for the spectacular views. Lastly, you will dive into the dramatic history of the 20th century by visiting the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center and the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Your post-cruise programme Lautoka • Papeete - 24th September 2018 aboard Soléal

Your pre-cruise programme: Papeete • Hanga Roa - 25th October 2018 aboard BoréalPapeete • Hanga Roa - 06th October 2018 aboard L'Austral

Your pre-cruise programme: Honolulu • Papeete - 04th October 2018 aboard Boréal

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For more informaion on the detailed pre- and post-cruise programmes, transfers and prices, please consult www.ponant.com or call your travel agent. Flights selected by PONANT will be conirmed 10 months prior to your cruise.

Osaka, Japan

Osaka, Japan

Papeete, Tahii

Discover Osaka (1 day / 1 night)


Dive into the bustling atmosphere of Osaka, Japan’s second largest city. Enjoy a bird’s eye view as you make your way up to the Floating Garden Observatory, on the 35th floor of the Umeda Sky Building. Discover the lively Dotonbori district, a symbol of Osaka. Visit Osaka Castle, built by a 16th century warlord.

Kyoto and Nara, imperial capitals (4 days / 3 nights)


You will set out to discover two of Japan’s former capitals, Kyoto and Nara. Your trip will start at the Tenryuji temple, surrounded by a Japanese garden, in the region of Arashiyama. In Kyoto, admire the Golden Pavilion of Kinkaku-ji, a gilded Buddhist temple reflected in a lake, and enjoy the peacefulness of the rock and sand Zen garden of the Ryoanji temple. You will visit Nijo castle, where the entrance into the Meiji period was proclaimed. Discover Nara and the Todaiji temple, the biggest wooden construction in the world, home to the largest Buddha in Japan, and the Kasuga Taisha, the vermillion Shinto shrine, famous for its many stone and bronze lanterns. During a Kaiseki dinner, accompanied by traditional Japanese music, admire the dances interpreted by a maiko, an apprentice geisha.

This programme is also available with flight + transfer to Otaru for your embarkation.

Discover Osaka (1 day)


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Discover Tahiti (2 days / 1 night)


On arrival, you will be welcomed to French Polynesia with a lei and the word Maeva, which means welcome. You will feel like you have stepped into another world, particularly once you arrive at your luxury hotel. You will be handed the keys to your lagoonview room as soon as you arrive. As your hotel is ideally situated on the edge of the lagoon, you will be able to spend a relaxing morning before setting of to discover the island. Head to the Museum of Tahiti and the Islands, which gathers treasures of traditional Polynesian culture. Meditate at an ancestral sacred site, called marae, then make a stop at the Papeete Market before boarding your ship.

Your pre-cruise programme: Otaru • Osaka - 29th May 2018 aboard L'Austral

Your pre-cruise programme: Osaka • Manille - 08th June 2018 aboard L'Austral

Your pre-cruise programme: Osaka • Manila - 8th June 2018 aboard L'Austral


Your pre-cruise programme: Papeete • Papeete - 18th October 2018 aboard Le Boréal Papeete • Hanga Roa - 25th October 2018 aboard BoréalPapeete • Hanga Roa - 06th October 2018 aboard L'Austral

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Manila, Philippines Manila, Philippines

From Tokyo, a capital with many faces, to Hokkaido Island (3 days / 3 nights)


On your arrival at the airport at the end of the aternoon, you will be directly transferred to your hotel for dinner followed by an evening of free time. On the following day, set of to explore Tokyo: from the Imperial Palace to the Asakusa district, taking in the National Museum. At the end of the day, you’ll head back to your hotel before going out to a restaurant for a typically Japanese meal. On the third day of your programme, you will take a cable car up to the summit of Mount Komagatake, which ofers an exceptional view over the famous Mount Fuji, before setting of to discover Lake Ashinoko aboard a local boat. Back in town, you will visit the famous Hakone Open-Air Museum, before being transferred to the airport the next day for your flight to Otaru where your ship awaits.

Manila Heritage (2 days / 1 night)


Known as “the pearl of the Orient”, Manila reveals its treasures to those who take the time to discover it. Buzzing with life and activity, the bustling capital of the Philippines still remembers a rich diversity of cultural influences. When you arrive, you will be taken to your hotel for an evening of free time. The next day, you will be given the opportunity to visit the island, to discover its most beautiful historic sites and monuments, such as the famous Chinese Cemetery, Casa Manila, Fort Santiago and the American Cemetery dating from WWII.

Discover Manila (1 day)


Set off to discover Manila as soon as you have disembarked. While the Philippines offer a mosaic of grandiose landscapes including mountains, deep jungle and vertiginous waterfalls, the bustling and stunning country’s capital, Manila, offers numerous historic landmarks from the colonial period. During your programme, you will have the opportunity to visit the famous American Cemetery, Casa Manila, a replica of an authentic 19th century mansion, and Fort Santiago, a citadel built by the Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi to protect the city against invaders.


Your pre-cruise programme: Manila • Darwin - 17th June 2018 aboard L'Austral

Your post-cruise programme: Osaka • Manila - 08th June 2018 aboard L'Austral

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Pre & Post cruise transfers

In order to make your trip as perfect as possible and simplify your journeys between your embarkation/ disembarkation port and the airport, PONANT ofers you to book a transfer service. Your transfers can either be direct or include a panoramic tour. Before or ater your cruise, we ofer you the chance to discover the emblematic landmarks of the most beautiful cities in the Asia and Oceania from the comfort of a coach, before taking you to your ship or the airport. These programmes are run in groups and led by an English-speaking guide.

For more information about transfers (prices and availability), please visit www.ponant.com or contact your travel agent.

Darwin, Australia

From the natural wonders of Sydney to the Top End (3 days / 3 nights)


Sydney will reveal itself through its emblematic landmarks, the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge; its historic district, The Rocks, and its exceptional coastline, including Manly Beach, which has its own local culture and lifestyle. You will leave the coast and head to the Blue Mountains to discover their remarkable landscapes. You will take a breathtaking ride at the Scenic World ecological complex. You will visit Featherdale Wildlife Park to meet Australian native animals. At the end of this programme, you will fly to Darwin to embark.

This programme is also available in post-cruise in 3 days / 2 nights


Your pre-cruise programme: Darwin • Honiara from 28th August 2018 aboard L’Austral

Your post-cruise programme: Manila • Darwin from 17th June 2018 aboard L'Austral

Lautoka, FijiLautoka, Fiji

Around Lautoka (1 day)

• Price: please consult us

Leaving your ship in Lautoka, you will set of on a 4-hour visit around Vuda Point, which tradition considers the landing site of the canoes bringing the Melanesians who would populate the islands over three millennia ago. Ater visiting a garden bringing together several hundred species of orchids, you will enjoy a splendid 360° view over Nadi Bay. A stop in Lautoka town centre will give you the opportunity to buy a few souvenirs, before heading to the airport for your return flight.

Relaxation and the natural beauties of Fiji (3 days / 2 nights) • Price: please consult us

From Lautoka, set of to discover Fiji’s most beautiful and typical natural sites. Greeted with the lei, the traditional flower necklace welcome, you will visit the “Garden of the Sleeping Giant” with its 2,000 species of orchids before heading for the islands’ first settlement, dating back to 1500 BC. The roads ofer spectacular views over the ocean and the mountain, between sugar cane plantations. On the following day, you will attend a kava ceremony before heading back to the port for embarkation.

Your pre-cruise programme: Lautoka • Papeete from 24th September 2018 aboard L’Austral

Your post-cruise programme : Honiara • Lautoka from 13th September 2018 aboard L’Austral


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Formaliies FOR ALL CRUISES

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

SPECIFIC FORMALITIES

The information below is current but subject to change at any time without advance notice from government authorities. Please consult your respective government agencies for visa and health information.

Passport valid for at least six (6) months beyond the completion of your trip. Passport must contain at least two completely clear, blank, unused visa pages for each visa required, not including any amendment pages. Visa pages with stains or ink from other pages in the passport are not usable. Guests who deviate from the scheduled embarkation or disembarkation port should research the foreign entry requirements for the port country. Due to government regulations, regrettably, PONANT will have to deny boarding to any guest who fails to obtain the appropriate travel documentation for this trip.

• Visas: before departure, please check carefully that your visas are valid for the right date and time spent in the countries in order to avoid unpleasant situations.

• VSightseeing: some places can only be visited on foot. Also, sites may have stairs or require you to take of shoes.

• Currency: plan to have US dollars in small notes as they are easier to use outside of large cities.

• Medication: if you have a medical treatment, do not forget your prescription.

• Coaches: road conditions are poor in certain countries. Timings are unpredictable due to heavy trafic conditions. The comfort of coaches cannot be compared to that of international vehicles and oten lack suspension.

• Guides: PONANT is aware that the quality of guides is of utmost importance and puts all eforts in place to secure the best local guides available. Note that guides in Asia oten have heavy accents. Several of our calls visit small and isolated communities where resources (transportation and guides) are scarce, resulting in higher prices.

As you will be visiting some very remote and isolated parts of the world, resources (transportation and guides) are scarce and may not be of the standards you are used to. We ask for your patience and understanding during these truly unique experiences as we share the lifestyle and cultures of these seldom visited people and places.

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(1) Indonesia: Visa delivered and charged onboard (35€ to date, subject to change)(2) Papua New Guinea: Visa delivered onboard free of charge.(3) Solomon Islands: Visa delivered onboard free of charge(4) Solomon Islands: Visa delivred free of charge on arrival. Please send a copy of your passport (photo page) to PONANT at least 30 days

prior to cruise date..(5) USA: Should your flight transit via the US, a visa may be required. Please contact USA consulate website for details.(6) USA: Visa may be required. Please contact USA consulate website for details.(7) Chile: Entry/Exit requirements for Australian and Mexican citizens entering/exiting Chile must have a valid passport and pay a

RECIPROCITY TAX that will be issued for a stay of up to 90 days upon payment. Currently, the fee is only charged at the Santiago International Airport. Payment can be made in U.S. currency or by credit card. At time of print, the fees were as follow (subject to change without notice): Australia: US$117 - Mexico: US$23

(8) Australia: An Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) must be obtained before your arrival in Australia. For more information, please visit www.immi.gov.au. Carriers should be aware that there will not be any physical evidence in your passport.

Australian customs regulations are very strict, especially for the import of food items such as fresh food (even sealed), fruits, eggs, meat, plants, vegetables, seeds, grains. Fur and feathers are also forbidden. We highly recommand you consult this website for further details: www.customs.gov.au

(9) It is recommended that you contact your health professional for any specific medical advice relating to travel through these regions.

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Your Zodiac® outings To enable you to get as close as possible to the secluded lands of the Far North, during our cruises we regularly organise Zodiac® excursions and impromptu shore visits in small groups. In the company of our naturalist guides, take your place aboard one of our Zodiac® inflatables to capture a magical moment, in the heart of fascinating landscapes, where the ice floes mix with fjords with grey basalt walls and long beaches of dark sand. Dressed in your complimentary red parka, head of to discover unique, secret and rich polar wildlife. Each sea trip may be diferent, take your binoculars and cameras and don’t miss pleasures of a moment of authenticity, as close as it is possible to get to nature.

Meeting the InuitThere are civilisations that continue to fascinate with their simple way of life, as if the modern world had yet to reach them. For more than 4,000 years, the Inuit people have maintained an ancestral way of life in the midst of the icy vastness of Nunavut territory. For centuries, their lives have been organised around the level of the tide and the state of the ice. Keepers of beliefs that have long since been lost elsewhere, this aboriginal people has chosen to live in accordance with their traditions, their culture and their art. The Inuit are skilled cratsmen producing veritable works of art by sculpting walrus tusks or caribou antlers and detly sewing the skins and furs of marine mammals.

Exceptional wildlifeA continent of ice and water, of white deserts stretching into infinity, of turbulent but grandiose coastlines, the Arctic is home to a wide range of wild animals. During your cruise, whether sailing its deep, cold waters or exploring its snow- covered lands, set of to encounter the sea otter, this small and curious animal which lives along the coast of Alaska, the astonishing narwhal, the « unicorn of the sea » and, renowned for its agility, the Arctic fox with its coat that is white in winter and grey in summer, the bearded seal, recognisable by its small head covered in an abundance of “vibrissae”, and the majestic polar bear, the unrivalled monarch of the ice.

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Icelandic Mosaic

• Discovery of Reykjavik, capital of Iceland;• Optional Golden Circle excursion: the 3 most emblematic

sites in Iceland;• Landscapes: vast glaciers, breathtaking fjords, volcanic rock,

basalt pillars, jagged cliffs and geysers;• Wildlife: puffins, blue-eyed cormorants, Arctic foxes, whales,

gannets, Arctic terns;• A passionate lecturer on board.

* Subject to ice and weather conditions. The expedition highlights and itineraries described above illustrate possible experiences only and cannot be guaranteed.

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REYKJAVIK • REYKJAVIKLE LAPÉROUSE 8 days / 7 nights 19th & 26th June 2018

from 4 610 € (see page 136)


1Reykjavik (Iceland)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2Isafjordur (Iceland)Sailing of the Arctic Polar Circle

12.00 19.00

3Sailing around Grimsey Grimsey (Iceland) 12.00 19.00

4 Akureyri (Iceland) 06.00 17.00

5 Seydisfjordur (Iceland) 12.00 18.00

6 Heimaey (Vestmann Islands, Iceland) 16.00 21.00

7 Reykjavik (Iceland) 08.00

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• Sail into universally known and recognised West Norwegian Fjords to the ice floe landscapes of Spitsbergen;

• Cross the Arctic Circle;

• Expedition cruise during the last 4 days of our cruise and outings and shore visits in Zodiac® inflatables with your naturalist guides during the 2 last days of your cruise;

• Landscape: fjords, vertiginous cliffs, ice floes, jagged mountains, icebergs, ice caps, steep-sided valleys, sheer cliffs, huge glaciers.


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Fjords & Spitsbergen

BERGEN • LONGYEARBYENLE BORÉAL 11 days / 10 nights 22nd June 2018



1Flight Paris / Bergen (Norway). Direct transfer to the port. Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Olden (Norway)

3Hellesylt (Norway)Geiranger (Norway)

4 Crossing Polar Circle

5 Å (Lofoten Islands, Norway)Nusfjord (Lofoten Islands, Norway)

6Svolvær (Lofoten Islands, Norway)Sailing along Trollfjorden

7 Tromsø (Norway)

8 Sailing along Bjornoya

9 Hornsund (Spitsbergen, Norway)

10 Bellsund (Spitsbergen, Norway)

11 Longyearbyen (Spitsbergen, Norway) 07.00 Disembarkation and transfer. Flight Longyearbyen / Paris.

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• Outings and shore visits in Zodiac® inflatables with your naturalist guides;

• Hiking opportunity;• Sailing in Spitsbergen’s fjords and towards the ice floe;• Landscapes: ice floes, jagged mountains, icebergs, ice caps,

steep-sided valleys, sheer cliffs, huge glaciers;• Wildlife: polar bears, Arctic foxes, Svalbard reindeer, Arctic

terns, walruses, whales, puffins.


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The best of Spitsbergen

LONGYEARBYEN • LONGYEARBYENLE BORÉAL 8 days / 7 nights02nd July 2018



1Flight Paris / Longyearbyen (Spitsbergen, Norway). Direct transfer to the port. Embarkation from 17.00 to 18.00 19.00

2Lilliehöökbreen (Spitsbergen, Norway)14th July glacier (Spitsbergen, Norway)

3Magdalenefjorden - Gravneset (Spitsbergen, Norway)Virgohamna, Danskøya (Spitsbergen, Norway)

4 Sailing towards the ice floe

5 Texas Bar Liedefjorden (Spitsbergen, Norway)Monacobreen (Spitsbergen, Norway)

6Ny-Ålesund (Spitsbergen, Norway)Kongsbreen Kongsfjorden (Spitsbergen, Norway)

7Alkhornet (Spitsbergen, Norway)Pyramiden (Spitsbergen, Norway)Nordenskiöld fjord (Spitsbergen, Norway)


Barents Sea

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of the ArcicLONGYEARBYEN • LONGYEARBYENLE BORÉAL 13 days / 12 nights 16th July 2018


• The most complete PONANT cruise to Spitsbergen. 13 days for a fully-comprehensive discovery of the kingdom of the polar bear;


• Hiking opportunity ;• Landscapes: ice floes, jagged mountains, icebergs, plains

covered with moss and lichens, lakes and rivers.• Wildlife: polar bears, Arctic foxes, Svalbard reindeer, Arctic

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1Flight Paris / Longyearbyen (Spitsbergen, Norway). Direct transfer to the port. Embarkation from 17.00 to 18.00 19.00

2 Gnalodden - Hornbreen (Spitsbergen, Norway)

3 Bakanbukta - Ginevrabotnen - Agarbutka (Spitsbergen, Norway)

4 Boltoden - Isbukta (Spitsbergen, Norway)

5 Bellsund (Spitsbergen, Norway)

6 Ny-Alesund - Kongsbreen Kongsfjorden (Spitsbergen, Norway)

7 At Sea - Sailing toward the ice floe

8 Wildefjorden (Spitsbergen, Norway)

9 Jotunkjeldene - Monacobreen - Texas Bar (Spitsbergen, Norway)

10 At Sea - Sailing toward the ice floe - Ytre Norskøya (Spitsbergen, Norway)

11 Signehamna - Fjortende Julibukta (Spitsbergen, Norway)

12 Halkhornet - Nordenskjoldbreen (Spitsbergen, Norway)


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Fire and ice in the ArcicNOME • SEWARDLE BORÉAL 17 days / 16 nights10th September 2018



1Flight Seattle /Nome (Alaska, United States). Direct transfer to the port. Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Date Line change

3 Providenia (Bukhta, Russia)

4 Big Diomede (Russia) - Cap Dezhnev (Tchoukotka, Russia)

5 Kolioutchine island (Russia)

6 to 8 Krasina Bay - Wrangel Island National Reserve

9 Cap Vankarem (Tchoukotka, Russia)

10Penkign (Russia) - Yttygran island / Whale Bone Alley - ProvideniaData Line change - Savoonga (Alaska, United States)

11 At sea

12 Saint Paul (Alaska, United States)

13 Unalaska - Dutch Harbour (Alaska, United States)

14 Chankliut island (Alaska, United States)

15 Geographic Harbour - Hidden Harbor/ Kinak Bay (Alaska, United States)

16 Holgate Glacier (Alaska, United States)

17 Seward (Alaska , United States) 06.30 Disembarkation and transfer. Flight Anchorage / Seattle

• An expedition cruise amid the stunning Arctic and volcanic landscapes of Alaska and Russia to discover the jewels of Beringia;


• Sail in the heart of the Bering Sea, surrounded by the planet’s most remote islands;

• Discovery of the Wrangel Island Nature Reserve, listed as a Unesco site;

• Discover the Aleutian Islands, an emerged part of the Pacific Ring of Fire;

* Visits to Wrangel Island are subject to permission being granted by the Russian authorities. This port of calls can only be confirmed once this authorisation has been received, six months before the cruise departure date.

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Yttygran island

Kolioutchine island

Cap Vankarem

Wrangel island

Big Diomede

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Flight to Seattle

The unexplored Greenland

REYKJAVIK • KANGERLUSSUAQLE BORÉAL 11 days / 10 nights 10th August 2018




2 Reykjavik (Iceland)

3 At sea

4 Sailing along Christian sund Kangerluk fjord (Greenland)

5 Narsaq (Greenland)

6 Nuuk (Greenland)

7 At sea

8Eqi glacier, Paul-Émile Victor base (Greenland)Ilulissat (Greenland)

9 Ilulissat (Greenland)

10 Evighedsfjord (Greenland)

11 Kangerlussuaq (Greenland) 07.00 Disembarkation and transfer. Flight Kangerlussuaq / Paris


• Visit traditional villages and meet the Inuit people;• Disko Bay, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, to see

the Northern Hemisphere’s largest icebergs;• Discovery of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland;• Landscapes: fjords, iridescent glaciers and icebergs, wild

tundra, lakes, alpine peaks;• Wildlife: polar bears, musk oxen, Arctic foxes, humpback

whales, orcas, seals, narwhals.


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REYKJAVIK • KANGERLUSSUAQLE SOLÉAL 13 days / 12 nights17th July 2018




2 Reykjavik (Iceland)

3 At sea

4 Fridtjof Nansen Cape - Nansen Harbor (Greenland)

5 Skjoldungen Fjord (Greenland)

6 Christian Sund - Herjolfness (Greenland)

7 Hvalso - Narsaq (Greenland)

8 At sea

9 Nuuk (Godthaab, Greenland)



12 Evighedsfjord (Greenland)

13 Kangerlussuaq (Greenland) 07.00 Disembarkation and transfer. Flight Kangerlussuaq / Paris


• Visit traditional villages and encounter the Inuit people;• Disko Bay, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, to see the

Northern Hemisphere’s largest icebergs;• Discovery of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland;• Landscapes: fjords, iridescent glaciers and icebergs, wild

tundra, lakes, alpine peaks;• Wildlife: musk oxen, Arctic foxes, humpback whales, orcas,

seals.* Subject to ice and weather conditions. The expedition highlights and itineraries described above illustrate possible experiences only and cannot be guaranteed.

Highlights*:

Bain Sea

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Flight to Paris

Ulima Thule, the horizontal Everest

KANGERLUSSUAQ • KANGERLUSSUAQLE SOLÉAL 17 days / 16 nights 29th July 2018

from 12 630 € (see page 137)


1Vol Paris / Kangerlussuaq (Greenland). Direct transfer to the port. Embarkation from 17.00 to 18.00 19.00

2 Sisimiut (Greenland)3 Qikiqtarjuaq - Kivitoo (Canada)4 Arctic Bay (Canada) - Isabella bay (Niginganiq, Canada)5 Sam Ford Fjord (Canada)6 Icy Arm Fjord (Canada) - Feachem Bay, Buchan Gulf (Nunavut, Canada)7 Beatrice Point - Coburg island (Canada)8 Pim Island - Alexander Bay (Canada)9 Geomagnetic North Pole - Hans Island (Greenland)10 Hans Island - Humboldt Glacier (Greenland)11 Etah - Siorapaluk (Greenland)12 Cape York - Savissivik (Greenland)13 Kullorsuaq (Greenland)14 Nuliarfik (Greenland)15 Ilulissat (Greenland)16 Evighedsfjord (Greenland)

17 Kangerlussuaq (Greenland) 07.00 Disembarkation and transfer. Flight Kangerlussuaq / Paris.


• Visit traditional villages and encounter the Inuit people;• Disko Bay, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, to see

the Northern Hemisphere’s largest icebergs;• Discover of the area of Ultima Thule, the mythical northern

kingdom, in the footsteps of the Vikings;• Wildlife: polar bears, humpback whales, Arctic terns, wolves,

belugas, caribou, bearded seals, orcas.* Subject to ice and weather conditions. The expedition highlights and itineraries described above illustrate possible experiences only and cannot be guaranteed.

Highlights*:

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Arctic Bay

Icy Arm Fjord

Coburg island

Pim Island

Geomagnetic North Pole Hans Island

Etah

Savissivik

Kullorsuaq

Nuliarfik

Ilulissat

Sam Ford Fjord

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Davis Strait

Evighedsfjord

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Flight from Paris

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Bain Bay secretsKANGERLUSSUAQ • KANGERLUSSUAQLE SOLÉAL 14 days / 13 nights14th August 2018

from 10 240 € (see page 137)


1Flight Paris / Kangerlussuaq (Greenland) Direct transfer to the port.Embarkation from 17.00 to 18.00 19.00



4 Eqi glacier, Paul-Émile Victor base (Greenland)

5 Karrat fjord (Greenland)

6 Kullorsuaq - Tugtuligssuaq (Greenland)

7 Savissivik (Greenland)

8 Thule (Greenland)

9 Pond Inlet (Canada)

10 Sam Ford Fjord (Canada)

11 Clyde River (Canada)

12 Isabella Bay (Niginganiq, Canada)

13 Sisimiut (Greenland)

14 Kangerlussuaq (Greenland) 07.00 Disembarkation and transfer. Flight Kangerlussuaq / Paris.


• Hiking opportunity;• Visit traditional villages and encounter the Inuit people;• Disko Bay, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, to see

the Northern Hemisphere’s largest icebergs;• Landscapes: ice floes, jagged mountains, icebergs, ice caps,

steep-sided valleys, sheer cliffs, huge glaciers;• Wildlife: polar bears, a lot of caribou, Arctic terns, walruses,

whales, musk oxen.


Highlights*:

Savissivik

Pond Inlet

Sam Ford Fjord Clyde River

Isabella Bay

Thule

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CANADA

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Sisimiut

Karrat Fjord

Kullorsuaq

Eqi glacier Paul-Émile Victor base

Davis Strait

Bain Sea

Flight to Paris

Flight from Paris


1 Flight Paris / Kangerlussuaq (Greenland). Direct transfer to the port. Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Sisimiut (Greenland)3 Ilulissat (Greenland)4 Tugtutok (Greenland)5 Kullorsuaq (Greenland)6 Savissivik (Greenland)7 Pond Inlet (Canada)8 Beechey (Canada)9 Fury Beach (Canada)10 Qariaraqyuk - Fort Ross - Bellot Strait (Canada)11 Gjoa Haven (Canada)12 At sea13 Johanssen Peninsula - Edimburgh Island (Canada)14 Holman (Canada)15 Minto (Canada)16 Franklin Bay (Canada)17 At sea18 Herschel Island (Canada)19 Point Barrow (Alaska, United States)20 At sea21 Inalik, Little Diomede - Fairway Rock - Teller (Alaska, United States)22 Savoonga (Alaska, United States)

23 Nome (Alaska, United States) 07.00 Disembarkation and transfer. Flight Nome / Seattle.

The Northwest Passage

KANGERLUSSUAQ • NOME LE SOLÉAL 23 days / 22 nights 27th August 2018

from 17 270 € (see page 137)

• Crossing the legendary Northwest Passage, in the wake of Explorers.• Outings and shore visits in Zodiac® inflatables with your

naturalist guides;• Visit traditional villages and encounter the local people;• From Ilulissat : Helicopter flight over a glacier (optional).


Highlights*:

Pond Inlet

BeecheyFury Beach

Fort Ross

Gjoa HavenEdinburgh Island

Holman

Franklin bay

Herschel island

Point Barrow

Inalik

Savoonga

Minto

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Ilulissat

Sisimiut

Kullorsuaq

Savissivik

Tugtutok

Beaufort Sea

Arctic ocean

Hudson Bay

Flight from ParisFlight to Seattle

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In the wake of pioneers

NOME • VANCOUVERLE SOLÉAL 15 days / 14 nights18th September 2018



1Flight Seattle / Nome (Alaska, United States). Direct transfer to the port.Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Savoonga (Alaska, United States)

3 St Matthew (Alaska, United States)

4 Saint George (Alaska, United States)

5 Dutch Harbor (Alaska, United States)

6 Delarof Harbor (Unga island, Alaska, United States)

7 Geographic Harbor (Alaska, United States)

8 - 9 At sea

10 Sitka (Alaska, United States)

11 Hoggatt Bay (Alaska, United States)

12Guard Island (Alaska, United States)Triple Island - Prince Rupert (Canada)

13 Prince Rupert (Canada) - At sea

14 Alert Bay - Seymour Narrow (Canada)

15 Vancouver (Canada) 08.00 Disembarkation.

• Outings and shore visits in Zodiac® inflatables with your naturalist guides.

• Hiking opportunity;• Visit traditional villages and encounter the Aleut people;• Landscapes: fjords, tall mountains, huge glaciers, primary

forest, jagged cliffs;• Wildlife: brown bears, walruses, Arctic terns, a lot of caribou,

musk oxen, whales and orcas.


Highlights*:

Gulf of Alaska

NOME

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VANCOUVER

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Savoonga

St Matthew

Saint George

Dutch HarborDelarof Harbor

Geographic Harbor

Sitka

Alert Bay

Hoggatt Bay

Victoria

San Francisco

Monterey

Los Angeles

Guard Island

Prince Rupert

CANADA

CANADA

UNITED STATES

ALASKA

Flight from Seattle

California

VANCOUVER • SAN DIEGOLE SOLÉAL 8 days / 7 nights02nd October 2018



1Vancouver (Canada) Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Victoria (Canada) 07.00 13.00

3 At sea

4 At sea

5 San Francisco (United States) 06.00 22.00

6 Monterey (United States) 07.30 13.30

7 Los Angeles (United States) 12.00 23.00

8 San Diego (California, United States) 07.00 Disembarkation.

• An exceptional cruise along the west coast of North America;

• Cultural and artistic conferences held on board, in partnership with Christie’s auction house;

• Embarkation in the cosmopolitan city of Vancouver, a stunning natural harbour surrounded by forest;

• Discover Canada’s elegant city of Victoria, where British, European and Asian traditions mingle;

• Visit San Francisco and Los Angeles, the two Californian rivals, from Golden Gate Bridge to Hollywood’s stars;

• Arrive in San Diego, where the sun shines year round.

Highlights*:

In partnership with

North Paciicocean

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Shore excursions

Pre-bookable Tour


Å, LOFOTEN ISLANDS Norway From Å to Nusfjord 7H00 180 €

AKUREYRI Iceland Incredible Lake Myvatn 8H00 135 €

GEIRANGER Norway Kayaking on Geiranger Fjord 2H30 75 €

HEIMAEY Iceland Circumnavigation of Heimaey 2H00 70 €

HELLESYLT Norway From Hellesylt to Geiranger 8H00 180 €

ILULISSAT Greenland Iceberg Cruise 2H00 99 €

ISAFJORDUR Iceland Maritime culture & Traditions 3H00 80 €

NARSAQ Greenland Kayaking in Narsaq Bay 1H30 90 €

NUUK Greenland Greenland National Museum 2H00 Free

OLDEN Norway Nordfjord Panorama 4H30 90 €

REYKJAVIK Iceland Geothermal landscape and Viking history 4H00 60 €

SEYDISFJORDUR Iceland Skalanes Nature Reserve 3H45 70 €

SVOLVAER, LOFOTEN ISLANDS Norway Svolvaer & Hennigsvaer 3H00 70 €

TROMSØ Norway Arctic Cathedral, Polar Museum & Botanical Walk 3H30 70 €

Please find below samples of the optional shore excursions, exclusively sold onboard (except for overlands). Pricing, tour titles and duration are subject to changes. Full tour program is available on our website www.ponant.com 12 months prior to your cruise. Final program will be sent with your cruise documents.

Reservation and payment of these overlands must be made when booking your cruise or at least 60 days prior to your cruise. Full tour program is available on our website www.ponant.com 12 months prior to your cruise. A minimum of participants is required to confirm these programs.

Ilulissat, Greenland

Scenic helicopter flight over the glacier (2 hours)

599 € per person

Ater a quick flight over Ilulissat, a small, typical village whose name means “iceberg” in Greenlandic, you will head to the famous Sermeq Kujalleq glacier, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, which calves impressive icebergs. From the sky, the view is extraordinary. This is a diferent way to approach this fascinating world of ice and water.

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Reykjavik, Iceland Reykjavik, Iceland

Adventure to the heart of the glacier (9 hours)

• 290 € per person

Ater a stop in Thinvellir, Iceland’s leading national park, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, you will head to the Kaldidalur valley to discover the Langjokull Glacier. Later, you will board 4-wheel drive vehicles and head of to discover this white paradise. Ater lunch, your excursion will continue to the Borgarfjordur region.

Inside a volcano (6 hours)

• 410 € per person

From Reykjavik, you will enjoy an exceptional visit to the Thrihnukagigur volcano, located deep inside the Blafjoll mountain range. When you arrive, you will travel by lit in small groups down into the magma chamber of this dormant volcano, where you can admire the astonishing rock and lava formations, constituted over centuries of activity.

Pre & post cruise programmes


Vancouver, Canada

Discover Vancouver (1 day / 1 night)


Discover the city of Vancouver and its natural beauty spots, including Stanley Park, not only the biggest park in the city but also a cultural and historic site, as testified by the many totem poles to be found there. You will continue your visit with the Anthropology Museum followed by Chinatown, before heading to Gastown, Vancouver’s historic district. Ater being transferred to your hotel, you will be able to enjoy a free evening. The next day you will have the morning free and then will be taken to the airport to board the flight selected by PONANT.

Your pre cruise programme:

Vancouver • San Diego - 02nd October 2018 aboard Le Soléal

Your post cruise programme:

Nome • Vancouver - 18th September 2018 aboard Le Soléal

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San Diego, United States

Seatle, United States

San Diego, United States

Landscapes of Iceland (1 day)


You will be greeted by our local representative then will set out on an exceptional visit to the surroundings of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, infamous since its eruption in 2010. An exhibition of photographs and documentaries organised at the Thorvaldseyri farm will give you more information about this event. You will travel through a number of picturesque villages before reaching the Seljalandfoss waterfall. Your journey will continue towards Skogar and its folk museum, then you will discover the magnificent Skogafoss waterfall, before your transfer to the airport to connect with your flight selected by PONANT.

A taste of California: San Diego (1 day / 1 night)

• Price: Please consult us

During this programme, we invite you to discover San Diego, a California coastal city bathed in sun all year round, and its main monuments. Accompanied by your guide, discover the most emblematic sites of the city, such as the Old Town, the Gaslamp Quarter, the famous Balboa Park and the Museum of Art. Ater lunch in a restaurant overlooking San Diego bay, you will enjoy a free evening before being transferred to the airport the next day for your return flight.

One night in Seattle (1 day / 1 night)


When you arrive at the airport or the port, you will be directly transferred to your hotel, ideally located in downtown Seattle. Ater lunch, you will have the aternoon and evening free to discover the city and its many neighbourhoods and monuments. The next day you will be either taken to the port to board your ship, or to the airport for your return flight.

From San Diego to the Grand Canyon (4 days / 3 nights) • Price: Please consult us

The first day of your programme will be the same as the pre-cruise visit entitled “A taste of California: San Diego”. The next day you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Las Vegas. When you arrive in the city, you will travel to the edge of the Grand Canyon, to discover Lake Mead and the famous Hoover Dam. During your third day, we invite you to fly by helicopter deep inside this geological marvel, where the many shades of colour change according to the angle of the sun’s rays. When you return to Vegas, you will have a free aternoon before attending a dinner show. The next day you will be taken to the airport for your return flight.

Your post cruise programme: for all the cruises ending in Reykjavik

Your post cruise programme: Vancouver • San Diego - 2nd October 2018 aboard Le Soléal

Your post cruise programme: Vancouver • San Diego - 2nd October 2018 aboard Le Soléal

Your pre cruise programme: Nome • Seward - 10th September 2018 aboard Le BoréalNome • Vancouver - 18th September 2018 aboard Le Soléal

Your post cruise programme: Kangerlussuaq • Nome - 27th August 2018 aboard Le SoléalNome • Seward - 10th September 2018 aboard Le Boréal

Pour plus d’informaions sur les descripifs détaillés et les prix de vos programmes avant et après croisière,consultez www.ponant.com ou appelez nos conseillers voyage.

Les vols sélecionnés par PONANT seront conirmés 10 mois avant la date de votre croisière.

Pre & Post Cruise Transfers In order to make your trip as perfect as possible and simplify your journeys between your embarkation/ disembarkation port and the airport, PONANT ofers you to book a transfer service. Your transfers can either be direct or include a panoramic tour. Before or ater your cruise, we ofer you the chance to discover the emblematic landmarks of the most beautiful cities from the comfort of a coach, before taking you to your ship or the airport. These programmes are run in groups and led by an English-speaking guide. For more information about transfers (prices and availability), please visit www.ponant.com or contact your travel agent.


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SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR CRUISES INTO THE ARCTIC


Passport valid for at least six (6) months beyond the completion of your trip. Passport must contain at least two completely clear, blank, unused visa pages for each visa required, not including any amendment pages. Visa pages with stains or ink from other pages in the passport are not usable. Guests who deviate from the scheduled embarkation or disembarkation port should research the foreign entry requirements for the port country. Due to government regulations, regrettably, PONANT will have to deny boarding to any guest who fails to obtain the appropriate travel documentation for this trip..

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(1) Canada: Travel by sea - The eTA is not required for US, Australian and British citizens. Other nationalities: A Visa may be required, please contact Canada consulate website for details. http://www.canada.ca/en/index.html.

(2) Canada: Entry by air - The eTA is required for Australian and British citizens; US citizens are exempt. Other nationalities, please contact Canada consulate website for details. http://www.canada.ca/en/index.html

(3) Russia: An individual Russian visa (single-entry tourist visa type) must be obtained prior to your cruise. A copy of your passport (photo page) must be sent to PONANT at time of booking of your cruise, this in order to prepare the « letter of invitation » necessary to obtain your visa. A copy of your visa must be sent to PONANT at the very latest 70 days prior to your cruise date.

Please note: in case PONANT does not receive a copy of your Russian visa by the deadline, the immigration procedures specific to the areas visited won’t be obtained for your embarkation.

(4) United States: Visa may be required. Please contact USA consulate website for details.

• A polar parka will be ofered upon your arrival on board the ship for all expedition programs where the logo “parka” appears. We also kindly ask you to follow the dress-code instruction you will find with your travel documents. Don’t hesitate to contact us if needed.

• Complimentary boot hire: Save space and lighten your baggage by booking your boots until 7 days prior departure on our dedicated website boots.ponant.com. You will find them in front of your stateroom at embarkation. For more information, please contact us.

• Expeditions programs include activities such as Zodiac® outings (sometimes with “wet landing“), moderate walks to more active hikes. All this accompanied by your expedition team of naturalist guides. Certain Zodiac® outings will not allow for landings just cruising. Landings will depend on weather conditions, position of ice and winds and the state of the sea. These can force a change of plans at any time.

• Kangerlussuaq • Nome: Given the inaccessibility of this itinerary, it is mandatory to return the medical questionnaire, provided at time of booking, between 90 and 45 days’ departure. This questionnaire is very important in order to respect mandatory safety rules in polar zones. Any false information on this questionnaire may lead prior departure to a refusal of your embarkation at the port of departure, without any possible recourse.

• Travelling to polar/isolated regions is an exhilarating experience. The raw beauty and untouched wilderness ofer an unusual chance to experience a place where there is little evidence of human presence. Inevitably, there are some consequences that come with such remoteness: please remember that you are far from modern hospitals with full medical facilities, thus evacuation is highly expensive.

• Without the necessary medical coverage, all expenses will have to be immediately paid from with your personal funds. We urge you to subscribe full coverage insurance, choose your insurance company very carefully and be extremely vigilant and ensure your insurance is fully comprehensive.

• Taking into consideration the unusual and exceptional character of expedition itineraries, the calls shown are an indication only. The final route will be confirmed by the Captain and Expedition Leader, who will take into account the touristic quality of the sites and above all, the safety of the passengers. Their decision will be subject to that of local authorities and the expert pilots present on board during the navigation in polar and /or isolated zones.

• By choosing an expedition cruise, passengers agree to follow the rules of good conduct presented by the expedition team during the cruise.

• We remind you that being properly equipped is essential (clothing, sunglasses, etc.) and we recommend bringing binoculars to enable you to observe the wildlife comfortably and respectfully during your excursions and shore visits.

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Norhern Europe & he Baltic States

The magic of the Celtic countries, the charm of the Nordic capitals.

From the coasts of the Channel to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, Northern Europe is characterised by the splendour of its landscapes,

with unfathomable fjords, lush green mountains and heather-covered moors.

We ofer you the chance to discover these Celtic countries, lands of legend and romance, before heading for the Nordic capitals, real jewels of architecture.

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From the coasts of the Channel to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, Northern Europe is characterised by the splendour of its landscapes,

with unfathomable fjords, lush green mountains and heather-covered moors.

We ofer you the chance to discover these Celtic countries, lands of legend and romance, before heading for the Nordic capitals, real jewels of architecture.


3rd Annual Piano Fesival at Sea

• Musical cruise in partnership with Radio Classique, in the presence of Alain Duault*, accompanied by a line-up of exceptional pianists;

• 4 different countries visited: France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Norway;

• New: sailing in the Lysefjord, meaning the “fjord of light”, flanked by granite cliffs that are several hundred metres high;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: Bruges from Ostend, Amsterdam and its canals, Bergen and the Hanseatic port of Bryggen.

Highlights:


1Honfleur (France)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Ostende (Belgium) 12.00 18.30

3 Amsterdam (Netherlands) 12.00 23.00

4 At sea

5Stavanger (Norway)Sailing along Lysefjorden

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HONFLEUR • BERGENLE BORÉAL 7 days / 6 nights 02nd June 2018


A luxury musical journey across the water

Once again this year, join us aboard a PONANT ship for a luxury musical cruise. Our cultural cruise combines the charms of the sea with music and is punctuated daily by concerts and talks, in the company of talented artists.

Alain Duault, poet, author and musicologist, invites you to this new edition of Piano Festival at Sea. Several generations of French pianists will be joining us on board, as well as a Ukrainian pianist who has chosen France. And each and every one of them will delight in sharing a little of their story with you through their multiple repertories.

Selecion of Performers*: • Natacha Kudritskaya• Marie-Josephe Jude• Jean-Philippe Collard• David Kadouch• Pierre-Yves Plat

* Artists may be subject to change.

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MUSICAL CRUISE

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NETHERLANDS

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Amsterdam

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In the Wake of the Vikings Norwegian fjords

• Sailing into the heart of the Norwegian fjords, discovering unusual landscapes, with vertiginous cliffs, crystal-clear waters and luxurious vegetation;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the Geiranger fjord and Bryggen, former Hanseatic port of Bergen (disembarkation port);

• New: sailing in the Lysefjord, meaning the “fjord of light”, flanked by granite cliffs that are several hundred metres high.

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: Bergen and Bryggen, its Hanseatic port, Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland;

• Heimaey Island provides a possibility to observe the colonies of pufins, the real treasure of this island of the Icelandic coast;

• Portree, the main town of the Isle of Skye, with its lively port and its cultural centre;

• An optional excursion to the Golden Circle: 3 sites recognised as the most emblematic of Iceland, from geysers to waterfalls.


OSLO • BERGENLE BORÉAL 8 days / 7 nights 15th June 2018


REYKJAVIK • BERGENLE LAPÉROUSE 9 days / 8 nights14th August 2018



1Reykjavik (Iceland) Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00

2 Reykjavik (Iceland) 18.00

3 Heimaey (Iceland) 07.00 12.00

4 Seydisfjördur (Iceland) 09.30 15.30

5 At sea

6 Portree (United Kingdom) 13.00 19.00

7 Kirkwall (United Kingdom) 12.00 19.00

8 Lerwick (United Kingdom) 07.00 13.00

9 Bergen (Norway) 08.30Disembarkation. Transfer to the airport and flight Bergen/Paris.

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Baltic Sea


1Oslo (Norway)Embarkation from 17.00 to 18.00 20.00

2 Göteborg (Sweden) 12.00 19.00

3 Arendal (Norway) 07.00 14.00

4 Stavanger (Norway)Sailing along Lysefjorden

07.00 13.00

5 Ålesund (Norway) 14.00 19.00

6Hellesylt (Norway) Geiranger (Norway)

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7 Olden (Norway) 07.30 14.00

8 Bergen (Norway) 08.00Disembarkation. Transfer to the airport and flight Bergen/Paris.

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Norwegian Treasures Secrets of the North Sea

• From Bergen, the doorway to the Norwegian fjords, discovering unusual landscapes, with vertiginous clifs, crystal-clear waters and luxurious vegetation;

• Unesco World Heritage Site: Bryggen, former Hanseatic port of Bergen;

• Between Vik and Flam, discover an incomparable architectural heritage with, among others, the famous Hopperstad stave church, built in the 12th century, and Haugesund and its impressive Viking heritage;

• On your disembarkation, there will be the possibility to visit Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, a real haven of peace, culture and traditions.

• On your embarkation, there will be the possibility to visit Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark;

• New: a new port of call at Lübeck, the former capital of the Hanseatic League founded in the 12th century, and its historic centre which is a Unesco World Heritage Site;

• Sailing on the famous Kiel Canal, which links the North Sea to the Baltic Sea;

• A visit of Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, and its many cultural jewels like the famous Van Gogh Museum;

• From Ostende discovery of Bruges also known as the "Venice of the North".


BERGEN • COPENHAGENLE LAPÉROUSE 8 days / 7 nights 22nd August 2018



1Copenhagen (Denmark)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Lubeck (Germany) 08.00 18.00

3Kiel (Germany)Sailing in the Kiel Canal

08.00 13.00

4 Harlingen (Netherlands) 14.00 19.00

5 Amsterdam (Netherlands) 07.30 17.00

6 Anvers (Belgium) 09.00 19.30

7 Ostend (Belgium) 08.00 18.00

8 London (United Kingdom). Disembarkation.

COPENHAGEN • LONDONLE LAPÉROUSE 8 days / 7 nights 29th August 2018



1Flight Paris / Bergen (Norway). Direct transfer to the port.Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00

2 Bergen (Norway) 14.00

3 Olden (Norway) 07.00 13.00

4Vik i Sogn (Norway)Flåm (Norway)

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09.30 18.00

5 Haugesund (Norway) 10.30 20.00

6 Egersund (Norway) 07.00 13.30

7 Göteborg (Sweden) 08.00 18.00

8 Copenhagen (Denmark) 07.00Disembarkation

North Sea

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea

Kiel Canal

BERGEN

COPENHAGEN

COPENHAGEN

LONDON

Egersund

Göteborg Lubeck

Kiel

Harlingen

Amsterdam

OstendeAnvers

Olden

Vik - Flåm

Haugesund

NORWAY

SWEDEN

DENMARK

DENMARK

GERMANY

NETHERLANDS

BELGIUM

UNITED KINGDOM

Flight from Paris

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Vineyards & Grands Crus

• An exceptional cruise based on wine, discovering vineyards that are amongst the most beautiful in Europe;

• From Pauillac, an exceptional visit of the prestigious estate of Château Latour;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the Belém Tower and the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon (embarkation port), the Vizcaya Bridge in Bilbao, the Port of the Moon in Bordeaux, Fort Liédot on the Île-d’Aix;

• An overnight stay in Bordeaux, the capital of Aquitaine built along the Garonne River, with is sumptuous classical buildings.

Highlights:

LISBON • LORIENTLE SOLÉAL 9 days / 8 nights 11th April 2018


Your wine cruise

In an exclusive partnership with Artemis Domaines, the owners of the French wine estate Château Latour, we created a brand new itinerary for this 2nd edition of this wine-themed cruise. An exclusive and unforgettable experience from Lisbon in Portugal to Lorient in French Brittany, for lovers of both wine and the sea.

Illustrious guests will be onboard to share their passion for wine and French gastronomy. Particular attention will be paid to the choice of wines available during this cruise: an exclusive wine list, dinners where the wines and dishes are carefully chosen to complement each other, with the focus on showcasing fine wines.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTEMIS DOMAINES, owner of CHATEAU LATOUR

Atlantic Ocean

Mediterranean SeaLISBON

LORIENT

BilbaoLeixoes

PauillacÎle-d'Aix

Bordeaux

PORTUGAL

SPAIN

FRANCE


1Lisbon (Portugal)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Leixoes (Portugal) 12.30 19.00

3 At sea

4 Bilbao (Spain) 07.00 18.00

5 Pauillac (France) 12.00

6 Bordeaux (France) 08.30

7 Bordeaux (France) 19.00

8 Île-d'Aix (France) 09.00 18.00

9 Lorient (France) 07.00Disembarkation

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With the exceptional participation of Christian Morin


30th Anniversary Cruise Celic Shores

• An anniversary cruise: PONANT celebrates its 30 years;

• A 100%-French cruise, discovering the most beautiful coastlines of Western France around Brittany;

• Sailing around the Ponant Islands, the symbol of our company;

• Many new ports of call: the Isle of Yeu, considered as the jewel of the Atlantic, the Island of Hoëdic, where sea dafodils colour the dunes over the seasons, Port Navalo at the entrance to the Gulf of Morbihan, and the Island of Glénan.

• Between Portsmouth and Dublin, sail into the heart of Celtic shores, lands of magic and legends;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: from Belfast, the mysterious Giant's Causeway site, the old port of Liverpool, Dublin, city of literature (disembarkation port);

• From Cork, there will be the possibility to visit Blarney Castle, an imposing fortress with numerous hidden treasures, including the famous “Blarney Stone”;

• Ater your cruise, discover Dublin, the Irish capital brimming with convivial atmosphere and authentic charm.


LORIENT • SAINT-MALOLE SOLÉAL 8 days / 7 nights 19th April 2018


PORTSMOUTH • DUBLINLE SOLÉAL 8 days / 7 nights Le 04 mai 2018



1Lorient (France)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Île d'Yeu (France) 12.00 18.00

3Hoedic (France)Belle-Île-en-Mer (France)

09.00 14.00

12.00 23.00

4Sailing in front of Houat island Port Navalo (France)

09.00 12.00

10.00 23.30

5 Sailing in front of Isle of Groix Glenan Islands (France)Concarneau (France)

09.00 13.30

12.00 19.30

6 Ouessant (France) 14.00 19.00

7Sailing along Chausey islands Saint-Malo (France)

08.00 13.30

10.30

8 Saint-Malo (France) Disembarkation


1Portsmouth (United Kingdom)Embarkation from 17.00 to 18.00 19.00

2 Guernesey (Channel Islands) 12.00 19.00

3 Scilly islands (United Kingdom) 08.00 18.00

4 Cork (Irland) 08.00 18.00

5 Liverpool (United Kingdom) 14.30 23.00

6 Douglas (Isle of Man - United Kingdom) 08.00 18.00

7 Belfast (United Kingdom) 08.00 18.00

8 Dublin (Irlande) 08.00Disembarkation

LORIENT

SAINT-MALO

PORTSMOUTH

DUBLIN

Ile d'Yeu Guernesey

Scilly Islands

Liverpool

Douglas

Belfast

Cork

Hoedic

Port Navalo

Glenan islands

Concarneau

ChauseyislandsOuessant

Belle-Île-en-Mer

FRANCE

UNITED KINGDOM

IRLAND

Atlantic oceanCeltic Sea

Channel Sea

LOYALTY CRUISE

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Historic Ciies of the Balic Sea

• From Copenhagen to Stockholm, discovering the most precious treasures of the Baltic Sea;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: from Helsinki, the sea fortress of Suomenlinna, the historic centre of Saint Petersburg and its many monuments, the old town of Tallinn;

• Discover four European capitals on the same cruise: Stockholm (Sweden), Helsinki (Finland), Tallinn (Estonia) and Copenhagen (Denmark);

• Visit the colourful and opulent city of Saint-Petersburg, where the atmosphere is still rich with the splendour of the Tsars and the traces of the Russian Enlightenment.

Highlights:

COPENHAGEN • STOCKHOLM / STOCKHOLM • COPENHAGENLE SOLÉAL 8 days / 7 nights Les 01 et 08 juin 2018


This cruise operates in both directions.

COPENHAGEN

STOCKHOLM

Tallinn

Helsinki

St Petersburg

DENMARK

SWEDEN ESTONIA

RUSSIA

FINLAND

Baltic Sea


1Copenhagen (Denmark) Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 17.30

2 At sea

3 Tallinn (Estonia) 10.00 16.00

4 St Petersburg (Russia) 09.00

5 St Petersburg (Russia)

6 St Petersburg (Russia) 18.00

7 Helsinki (Finland) 08.30 14.00

8 Stockholm (Sweden) 08.00Disembarkation

Peterhof Palace & the Hermitage Museum

Grace and nobility... a city of art and history... St Petersburg is a true museumcity, home to Russia’s most stunning monuments. Once we have dropped anchor here, we invite you to discover the famous Peterhof Palace, sometimes referred to as “the Russian Versailles”, whose white and ochre façades overlook the Gulf of Finland. The Tsar Peter the Great ordered the construction of this sumptuous palace following a trip he took to Versailles in France. It is composed of some thirty rooms, most of which are decorated in the purest Baroque style. Farther on, discover the Hermitage Museum. Considered to be one of the most beautiful art museums of Russia and the West, and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this former palace of the Tsars is now home to 2 million works of art spread across 400 rooms.

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AALESUND Norway Giske & Godoy Islands 3H00 70 €

AMSTERDAM Netherlands Canal cruise & Anne Frank 4H00 65 €

ARENDAL Norway Tvedestrand & Naes Iron work Museum 3H30 90 €

BELFAST Ireland Spectacular Giants Causeway 5H30 85 €

BELLE ILE EN MER France Belle Île Panoramic Tour 3H00 65 €

BERGEN Norway Bryggen walking tour 3H00 40 €

BILBAO Spain Bilbao & Guggenheim 4H45 65 €

CORK Ireland Cork city walk 2H30 35 €

DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN United Kingdom Historic Manx 3H45 85 €

EGERSUND Norway Scenic tour and Sokndal 3H30 80 €

FLAM Norway Kayak 3H00 90 €

GEIRANGER Norway Mount Dalsnibba 3H15 90 €

GOTHENBURG Sweden West Coast panorama 4H30 60 €

HARLINGEN Netherlands Panoramic tour of Friesland 3H30 75 €

HAUGESUND Norway Charming Skudeneshavn 4H00 75 €

HEIMAEY Iceland Pompeii of the North 3H00 80 €

HELLESYLT Norway From Hellesylt to Geiranger 8H00 180 €

HELSINKI Finland Panoramic Helsinki and Fortress Island 4H30 70 €

KIEL Germany Maritime Kiel 4H00 55 €

KIRKWALL, ORKNEY ISLANDS United Kingdom Orkney's archaeological wonders 4H15 80 €

LEIXOES Portugal Historic Porto 4H00 60 €

LERWICK, SHETLAND ISLANDS United Kingdom Scenic Shetland, Jarlshof & Bird clifs 4H30 85 €

LIVERPOOL United Kingdom The story of the Beatles 4H00 80 €

LÜBECK Germany Lübeck by land & sea 4H00 75 €

OLDEN Norway Briksdal Glacier 4H00 80 €

OSTEND Belgium Historical Bruges 4H45 70 €

REYKJAVIK Iceland The Golden Circle 9H00 145 €

SCILLY ISLANDS United Kingdom Wildlife boat tour 1H00 50 €

SEYDISFJORDUR Iceland Skalanes Nature Reserve 3H45 70 €

ST MALO France Inside the Walls of St. Malo 2H00 40 €

ST PETERSBURG Russia St Isaac & the Church of our Savior on the Spilled Blood 3H30 55 €

ST PETERSBURG Russia Yusupov Palace & Canal cruise 4H30 65 €

STAVANGER Norway Utstein Monastery & Organ recital 3H30 85 €

STORNOWAY, OUTER HEBRIDES United Kingdom Hebridean Splendour 7H00 95 €

TALLINN Estonia Gothic treasures of Tallinn 3H30 40 €

Shore excursions highlightsPlease find below samples of the optional destination highlights, exclusively sold on board. Full tour programme is available on our website www.ponant.com 12 months prior to your cruise. Final programme will be sent with your cruise documents.

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Pre-bookable tourReservation and payment of these overlands must be made when booking your cruise or at least 60 days prior to your cruise. Full tour program is available on our website www.ponant.com 12 months prior to your cruise. A minimum of participants is required to confirm these programs.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik, IcelandLiverpool, United Kingdom

Isle of Man, United KingdomVik, Norway

Adventure to the heart of the glaciers (9 hours)

290 € per person

Ater a stop in Thinvellir, Iceland’s leading national park, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, you will head to the Kaldidalur valley to discover the Langjokull Glacier. Later, you will board 4-wheel drive vehicles and head of to discover this white paradise. Ater lunch, your excursion will continue to the Borgarfjordur region.

Inside a volcano (6 hours)

410 € per person

From Reykjavik, you will enjoy an exceptional visit to the Thrihnukagigur volcano, located deep inside the Blafjoll mountain range. When you arrive, you will travel by lit in small groups down into the magma chamber of this dormant volcano, where you can admire the astonishing rock and lava formations, constituted over centuries of activity.

Liverpool on the water (2 hours 30)

180 € per person

From the port of Liverpool, you will set sail for an unforgettable cruise along the River Mersey. As the sun goes down, do not miss the chance to admire the city’s most beautiful buildings, such as the emblematic Gower Street Bridge, the Big Wheel or the Duke’s Dock canal, before you head to the famous Royal Marine Reserve.

The world famous TT course (2 hours)

155 € per person

Small strip of land with extraordinary landscapes, the Isle of Man is worldwide renown to be home to the famous TT Races, the "Tourist Trophy”, where each year the best motorcycle racers in the world compete along its roads edged with lush green moors. Accompanied by an experienced pilot you will try your hand at the itinerary taken by these bold motorcyclists in this remarkable race. Leaving from Douglas, climb aboard 3-seater motorbikes to discover the island’s many small villages.

From Vik to Flam (6 hours 45)

190 € per person

From Vik, follow in the footsteps of the Vikings, a proud people rich in traditions and legends. Discover the famous Hopperstad Stave Church, the oldest church in Vik built in the 12th Century and a perfect example of Viking Art. Further on you will head towards Sognefjord and the charming village of Voss, where you will be served lunch. Lastly, you will travel by train to the small village of Flam, where you will be able to admire the magnificent landscapes made up of mountain ranges, rivers and waterfalls.

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen, Royal City (1/2 day)

• 80€ per person

Once you have disembarked, set out to discover the Danish capital and its main attractions such as the Royal Palace at Amalienborg, the Tivoli Gardens and the famous Little Mermaid. Ater a visit to Rosenborg Castle, you will enjoy some free time in Nyhavn, a pleasant district of brightly coloured houses located on the banks of the canal in the centre of Copenhagen, before being transferred to the port to reach your ship or the airport, to connect with the flight selected by PONANT.

Pre & post cruiseprogrammes

We invite you to enhance your cruise and extend your trip with carefully designed, high-quality programmes, organised to tie in with the flights selected by PONANT. These are group excursions, and are available either immediately before or ater your cruise; they must be booked before departure. Would you like to join this program but are travelling on a diferent flight than the one selected by PONANT? Please do not hesitate to contact our travel agents or your travel professional, PONANT can organise your private transfer.

Dublin, Irland

Discover Dublin (1 day)


Discover the history of the Irish capital through a visit to its most beautiful monuments including the Customs Building, the Irish Court of Justice, the Central Post Ofice and the Bank of Ireland, former home of Parliament. During your programme, you will be immersed in the Georgian history of the city, during your visit to the famous Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square. Ater a pause at Trinity College to admire the Book of Kells as well as Saint Patrick’s cathedral, you will have lunch in a local pub before travelling to the airport or to board your ship.

Your post-cruise programme: Portsmouth • Dublin from 04th May 2018 aboard Le Soléal

Your post-cruise programme: Stockholm • Copenhagen from 08th June 2018 aboard Le Soléal Bergen • Copenhagen from 22nd August 2018 aboard Le Lapérouse


Oslo, Norway

Lisbon, Portugal

Stockholm, Sweden

A snap shot of Oslo (1 day)


Ater lunch in the residential district of Holmenkollen, you will head to the centre of Oslo for a panoramic tour of its most emblematic buildings, including the Royal Palace, the Nobel Peace Centre and the City Hall where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded each year. You will then visit the National Gallery, home to the largest collection of paintings and sculptures in Norway. Later, you will also have the opportunity to admire the remarkable Opera and the Ballet Centre and will get a look at the Akershus Fort, built in 1299, before joining your ship to set sail.

The Era of the Great Explorers (1/2 day)


Ater a typically Portuguese lunch, you will take a panoramic tour of Lisbon via its many historic districts such as Rossio, Marquis of Pombal Square and the Avenida da Liberdade (Freedom Avenue). Your visit will continue to the heights of Edward VII Park where you can drink in the extraordinary views over the city, before returning to the era of the golden age of Portuguese exploration in the district of Belém, considered to be one of the most representative of this flourishing period. Admire the emblematic Belém Tower, located on the shores of the Tagus, as well as the Jeronimos Monastery, both UNESCO World Heritage monuments. Lastly you will stop in front of the Monument to the Discoveries, erected in 1960, before you head to the port to board your ship.

Stockholm, the Venice of the North (1 day)


Characterised by its beautiful architecture and its green spaces, Stockholm is built on 14 islands, meaning that water is an omnipresent element. During your panoramic tour, you will discover what makes this city so charming: Ater having visited the small island of Djurgarden, you will be free to wander around Gamla Stan, the old town, with its narrow streets and many crats or antiques boutiques, art galleries, cafés and restaurants. Let yourself fall under the spell of the architecture of its cultural and historical buildings, before being transferred to the port to board your ship.

Your pre-cruise programme: Oslo • Bergen from 15th June 2018 aboard Le Soléal

Your pre-cruise programme: Stockholm • Copenhagen from 08th June 2018 aboard Le Soléal

Your pre-cruise programme : Lisbon • Lorient from 11th April 2018 aboard Le Soléal

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Lisbon • Hotel Lisboa Plaza (4*) + National Coach Museum• From 230€ per person

Discover or rediscover Lisbon’s historical districts, ride the tramway to Bairro Alto, or take a leisurely stroll along the Tagus and enjoy the melodious sounds of the Fado. Don’t miss your chance to visit the National Coach Museum in the Belém district. It is home to a fabulous collection of carriages from Portugal, Italy, France, Austria and Spain.

London • Royal Horseguards Hotel + National Gallery• From 480€ per person

Come and visit or revisit London, the most cosmopolitan of European capitals. A blend of tradition and creative energy, it is by wandering the streets of this city of a thousand faces that you will encounter its most precious treasures, including Buckingham Palace, St James’ Park and Big Ben. Do not miss a visit to the National Gallery, a remarkable museum housing many works dating from 1250 to 1900.

Dublin • Clif Townhouse 4* Hotel + Trinity College• From 360€ per person

In Dublin, the hospitality of its inhabitants and the reputation of Guinness are legendary. During your time here, you will walk through the streets of Temple Bar, the centre of cultural life, stroll along the pathways of the Phoenix Park, wander through the rooms of the James Joyce Centre, entirely dedicated to the writer, before enjoying a visit to world-renowned Trinity College, a mythical site in the Irish capital, founded in 1592 and home to the Book of Kells.

Paris (from Lorient and Honleur) • Westin Paris Vendôme, 4* Hotel + Musée de l’Orangerie.• From 410€ per person

We have never finished discovering Paris – the beautiful French capital boasts some of the most attractive monuments in the world and ofers its many visitors the richness of its museums and its architecture. Do not miss a visit to the remarkable Musée de l’Orangerie. Located within the Tuileries Gardens, it is home to an astonishing collection of Impressionist works.

Enjoy the freedom of the cityTake the time to extend your trip with an independent overnight break…If you already know the city where you board or leave your cruise and you want to stroll at your own pace through its narrow streets, discovering or rediscovering its main monuments, we ofer you the “Freedom of the City” package.

This package includes:• A night in a hotel carefully selected by PONANT, ideally located in the historic centre of the city;• Transfers between the airport, your hotel and the port;• Free entry to a museum near your hotel.

All you have to do is let the charm of the city transport you, and enjoy the “Freedom of the City”.





In order to make your trip as perfect as possible and simplify your journeys between your embarkation/ disembarkation port and the airport, PONANT ofers you to book a transfer service. Your transfers can either be direct or include a panoramic tour. Before or ater your cruise, we ofer you the chance to discover the emblematic landmarks of the most beautiful cities in the North Europe and the Baltic from the comfort of a coach, before taking you to your ship or the airport. These programmes are run in groups and led by an English-speaking guide.



Passport valid for at least six (6) months beyond the completion of your trip. Passport must contain at least two completely clear, blank, unused visa pages for each visa required, not including any amendment pages. Visa pages with stains or ink from other pages in the passport are not usable. Guests who deviate from the scheduled embarkation or disembarkation port should research the foreign entry requirements for the port country. Due to government regulations, regrettably, PONANT will have to deny boarding to any guest who fails to obtain the appropriate travel documentation for this trip..

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Russia : A group visa will be supplied only for those guests participating in PONANT organised tours or private arrangements and will cover you for their duration only.

If you want to explore St. Petersburg independently, you will need to obtain a visa prior to departure and at your own additional expense.

For more informaion on the detailed programmes and prices, please consult www.ponant.com or call your travel agent.

Flights selected by PONANT will be conirmed 10 months prior to your cruise


Golf in the Mediterranean

(Reservation and prepayment must be made at least 45 days prior to your departure date)

• 5 green fees with shared carts, electric or manual trolley (when possible),

• Return transfers to golf courses,• Management of clubs and bags at each call,• Organization and supervision by a Sports Coordinator present

on board during the whole cruise,• Golf handicap is mandatory. Gentlemen index 28; ladies index

35, and a handicap book validated less than 1 year.Each golfer needs to have his own equipment as rental on golf site might not be available and very restrictive.

The « Golf Package »:

NICE • VALLETTALE PONANT 8 days / 7 nights 24th May 2018


NICE

VALLETTA

Mediterranean Sea

Sardinia

Sicily

Corsica

FRANCE

ITALY

MALTA

Cannes

BonifacioGolfo Aranci

Porto Empedocle

GOLF CRUISE

Between colourful towns and crystal-clear sea, come and discover the peerless beauty of the Mediterranean and practise your favourite sport in a diferent way, by choosing our new golf cruise, organised in partnership with Le Figaro Golf.

Your Round:Terre Blanche Golf Resort From Cannes: A fabulous 18-hole, par-72 golf course designed by Dave Thomas and directly inspired by nature.

Sperone Golf ClubFrom Bonifacio: Designed by Robert Trent Jones, this 18-hole, par-72 course in the south of Corsica is considered to be a true masterpiece.

Pevero Golf ClubFrom Golfo Aranci: This 18-hole, 72-par course built in 1972 along the magnificent coast ofers a wonderful strategic layout.

Verdura ResortFrom Porto Empedocle: This resort boasts a range of three 18-hole, par-72 golf courses that blend in perfectly with the surrounding Sicilian landscapes..


1Nice (France)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 23.00

2 Cannes (France) 07.00 17.00

3 Bonifacio (Corsica, France) 11.00 23.00

4 Golfo Aranci (Sardinia, Italy) 07.00 18.30

5 At sea

6 Porto Empedocle (Sicily, Italy) 06.30

7 Porto Empedocle (Sicily, Italy) 18.00

8 Valletta (Malta) 07.00Disembarkation

103More information on www.ponant.com Mediterranean |

The great Corsican loop

NICE • NICELE PONANT 8 days / 7 nights 05th, 12th, 19th, 26th July and 02nd August 2018


• Possibility of diving with an experienced instructor;• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the Scandola Reserve, the Gulf

of Girolata;• The privilege of sailing in the Mediterranean aboard Le Ponant,

our luxurious three-mast yacht;• Discovery of the most beautiful places in Corsica: the

Palombaggia beach; the nature Reserve of the Strait of Bonifacio; Île-Rousse and its red rocky islets;

• Pre or Post Cruise : discover Nice, the old town and the world-famous Promenade des Anglais.

Highlights:

NICE

Mediterranean Sea

Sardinia

Corsica

FRANCE

ITALY

Porto Cervo

Palombaggia

Bonifacio

Roccapina

Girolata

L'Île-Rousse

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Mediterranean cruising PONANT style

Le Ponant… nautical tradition, elegance, luxurious comfort, 32 gracious staterooms and the refined atmosphere of a private yacht. Come and experience the sensations of the look-outs of yore as they spotted land on the horizon and gradually watched an island emerge. Sail on the turquoise waters aboard our three-mast yacht, from call to call and land to land, let the wind rippling the sails soothe you, dive cleanly into the sea from the marina platform, and wake each morning under a new blue sky. Secret sun-kissed ports of call and citrus fruit scented air are guaranteed. Do not miss the discovery of this region with multiple charms, where colours change from the blue of the sky to the golden yellow of the harvest and the bright yellow of the lemons.

Corsica, the Isle of Beauty

During your cruise, discover landscapes of a rare intensity: craggy coastlines, parasol pines or steely cacti, inlets of crystal water or clifs overhanging the sea – Welcome to Corsica! Sometimes shrouded by the sea mists and dominant winds, sometimes its long coastline stretching clearly ahead, the island the Greeks called the “Isle of Beauty“ is a secretive place that ofers itself to you and submits to being discovered. Whether visiting Bonifacio, Girolata or Porto, do not miss these mythical ports of calls with their grandiose landscapes.


1Nice (France)Embarkation from 17.00 to 18.00 19.00

2 Girolata - Scandola (Corsica, France) 10.00 20.00

3 Porto Cervo (Sardinia, Italy) 09.00 21.00

4 Palombaggia (Corsica, France) Sailing in the Strait of BonifacioBonifacio (Corsica, France)

09.00

23.00

16.00

5 Bonifacio (Corsica, France) 18.00

6 Roccapina (Corsica, France) 09.00 17.00

7 L'Île-Rousse (Corsica, France) 09.00 20.00

8 Nice (France) 08.00Disembarkation


Civilisaions& Mythologies

Maria Callas, passion, and desiny

• A cruise run in partnership with MuCEM, the Museum of the Civilisations of Europe and the Mediterranean in Marseille;

• From Jordan to Greece via Egypt, take a deep-dive into history and discover wonderful archaeological sites;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the gothic and medieval city of Rhodes, the Mycenae ruins and the Epidaurus theatre (from Napflion), the Acropolis in Athens (disembarkation port);

• Sailing in the Red Sea and crossing the Suez Canal;

• A new port of call: Alexandria, a mythical port since Antiquity.

• A musical cruise run in partnership with Radio Classique with Alain Duault as special guest. Tribute to Maria Callas;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the Acropolis of Athens (disembarkation port), the lagoon of Venice, the old towns of Dubrovnik and Kotor;

• Ports of call in three countries: Greece, Croatia, Italy.


Selection of performers* :

AQABA • ATHENSLE LYRIAL 8 days / 7 nights 26th April 2018



1Athens (Greece)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 23.00

2Crossing Corinth CanalCorinth (Greece) 13.00 21.00

3Sailing in front of Skorpios Island

Parga (Greece) 13.00 19.30

4 Sailing in the Bay of Kotor

Dubrovnik (Croatia) 15.30 23.455 Hvar (Croatia) 08.00 16.006 Rab (Croatia) 08.00 16.007 Venice (Italy) 09.008 Venice (Italy).

Disembarkation.

ATHENS • VENICELE LYRIAL 8 days / 7 nights 03rd May 2018


in partnership with in partnership with the

• Béatrice Uria Monzon, soprano, Fabienne Conrad, soprano, Christian Helmer, baritone, Florian Laconi, tenor, aAccompanied on the piano by Aline Piboule and François Chaplin.

*Artists may be subject to change.

ATHENS

AQABA

Suez Canal

Mediterranean Sea

Aegean Sea

Alexandria

Rhodes

Patmos

Nafplion

GREECE

JORDAN

EGYPT

Mediterranean Sea

Ionian Sea

Adriatic Sea

VENICE

ATHENS

GREECE

Dubrovnik

CorinthParga

Hvar

Rab

Corinth Canal

ITALY

CROATIA

MUSICAL CRUISE


1Aqaba (Jordan)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 At sea

3 Crossing Suez Canal

4 Alexandria (Egypt) 06.30 13.00

5 Rhodes (Greece) 14.30 21.00

6 Patmos (Greece) 07.00 16.00

7 Nafplion (Greece) 08.00 18.00

8 Athens (Greece) 06.00Disembarkation

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Mediterranean Sea

VENICE

ATHENS

MONTENEGRO

GREECE

Dubrovnik

MljetKorcula

Kotor

Ithaque

Parga

Hydra

Hvar

Corinth Canal

ITALY

CROATIA

Patmos

SymiFolegandros

Paros

DelosMykonosHydra

Nafplion

ATHENS

GREECE

Aegean Sea

Discovery ofDalmaian Shores

Secrets of

the Greek Islands

• 13th July departure: family cruise, with specific entertainment;

• The Cave of the Apocalypse on Patmos;

• Discovering the pearls of the Cyclades: Folegandros, Paros, Delos, Mykonos and their ancient ruins, typical landscapes and beaches;

• Exceptional sailing in the Santorini caldera;

• From Napflion, the Mycenae ruins and the Theatre of Epidaurus, listed with Unesco.

• Family cruises with specific entertainment;• 21st July cruise: with the exceptional participation of Alain

Choquette, a canadian conjuror;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the Acropolis in Athens (embarkation port), the lagoon of Venice, the old towns of Dubrovnik and Kotor;

• Charming port of call: Hydra, the St. Tropez of Athenians;

• Visiting Ithaca, where the legend of Ulysses, the king of Ithaca, as told by Homer, still lives on;

• The most beautiful ports of call in Dalmatia: Mljet, Korčula, Hvar.




2 Patmos (Greece) 12.00 22.003 Symi (Greece) 08.00 19.00

4 Folegandros 08.00 16.00 Sailing in the Santorini Caldera

5 Paros (Greece) 08.00 20.00

6Delos (Greece) Mykonos (Greece)

07.0013.30

12.0023.45

7 Hydra (Greece) 12.00 23.008 Nafplion (Greece) 08.00 18.009 Athens (Greece) 06.00

Disembarkation

ATHENS • ATHENSLE LYRIAL 9 days / 8 nights 05th and 13th July 2018


ATHENS • VENICELE LYRIAL 9 days / 8 nights21st July and 07th August 2018




2 Hydra (Greece) 11.00 17.00Crossing Corinth Canal

3 Ithaque (Greece) 11.30 21.004 Parga (Greece) 07.00 18.00

5 Sailing in the Bay of KotorKotor (Montenegro) 12.00 18.00

6 Dubrovnik (Croatia) 07.00 23.45

7 Mljet (Croatia)Korčula (Croatia)

07.0014.00

12.0023.00

8 Hvar (Croatia) 07.00 13.30

9 Venice (Italy). 08.00Disembarkation.

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VENICE

ITALY

CROATIA

RabCres

Trieste

Hvar

DubrovnikMljetKorcula

Bay of Kotor

AdriaticSea

In the heart of the Adriaic The Best of Croaia

• Family cruise, with specific entertainment;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the lagoon of Venice, the old towns of Dubrovnik and Kotor;

• Two all-new ports of call: Trieste and its many Neo-Classical and Viennese palaces, and Cres and its medieval architecture;

• An overnight stay in Venice to really enjoy the 'Most Serene City'.

• Discover during one single cruise 7 Croatian cities, amazing for their cultural and historic heritage and their charm;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the lagoon of Venice, the old town of Dubrovnik and Kotor, the cathedral St Jacques in Šibenik, the Diocletian’s Palace in Split;

• In Montenegro, a one-day stop in the town of Kotor;

• The opportunity to (re)discover Venice, the City of the Doges before or after your cruise.


VENICE • VENICELE LYRIAL 9 days / 8 nights 15th August 2018



1Venice (Italy)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Korčula (Croatia) 14.30 22.00

3Šibenik (Croatia)Split (Croatia)

07.0012.30

08.3020.30

4 Dubrovnik (Croatia) 07.00 23.30

5 Kotor (Montenegro) 09.00 20.00

6 Hvar (Croatia) 07.00 18.00

7Pula (Croatia)Rovinj (Croatia)

08.0014.30

12.0022.00

8 Venice (Italy). 07.00Disembarkation.

VENICE • VENICELE LYRIAL 8 days / 7 nights 23rd, 30th August and 13th September 2018




2 Rab (Croatia) 12.00 18.003 Hvar (Croatia) 07.00 18.00

4 Sailing in the Bay of Kotor Dubrovnik (Croatia) 13.00 23.45

5Mljet (Croatia)Korčula (Croatia)

06.0014.00

12.0022.00

6 Cres (Croatia) 13.00 19.007 Trieste (Italy) 08.00 23.458 Venice (Italy) 11.009 Venice (Italy)

Disembarkation

FAMILY CRUISE

VENICE

ITALY

CROATIA

MONTÉNÉGRO

HvarSplit

Šibenik

PulaRovinj

Dubrovnik

KotorKorcula

AdriaticSea

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VENICE

CIVITAVECCHIA

ITALY

Sicily

Tyrrhenian Sea

Adriatic Sea

Ionian Sea

MALTA

Ancona

Bari

Valletta

Catania

Salerno

From Lisbon to the Canary Islands

The Vienna State

Opera at sea

• A musical cruise run in partnership with Radio Classique, with the exceptional presence on board of Alain Duault*, Dominique Meyer* (Director of the Vienna State Opera) and numerous artists from the Vienna Opera (Soprano, Mezzo, Tenor, Bariton, Bass and Pianist);

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: Valletta (named European Capital of Culture for 2018), Catania and Mount Etna, the lagoon in Venice, the Paestum and Pompeii from Salerno, the historical centre of Rome from Civitavecchia, the baroque city of Catania.

*Artists may be subject to cancellation.

• A cruise between Portugal and the Canaries, where the Mediterranean and the Atlantic meet;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the tower of Belém and the monastery of Jeronimos in Lisbon (embarkation port), the Alhambra of Granada from Motril, the historic centre of Casablanca;

• Ports of call in three countries: Portugal, Spain and Morocco, with a focus on history, culture, and Arab-Andalusian architecture;

• An overnight stay in Cadiz and Casablanca to enjoy a little longer the charm of these cities;

• A port of call in Tangier and its white Medina, in the Strait of Gibraltar.




2 Ancona (Italy) 12.30 18.30

3 Bari (Italy) 12.30 18.30

4 At sea

5 Valletta (Malta) 07.00 18.00

6 Catania (Sicily, Italy) 07.00 14.00

7 Salerno (Italy) 07.00 17.30

8 Civitavecchia (Italy) 07.30Disembarkation

VENICE • CIVITAVECCHIALE LYRIAL 8 days / 7 nights 20th September 2018


LISBON • TENERIFELE LYRIAL 9 days / 8 nights11th October 2018




2 Cadiz (Spain) 18.30

3 Cadiz (Spain) 20.00

4Motril (Spain)Malaga (Spain)

07.0013.30

09.0023.00

5 Tangier (Morocco) 06.30 14.00

6 Casablanca (Morocco) 06.00

7 Casablanca (Morocco) 14.00

8 At sea

9 Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). 07.00 Disembarkation. in partnership with

MUSICAL CRUISE

LISBON

TENERIFE

SPAIN

PORTUGAL

MOROCCO

Canary Islands

Atlanticocean

Cadiz

Tangier

Casablanca

MotrilMalaga

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From the Amali Coast to Malta Treasures of Sicily

• A Mediterranean cruise combining history, culture and emblematic landscapes;

• Capri and the Amalfi Coast, listed with Unesco as World Heritage;

• Sicily with Palermo and Catania, a fabulous ancient, Arab-Norman and Baroque heritage site listed with Unesco;

• Sailing by Mount Etna and Stromboli, two volcanoes that are still active;

• Malta and its capital, Valletta, a museum-city founded by knights, listed as Unesco World Heritage and declared European Capital of Culture for 2018, and a visit to the charming island of Gozo.

• A loop around Sicily, from Malta;• An overnight stay aboard the ship in Valletta before

disembarking, to visit the capital of Malta, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and voted European Capital of Culture for 2018;

• Discovering Sicily's most beautiful historic cities and ancient sites: Palermo (overnight stay on the ship and full day to visit), Trapani, Taormina and its theatre;

• Sailing by the Stromboli volcano (4th October departure).


CIVITAVECCHIA • VALLETTALE CHAMPLAIN 8 days / 7 nights 20th September 2018


VALLETTA • VALLETTALE CHAMPLAIN 8 days / 7 nights 04th and 11th October 2018


For the 11th October departure: Day 5 : Taormina ; Day 6 : Syracuse

With the exceptional participation of Luc Ferry

VALLETTA

Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Sicily

MALTA

ITALY

Porto Empedocle

TrapaniPalermo

Lipari

Taormina

Mgarr

VALLETTA

CIVITAVECCHIA

Ionian Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Sicily

MALTA

ITALYGaeta

Amali

Palermo

Mgarr

Catania

Capri


1Valletta (Malta)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 20.00

2 Porto Empedocle (Sicily) 12.00 18.30

3Trapani (Sicily, Italy) Palermo (Sicily, Italy)

07.0018.30

12.30

4 Palermo (Sicily, Italy) 19.00

5Lipari (Aeolian islands, Italy) Sailing in front of Stromboli

07.00 14.00

6 Taormina (Sicily, Italy) 08.00 19.00

7Mgarr - Island of Gozo (Malta)Valletta (Malta)

07.00 14.30

12.00

8 Valletta (Malta) Disembarkation


1Civitavecchia (Italy)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Gaeta (Italy) 12.00 18.00

3 Capri (Italy) 08.00 18.00

4 Amalfi (Italy) 08.00 15.00

5 Palermo (Italy) Sailing in front of Stromboli

08.00 13.30

6 Catania (Malta) 08.00 19.00

7Mgarr - Island of Gozo (Malta)Valletta (Malta)

07.0014.30

12.00

8 Valletta (Malta) Disembarkation

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Spain's Mediterranean ShoresMediterranean Islands

• Departing from Valletta, capital of Malta, the island with the 7,000-year history, listed as Unesco World Heritage and named European Capital of Culture for 2018, this cruise combines spectacular scenery and cultural visits;

• Sailing by Mount Etna and Stromboli, two volcanoes that are still active;

• From Salerno, discover the Amalfi Coast and Pompeii, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site;

• Discovering the baroque architecture of Catania, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site;

• Carrara, renowned since Antiquity for its marble quarries;• Bonifacio, the "sentinel city", perched atop its white cliffs.

• A 100 % Spanish cruise to discover the landscapes, architecture and history of Spain's east coast;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: Antoni Gaudì's creations, the Palau de la Música Catalana concert hall and the Hospital of the Holy Cross and St Paul in Barcelona, the Roman vestiges in Tarragona, the Llotja de la Seda in Valencia, the Alhambra in Granada from Motril;

• New ports of call: Tarragona and its Roman amphitheatre, Altea and its glazed blue domes;

• Overnight stay in Malaga to get a taste of the Costa del Sol's gentle way of life.


VALLETTA • MARSEILLELE CHAMPLAIN 8 days / 7 nights 18th October 2018


MARSEILLE • MALAGALE CHAMPLAIN 8 days / 7 nights25th October 2018


MALAGA

MARSEILLE

MediterraneanSea

Balearic Islands

SPAIN

FRANCE

Barcelona

Tarragona

Valencia

Altea

Motril

Palma

VALLETTA

MARSEILLE

Mediterranean SeaSicily

Sardinia

Corsica

MALTA

ITALY

FRANCE

Catania

Lipari

SalernoBonifacio

Marina di CarraraMonaco




3Lipari (Aeolian islands, Italy) Sailing in front of Stromboli

07.00 14.00

4 Salerno (Sicily, Italy) 07.00 12.30


6 Marina di Carrara (Italy) 08.00 21.00

7 Monaco (Monaco) 08.00 18.00

8 Marseille (France) 07.00Disembarkation


1Marseille (France)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Barcelona (Spain) 12.00 23.00

3 Tarragona (Spain) 08.00 19.00

4 Valencia (Spain) 08.00 19.00

5 Palma, Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) 08.00 19.00

6 Altea (Spain) 08.00 13.30

7Motril (Spain)Malaga (Spain)

09.00 15.00

10.00

8 Malaga (Spain) Disembarkation

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With the exceptional participation of Alain Choquette and the pianists Pascal Amoyel and Emmanuelle Bertrand


Andalusia, Madeira & Canary Islands

Canary Islands & Cape Verde

• A cruise from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic to discover the treasures of three major cultures: Spain, Morocco and Portugal;

• The Andalusian city of Cadiz, one of the oldest cities in the Western Mediterranean, will open its doors to you;

• Discovering Madeira, a lush garden-island in the Atlantic, as well as Porto Santo, which is smaller and unspoilt;

• The volcanic Canary Islands, where the climate is tropical and the sun shines year round.

• A cruise to discover two exceptional archipelagos with very distinct personalities: the Canary Islands and the Cape Verde Archipelago;

• Overnight stay aboard the ship in Mindelo to discover the city and its surroundings, including surprising volcanic and agricultural landscapes;

• In the Canaries, visiting three different islands to get a good idea of this archipelago's singularities;

• All new: disembarkation in Dakar, Senegal's lively capital.


MALAGA • TENERIFELE CHAMPLAIN 8 days / 7 nights 01st November 2018


TENERIFE • DAKARLE CHAMPLAIN 10 days / 9 nights 08th November 2018


MALAGA

TENERIFE

Atlantic ocean

Canary Islands

Madeira

SPAIN

MOROCCO

Cadiz

CasablancaPorto Santo

Funchal

Arrecife de Lanzarote

TENERIFE

DAKAR

Cape Verde

Canary Islands

Atlantic ocean

SENEGAL

Puerto del Rosario

Mindelo

Praia

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria


1Flight Paris / Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).Direct transfer to the port.Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain) 08.00 18.00

3Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)

08.00 18.00

4, 5 At sea

6 Mindelo (Sao Vicente, Cape Verde) 16.00

7 Mindelo (Sao Vicente, Cape Verde) 18.30

8 Praia (Santiago, Cape Verde) 09.00 18.00

9 At sea

10 Dakar (Senegal) 08.00Disembarkation


1Malaga (Spain)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00

2 Cadiz (Spain) 08.00 19.00

3 Casablanca (Morocco) 12.00 22.00

4 At sea

5 Porto Santo (Madeira, Portugal) 11.00 19.00

6 Funchal (Madeira, Portugal) 07.00 13.00

7 Arrecife de Lanzarote (Canary Islands, Spain) 13.30 19.00

8 Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) 08.00Disembarkation and transfer. Flight Tenerife/Paris

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Flight from Paris

Flight to Paris


Splendours of the Western MediterraneanIberian Shores, Jazz at sea

• “Jazz at Sea” cruise with very special guest Christian Morin* and his musicians*;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the tower of Belem and the monastery of Jeronimos in Lisbon (embarkation port), the Alhambra of Granada from Malaga, the historic centre of Rome (disembarkation port);

• A unique stop to discover Altea and its glazed blue domes, and, for the very first time, a stop in Mahon.

*Artists subject to cancellation.

• Before your cruise, the possibility of discovering Valletta, capital of Malta, voted European Capital of Culture for 2018;

• Unesco World Heritage Site: the historic centre of Valletta (disembarkation port), the fabulous ancient Arab-Norman and Baroque heritage of Catania, Mount Etna from Taormina and its Greek Theatre, Delphi from Itea, the Acropolis from the disembarkation port in Athens;

• Sicily and its treasures with Catania and Taormina;

• An unforgettable crossing of the Corinth Canal.


LISBON • CIVITAVECCHIALE LAPÉROUSE 9 days / 8 nights 13th September 2018


VALLETTA • ATHENSLE LAPÉROUSE 8 days / 7 nights28th September 2018


LISBON

CIVITAVECCHIA

Mediterranean Sea

Balearic Islands

Corsica

FRANCE

SPAIN

PORTUGALITALY

Cadiz

Malaga

Motril

AlteaPalma

Mahon

Bonifacio

VALLETTA

ATHENS

Mediterranean Sea

Ionian SeaSicily

MALTA

GREECE

CataniaKatakolon

Itea

Nafplion Hydra

Taormina



2 At sea

3 Cadiz (Spain) 07.00 18.00

4Malaga (Spain) Motril (Spain)

07.30 17.45

13.00 18.45

5 Altea (Spain) 14.15 19.45

6 Palma, Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) 08.15 21.45

7 Mahon, Minorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) 07.30 13.00







4 Katakolon (Greece) 14.00 19.00

5Itea (Greece) Crossing Corinth Canal

08.00

13.30


7 Hydra (Greece) 11.00 18.00

8 Athens (Greece) 06.00Disembarkation

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The classical world of the Mediterranean

• A cruise from Greece to Rome with a high concentration of must-see historical and archaeological ports of call;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the Acropolis in Athens, the Cave of the Apocalypse on Patmos, the Olympia site from Katakolon, Mount Etna from Taormina and its Greek theatre, Pompeii from Naples, Delphi from Itea, Rome from the disembarkation port in Civitavecchia;

• Discovering Patmos and Sifnos, two unspoilt Greek Islands;

• An unforgettable crossing of the Corinth Canal.

Highlights:

ATHENS • CIVITAVECCHIALE LAPÉROUSE 8 days / 7 nights 19th October 2018


CIVITAVECCHIA

ATHENS

Mediterranean Sea

Sicily

Ionian Sea

GREECE

ITALY

Naples

Taormina

Katakolon PatmosSifnos

Itea

Ancient Greece and Egypt

• A cruise to discover two great civilisations: Greek and Egyptian;

• Unesco World Heritage Sites: the Acropolis in Athens, Delphi from Itea, the medieval city of Rhodes, the monastery Saint-Jean and the Cave of the Apocalypse on Patmos, the pyramids of Giza from Ain Sukhna;

• An unforgettable crossing of the Corinth Canal and Suez Canal;

• A unique stop at Ain Sukhna in the Gulf of Suez, gateway to the wonders of Ancient Egypt: the pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, Djoser’s step pyramid, and the famous Colossus of Ramses II.

Highlights:

ATHENS • AIN SUKHNALE LAPÉROUSE 9 days / 8 nights09th November 2018


ATHENS

AIN SUKHNA

Mediterranean Sea

Suez Canal

EGYPT

GREECE

Itea

Nafplion Patmos

Rhodes


1Athens (Greece)Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00Crossing Corinth Canal

18.00

2 Itea (Greece) Crossing Corinth Canal

07.00

12.30



5 Rhodes (Greece) 07.30 14.30

6 At sea

7 Crossing Suez Canal

8 Ain Sukhna (Egypt) 06.00

9 Ain Sukhna (Egypt) Disembarkation


1Athens (Greece) Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00


3 Sifnos (Greece) 08.00 18.00

4Crossing Corinth CanalItea (Greece) 13.30 19.00

5 Katakolon (Greece) 07.00 13.00


7 Naples (Italy) 12.30 18.00


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Chopin and the music of Spain

• A musical cruise in partnership with Radio Classique, with special guest Alain Duault* for a tribute to Chopin;

• Discovering the Balearic Islands and, in Palma, the Valldemossa Charterhouse, where the two lovers, Frederic Chopin and George Sand, once stayed;

• Two new ports of call: Mahon Port in Minorca and Marina di Carrara, not far from the famous marble quarries.

Highlights:

CIVITAVECCHIA • CIVITAVECCHIALE LAPÉROUSE 8 days / 7 nights 26th October 2018


CIVITAVECCHIAMediterranean

Sea

BalearicIslands

ITALY

SPAIN

FRANCE

Bonifacio

Marina di Carrara

Mahon

Palma

Barcelona

• Valentine Lemercier, mezzosoprano, Emmanuel Rossfelder, guitar, Marianne Piketty, violin, Yves Henry, piano.

*Artists may be subject to change..

Selection of performers* :


1Civitavecchia (Italy) Embarkation from 16.00 to 17.00 18.00


3 Mahon, Minorca (Îles Balearic, Spain) 14.30 22.00

4 Palma, Majorca (Îles Balearic, Spain) 08.00 18.00

5 Barcelona (Spain) 07.00 18.00

6 At sea

7 Marina di Carrara (Italy) 07.00 18.00


in partnership with

MUSICAL CRUISE

The Balearic islands

Blessed with a generous dose of sunshine year round, the Balearic archipelago is composed of four main islands that are charming, picturesque and discreet. Situated off the coast of Catalonia, these islands offer contrasting landscapes including jagged mountains, low-lying areas that seem to blend into the horizon, and many white-sand beaches accessed via narrow paths. Aboard Le Lapérouse, set off to discover Menorca, the most unspoilt of the Balearic Islands, then Majorca, the largest island in the archipelago, and Palma, its capital. Do not miss the Valldemossa Charterhouse, famous because George Sand and Chopin enjoyed a romantic sojourn there in 1838.

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Shore excursions highlights


AIN SUKHNA Egypt Sakkara & Mastaba 11h00 130 €

ALEXANDRIA Egypt Alexandria Museum & library 4h00 55 €

ALTEA Spain The best of Alicante 4h30 50 €

ARRECIFE DE LANZAROTE Spain - Canary Islands Jameos del Agua & Mirador del Rio 3h15 45 €

BARCELONA Spain Barcelona: a blend of architecture style 4h00 65 €

BARI Italy Alberobello 4h30 55 €

CADIZ Spain The magic Seville 9h00 125 €

CAPRI Italy Capri Highlights 4h00 55 €

CASABLANCA Morocco Casablanca & Villa des Arts 4h30 60 €

CATANIA Italy Taormina & Mont Etna 8h30 65 €

CORINTH Greece Mycenae Site and Museum 3h30 60 €

CRES Croatia Mali Losinj & Apoxyomenos 4h15 70 €

DUBROVNIK Croatia Republic monuments and City walls 3h15 65 €

FUNCHAL Portugal - Madeira Monte & Botanical Gardens 4h30 55 €

GAETA Italy Tiberio Villa & Sperlonga 4h00 55 €

GOZO Malta Comino Boat Tour 2h00 45 €

ITEA Greece Sacred site of Delphi 4h00 65 €

ITHACA Greece Ithaca Boat Tour 4h00 70 €

KOTOR Montenegro Perast and Our Lady of the Rocks 4h00 60 €

LAS PALMAS Spain - Canary Islands Essence of Gran Canaria 4h00 45 €

MAHON Spain - Balearic Islands Ciutadella and Panoramic Tour 3h30 45 €

MARINA DI CARRARA Italy Classical Florence 10h00 95 €

MARINA DI CARRARA Italy The marble quarries of Carrara 4h30 70 €

PALMA DE MAJORQUE Spain - Balearic Islands Palma's historic centre 4h30 40 €

PAROS Greece Parikia & Naoussa 4h00 55 €

PORTO SANTO Portugal - Madeira Porto Santo hiking tour 3h30 40 €

PRAIA Cape Verde Praia & Cidade Velha 4h00 60 €

PUERTO ROSARIO Spain - Canary Islands Fuerteventura Highlights 4h30 45 €

SIBENIK Croatia Krka falls (with return to Split) 5h00 80 €

TRAPANI Italy Erice 4h00 55 €

TRIESTE Italy Miramare Castle & Gardens 3h00 65 €

VALENCIA Spain The best of Valencia 4h00 60 €

VALLETTA Malta Blue grotto and Dingli clifs 3h00 30 €

VENICE Italy San Rocco & Cà Rezzonico 4h00 60 €

Please find below samples of the optional destination highlights, exclusively sold on board. Full tour programme is available on our website www.ponant.com 12 months prior to your cruise. Final programme will be sent with your cruise documents.

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Barcelona, Spain

The work of Gaudí (4 hours)• From 80 € per person

Founded by the Romans in the 1st century BC, Barcelona, or ‘Barna’ as the locals like to call it, is without a doubt one of the most attractive cities in Spain. The wondrous “City of Counts” is like an open-air museum, home to an astonishing array of artistic treasures, including the architect Antoni Gaudí’s most beautiful creations, which are almost all listed as Unesco World Heritage Sites. You will be taken by coach to the magnificent Sagrada Familia basilica via Passeig de Gràcia. The basilica is an absolute masterpiece with 18 towers. It also boasts 3 facades respectively dedicated to the Nativity, the Passion and God’s Glory. Ater this visit, you will head to Park Güell, a huge public park inspired by the English garden-city model, home to multicoloured statues and a famous mosaic bench.

Pre & post cruiseprogrammes


Venice, Italy

To Venice from London or Paris, on the iconic Venice Simplon-Orient-ExpressEmbark on an unforgettable voyage to Venice from either London or Paris aboard the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train. The carefully restored original carriages date from the 1920s, and boast the sophistication of the golden age of rail travel; when crowned heads and writers rubbed shoulders as they crossed Europe. The luxury and refinement of the cabins and the delicious dishes served in the dining cars will charm you as much as the beauty of the landscapes you will pass by on your way to the lagoon of Venice. On your arrival at Santa Lucia Station, you will be driven in a taxi boat to the hotel where you will spend one night, before joining your ship the following day for embarkation.

We invite you to consult your travel advisor for more information as of July 2017.

Reservation and payment of these overlands must be made when booking your cruise or at least 60 days prior to your cruise. Full tour program is available on our website www.ponant.com 12 months prior to your cruise. A minimum of participants is required to confirm these programs.

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Aqaba, Jordan

Jordan and its ancient treasures (3 days / 3 nights)• From 1 220 € per person

On the edge of the historic, 5,000-year-old King’s Highway, discover Madaba, where the 6th century mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land can be found in St George’s Church. Further on, you will visit Bethany, which is known as the place where Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist. The next day you will visit Petra, a vast ancient city carved out of rock by the Nabetaeans. To end your day’s adventure, you will explore the Wadi Rum valley in a 4WD. At the end of the day you will be taken to the port to board your ship.

This programme is also available in 2 days / 1 night with the discovery of Petra and its treasures.• From 420 € per person

Your pre-cruise programme: Aqaba • Athens from 26th April 2018 aboard Le Lyrial

Lisbon, Portugal Valleta, Malta

The era of the great explorers (1/2 day)• 95 € per person

Ater a typically Portuguese lunch, you will take a panoramic tour of Lisbon via its many historic districts such as Rossio, Marquis of Pombal Square and the Avenida da Liberdade (Freedom Avenue). Your visit will continue to the heights of Edward VII Park where you can drink in the extraordinary views over the city, before returning to the era of the golden age of Portuguese exploration in the district of Belém, considered to be one of the most representative of this flourishing period. Admire the emblematic Belém Tower, located on the shores of the Tagus, as well as the Jeronimos Monastery, both UNESCO World Heritage monuments. Lastly you will stop in front of the Monument to the Discoveries, erected in 1960, before you head to the port to board your ship.

The fortified city of Vittoriosa (1/2 day)• 40 € per person

When you arrive at the airport, you will board a coach in the direction of Vittoriosa, one of the three fortified cities of Malta. The first residence of the Knights Hospitalier (Order of Saint John) of Malta on the island in 1530, today it boasts numerous historical monuments, including many of the Auberges of the Knights, churches and ancient palaces. During a walking tour of the city, you will be able to admire St Lawrence’s Church as well as the Fort St Angelo. Then you will board a traditional Maltese boat known as a ‘Dghajsas’ for a 25 minute trip lasting through the port, before returning by road to La Valletta to board your ship.

Your pre-cruise programme: Lisbon • Tenerife from 11th October 2018 aboard Le Lyrial Lisbon • Civitavecchia from 13th Sept. 2018 aboard Le Lapérouse

Your pre-cruise programme: Valletta • Athens from 28th Sept. 2018 aboard Le LapérouseValletta • Valletta from 04th & 11th Oct. 2018 aboard Le ChamplainValletta • Marseille from 18th Oct. 2018 aboard Le Champlain

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Venice, Italy

Ain Sukhna, Egypt

The wonders of Egypt (1 day / 1 night)


Just outside Cairo, on the Giza plateau, stands the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one to have survived until now: the Giza pyramid complex with the pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaure (Mycerinus). Further on, the Sphinx awaits you in an exceptional setting. Lastly, the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, entirely devoted to Ancient Egyptian antiquities, will reveal its secrets to you. (The visit to the Egyptian Museum could be replaced by a visit to the Grand Egyptian Museum depending on the latter’s opening date and collections.)

The François Pinault Foundation sites in Venice (1 day)• 190 € per person

If there is such a thing as a city built on legends, then Venice is surely one of them. Made of stone and light and facing the sea, the city of the Doges welcomes you to its labyrinth of canals and small streets. In the company of an experienced guide, you will visit two emblematic sites belonging to the François Pinault Foundation: first, the famous Palazzo Grassi, which is situated along the Grand Canal and entirely devoted to contemporary art. Then, Punta della Dogana will welcome you. Built in 1677 and restored in 2009, it is now home to numerous monographs and collective exhibitions. A wonderful encounter with the Serenissima, seen through a contemporary lens.

Your pre-cruise programme: Venice • Venice from 15th, 23rd, 30th August & 13th Sept. 2018 aboard Le Lyrial

Your post-cruise programme: Athens • Ain Sukhna from 9th Nov. 2018 aboard Le Lapérouse

Your post-cruise programme: Tenerife • Dakar from 08th Nov. 2018 aboard Le Champlain

Dakar, Senegal

Dakar & Gorée Island (1 day)• 260 € per person

Situated close to Dakar, Gorée Island serves as a reminder for mankind of 350 years of slavery and has become a symbol listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site. A local ferry will take you to the island and you will discover its main sites, including the House of Slaves and the Church of Saint Charles Borromée. You will make your way to the rocky plateau of Castel, before heading to the Historical Museum. Ater lunch, you will make your way back to Dakar for a panoramic tour, with a stop to take photos at the presidential palace and a visit to the Soumbédioune crat market.

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Athens• King George Hotel + Admission to the Byzantine Museum

included• From 310 € per person

If you are already familiar with the Acropolis and the many ancient sites in the city of the gods, enjoy the historical centre by strolling through the 3-km pedestrian zone. Not far from your hotel, the famous Byzantine Museum will reveal its treasures: considered to be one of the most important museums in Greece, it is home to a magnificent art collection, with works dating back to Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

Valleta • Hotel Phoenicia + Admission to the Casa Rocca Piccola

included• From 290 € per person

Valletta, jewel of the Knights of Malta… Before your cruise, don’t miss the opportunity to discover or rediscover this incredible capital that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and which, along with the Three Cities, is one of the most beautiful fortified structures in the world. From your ideally located hotel, you’ll be able to Visit the exceptional Casa Rocca Piccola, an astounding 16th century palace that has now been turned into a living museum illustrating the life of the nobility since the 17th century.

Venice • Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal (4*) + Admission to the Palazzo

Grassi and Punta della Dogana included• From 490 € per person

Stroll along the Serenissima’s winding streets at your leisure, admire Piazza San Marco, visit the emblematic landmarks, take a vaporetto along the Grand Canal or, why not, ride in a gondola. Seize the opportunity to visit Palazzo Grazzi and Punta della Dogana, two museums that house rich collections and are part of the François Pinault Foundation.

Rome (Civitavecchia) • Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel & Spa + Admission to the

Villa Borghese included• From 390 € per person

The eternal city is brimming with monuments! Here, discover history as told through the city’s ancient vestiges such as the Coliseum or the Baths of Caracalla, followed by a walk from the Trevi Fountain, a symbol of la Dolce Vita, to Piazza Navona via the Pantheon. Discover also the famous Villa Borghese, an 80-hectare landscaped garden in the heart of the city, home to a number of museums and cultural institutions, including Villa Medici.

Marseille • InterContinental Marseille Hotel Dieu + Admission to the

MuCEM is included.


Proud of its 2,600-year history, Marseille is a mosaic of Mediterranean cultures and nowhere is this more evident than in the emblematic Old Port. As you wander through its lively districts along streets paved in the colours of the South, you will be delighted by the warm atmosphere of this city and its charming lilting accent, reminiscent of French greats like Fernandel, Raimu and Pagnol. Next, discover the MuCEM, dedicated to showcasing, studying and preserving the heritage of the Mediterranean.

Lisbon • Hotel Lisboa Plaza (4*) + Admission to the National Coach

Museum included • From 230 € per person

Discover or rediscover Lisbon’s historical districts, ride the tramway to Bairro Alto, or take a leisurely stroll along the Tagus and enjoy the melodious sounds of the Fado. Don’t miss your chance to visit the National Coach Museum in the Belém district. It is home to a fabulous collection of carriages from Portugal, Italy, France, Austria and Spain.

Take the time to extend your trip with an independent overnight break…

If you already know the city where you board or leave your cruise and you want to stroll at your own pace through its narrow streets, discovering or rediscovering its main monuments, we ofer you the “Freedom of the City” package.

This package includes:• A night in a hotel carefully selected by PONANT, ideally

located in the historic centre of the city;• Transfers between the airport, your hotel and the port;• Free entry to a museum near your hotel.

All you have to do is let the charm of the city transport you, and enjoy the “Freedom of the City”.

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Passport valid for at least six (6) months beyond the completion of your trip. Passport must contain at least two completely clear, blank, unused visa pages for each visa required, not including any amendment pages. Visa pages with stains or ink from other pages in the passport are not usable. Guests who deviate from the scheduled embarkation or disembarkation port should research the foreign entry requirements for the port country. Due to government regulations, regrettably, PONANT will have to deny boarding to any guest who fails to obtain the appropriate travel documentation for this trip.

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(1) Jordan: A visa is mandatory (current cost 40 JOD). The visa is included for guests participating in a PONANT pre-cruise programme. In order to secure your visa, please send a copy of your passport to PONANT 30 days prior to your cruise departure. (2) Egypt: Visa delivered and charged onboard (25€ to date subject to change). This visa is valid for 30 days.

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Dives when authorised by local authorities and feasible with ship equipment and Zodiac® dinghies. Rates: € 70 per standard dive; € 80 per dive when local equipment or staf must be used, € 80 for a “discover scuba dive” course. In order to participate to diving sessions, guests must have with them a medical certificate less than 1-year-old and their up to date dive book.


In order to make your trip as perfect as possible and simplify your journeys between your embarkation/disembarkation port and the airport, PONANT ofers you to book a transfer service. Your transfers can either be direct or include a panoramic tour. Before or ater your cruise, we offer you the chance to discover the emblematic landmarks of the most beautiful cities in the Mediterranean from the comfort of a coach, before taking you to your ship or the airport. These programmes are run in groups and led by a English-speaking guide.


DIVING

For more informaion on the detailed programmes and prices, please consult www.ponant.com or call your travel agent.

Flights selected by PONANT will be conirmed 10 months prior to your cruise

The sisterships : Le Boréal, L’Austral, Le Soléal, Le Lyrial

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Deck plans

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Le Soléal configuration: (1) Hammam (2) Locker (3) Massage / Le Lyrial configuration: (1) Hammam (2) Massage (3) Massage

Deck 6 - Le Lyrial

Deck 6 - Le Boréal - L’Austral - Le Soléal

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MAIN LOUNGE

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337 335 333 331 329 327 325 323 321 319 317 315 311 309 307 305 303 301 300

306 304 302EXCURSION

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▲❡ �✁✂é❛✄☎ ▲➆❆ustr❛✄☎ ▲❡ ✆✁✄✝al: Owner’s Suite - 3 Deluxe Suites with private balcony - 20 Prestige staterooms with private balcony (with 18 Prestige staterooms convertible into 9 Prestige suites) - ▲❡ ▲yrial: Owner’s Suite 1 Grand Privilege Suite - 3 Deluxe Suites with private balcony - 1 Grand Deluxe Suite - 8 Privilege Suites - 1 Prestige stateroom - Pool - Grill Restaurant - Internet space - Library - Panoramic lounge - Panoramic terrace

Gastronomic Restaurant - Marina

28 Deluxe staterooms with private balcony 8 Superior staterooms (cabins 300 & 301 have a porthole) - Main Lounge - Shop - Reception desk - Excursion desk - Medical centre

35 Prestige staterooms with private balcony Theatre

37 Prestige staterooms with private balcony (with 22 Prestige staterooms convertible into 11 Prestige suites) - Fitness - Beauty Corner Sothys™: Balneo, Hammam, Massage, Hairdresser - Relaxation room - Image & photo desk - Bridge

Owner’s Suite Deck 6

Privilege Suites Deck 6 - Le Lyrial

Grand Privilege Suite Deck 6 - Le Lyrial

Prestige Suites Deck 6 - 5 (except Le Lyrial)

Grand Deluxe Suites Deck 6 - Le Lyrial

Deluxe Suites Deck 6

Prestige staterooms Deck 4 - 5 - 6

Deluxe staterooms Deck 3

Superior staterooms Deck 3

L’Austral, Le Boréal & Le Soléal accomodaion

• Individually-controlled airconditioning• Cabin layout: king-size bed, or twin beds, communicating

cabins available (Children welcome)• Minibar• Flat screen satellite TV• IPod™ players• Desk with stationery• Safe

• French bath products• Dressing table, bath robes, Hairdryer• Direct line telephone• 110V American (two flat pins) /220V European (round

socketswith two round pins)• 24hr room service• Internet access Wifi

Discover your stateroomElegance and flexibility of the suites and staterooms,

decorated by French interior designers, panoramic sea view.

Ameniies

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OWNER’S SUITE (484 sq.t + 97 sq.t. private balcony)

Suites Deluxe à bord du Boréal : 1 douche et 1 baignoire.

Balcony

WC WCShower

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Suite Armateur - AUSTRAL

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(1) Suites Prestige à bord du Boréal & du Soléal : 1 douche et 1 baignoire. (2) Cabines Prestige à bord du Boréal & du Soléal, Ponts 5 & 6 : 1 douche ou 1 baignoire selon les cabines.

UP TO 20 PRESTIGE SUITES (398 sq.t. + 86 sq.t. private balcony)UP TO 92 PRESTIGE STATEROOMS (200 sq.t. + 43 sq.t. private balcony)

3 DELUXE SUITES (290 sq.t. + 54 sq.t. private balcony)

28 DELUXE STATEROOMS (200 sq.t. + 43 sq.t. private balcony)

8 SUPERIOR STATEROOMS (226 sq.t)

Le Lyrial accomodaion

Public areas

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Dressing

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Bar

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Suite Grand Deluxe - LYRIAL - UK

WC WC

Balcony

Sofa

Dining

Room

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Spa

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room

Tv

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Balcony

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OWNER’S SUITE (581 sq.t + 129 sq.t. private balcony)

GRAND PRIVILEGE SUITE (581 sq.t + 129 sq.t. private balcony)

8 PRIVILEGE SUITES (388 sq.t. + 86 sq.t. private balcony)

GRAND DELUXE SUITE (484 sq.t + 108 sq.t. private balcony)

11 PRESTIGE SUITES (388 sq.t. + 86 sq.t. private balcony)73 PRESTIGE STATEROOMS (194 sq.ft. + 43 sq.ft. private balcony)

3 DELUXE SUITES (291 sq.t. + 65 sq.t. private balcony)

28 DELUXE STATEROOMS (194 sq.t. + 43 sq.t. private balcony)

8 SUPERIOR STAT. (226 sq.t)

✞OBBY1 453 sq.t / 135 sq.m Concierge lounge including reception, customer relations and excursions desk, concierge service

RESTAURANTS• Gastronomic Restaurant

3 982 sq.t / 370 sq.m Capacity: 268Elegant main dining room for breakfast, lunch and dinner serving French and international cuisine, fine wine cellar

• Grill Restaurant2 530 sq.t / 235 sq.mInside capacity: 150Outside capacity: 60Casual eating venue for breakfast, bufet lunch and themed dinner

✟OUNGES• Main Lounge

2 745 sq.t / 255 sq.mInside capacity: 110Outside capacity: 30Aternoon tea, lounge, live music, dance floor and cocktail barAccess to the outside terrace

• Panoramic Lounge1 184 sq.t / 110 sq.mLibrary, internet desk, cocktail bar, liveentertainment on selected eveningsDirect access to the panoramic terrace

• Open-air Bar (Pool deck) Seating: 50 Overlooking the pool deck

❘✠✡❘✠☛TION / RELAXATION• Theatre

2 690 sq.t / 250 sq.mCapacity: 250Main show room for conferences and liveentertainment on selected eveningsState-of-the-art audio and video technology

• Fitness & Beauty CornerFitness room: Kinesis equipment, runningmachines, bicycles...Beauty Corner Sothys™: Hairdresser,Massage rooms (2), Balneo room, Hammam,Relaxation room

• Leisure areaWii™ area, photoshop

The PONANT Explorers : Le Lapérouse and Le Champlain

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The PONANT Explorers : Le Lapérouse and Le Champlain

Deck plans*

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PANORAMICLOUNGE

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RESTAURANT

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R✷✸✷✹tion Desk - Excursion Desk - Main Lounge - Pool Deck - Shop - Medical Centre - Theatre - 13 Deluxe staterooms - 1 Deluxe suite

Restaurant - 24 Prestige staterooms (including 1 for person of reduced mobility) - 1 Deluxe suite

* Non-contractual plans, ships under construction.

Bridge - 28 Prestige staterooms (including 1 for person of reduced mobility and 20 Prestige staterooms convertible into 10 Prestige suites) - 1 Deluxe suite - 2 Privilege suites - 2 Grand Deluxe suites

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Privilege Suites Deck 5 - Deck 6

Grand Deluxe Suites Deck 5 - Deck 6

Prestige Suites Deck 5 - Deck 6

Deluxe Suites Deck 3 - Deck 4 - Deck 5 - Deck 6

Prestige Staterooms Deck 4 - Deck 5 - Deck 6

Deluxe Staterooms Deck 3

Accomodaion

Discover your stateroom*Elegance and flexibility of the suites and staterooms,

decorated by French interior designers, panoramic sea view.

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OWNER’S SUITE(484 sq. t + 328 sq. t private patio)

3 GRAND DELUXE SUITES(484 sq. t + 328 sq. t private patio)

4 PRIVILEGE SUITES(344 sq. t + 86 sq.t. private balcony)

13 PRESTIGE SUITES(409 sq.t. + 86 sq.t. private balcony)

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Mini BarTV

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5 DELUXE SUITES(291 sq.ft. + 65 sq.ft. private balcony)

13 DELUXE STAT.(205 sq.ft. + 43 sq.ft. private balcony)

66 PRESTIGE STAT.(205 sq.t. + 43 sq.t. private balcony)

✺✻✼✻✽TION AREA1507 sq.t - Reception/concierge desk, excursions desk, ship’s administrative services, sales ofice, 538 sq.t boutique.

MAIN LOUNGE2153 sq.t which can accommodate all of our passengers to share convivial moments and to host activities organised during the day or evening.

✾✿❀❚❁URANTS

➉ Grill Restaurant❈❂❃acity: 70Bufets - Grills

• Panoramic RestaurantCapacity : all of passengersBufet & table service opens onto the outside

• Individually-controlled airconditioning• Cabin layout: king-size bed, or twin beds, communicating

cabins available (Children welcome)• Minibar• Flat screen satellite TV• Video on demand• IPod™ players • Desk with stationery

• Safe• French bath products• Dressing table, bath robes, Hairdryer• Direct line telephone• 110V American (two flat pins) /220V European (round sockets with two round pins)

• 24hr room service• Internet access Wifi

❄❅❇❄❅❉TION / RELAXATION • Hydraulic platform - Easier boarding - Easier Zodiac® embarkation and disembarkation- Easier access to the sea and practising various

water sports such as kayaking or paddle-boarding.

• Pool deck- Pool with a panoramic view, equipped with a

counter-current swimming system- Solarium,- Outdoor bar and lounge

• ThéâtreCapacity: 188- Main show room for conferences and live- Entertainment on selected evenings- State-of-the-art audio and video technology

Public areas

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Ameniies

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❪❫ ❴❵❜❵❝❞ooms (with 3 triple staterooms and 5 staterooms with sofa)

Marina - Emeraude lounge - Lobby - Saphir lounge - Karukéra Gastronomic Restaurant

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Observatory - Sun Deck5

32 cabins, all with a porthole and soothing pastel interiors. No lit on board.

Antigua staterooms

Marie Galante staterooms

Marie Galante Premium staterooms

SAINT-BARTH DECK3

5 SUN DECK

MARIE-GALANTE DECK2

4 ANTIGUA DECK

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Accomodaion

Discover your stateroom32 staterooms, all with a porthole and

soothing pastel interiors.

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5 ANTIGUA DECK STATEROOMS (134 sq.t. to 165 sq.t.)

19 MARIE-GALANTE STATEROOMS & 8 MARIE-GALANTE PREMIUM STATEROOMS (113 sq.t. to 145 sq.t.)

Double Bed version Triple version

Twin Bed version

• Individually-controlled airconditioning• Cabin layout : Double bed, or twin beds• Minibar• Television• Flat screen satellite TV• Desk with stationery

• Safe• French bath products• Dressing table, Hairdryer and Bath robes• Satellite direct line telephone• Only 220 volts outlet• WiFi

Public areas

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Reception, customer relations and shoreexcursions desk

LEISURE FACILITIES

• Saphir Lounge260 sq.t / 24 sq.mLibrary, computer, internet access, TV and DVD

• The MarinaDirect access to the Zodiac®

RESTAURANTS

• Karukéra Restaurant925 sq.t / 86 sq.mCapacity: 64Gastronomic restaurantBreakfast, lunch and dinner, French and international cuisine in an elegant and sophisticated environment

• Le Diamant Restaurant1247 sq.t / 116 sq.mCapacity: 64Outside panoramic restaurantBreakfast, bufet lunches and dinners

LOUNGES

• Emeraude Lounge795 sq.t / 74 sq.mCapacity: 64Main lounge with piano bar

• Bar260 sq.t / 24 sq.m

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Prestige Stateroom - Deck 4 7 330 € 5 280 €



Deluxe Suite 11 320 € 8 070 €

Prestige Suite - Deck 5 15 400 € 10 930 €


Owner Suite 18 590 € 18 590 €

Safety and port taxes (included) 500 €

Superior Stateroom 4 990 € 3 670 €





Deluxe Suite 8 180 € 5 900 €



Owner Suite 9 540 € 9 540 €







Deluxe Suite 6 130 € 4 420 €



Owner Suite 7 160 € 7 160 €







Deluxe Suite 12 860 € 11 030 €



Owner Suite 20 990 € 20 990 €


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LAUTOKA • PAPEETE on 24th Sept. 2018; 12 nights 30th Anniversary Cruise in Polynesiaaboard L'Austral

HONOLULU • PAPEETE on 04th Oct. 2018 ; 14 nights Hawaii & French Polynesiaaboard Le Boréal

HONIARA • LAUTOKA on 13th Sept. 2018; 11 nights Ancient Cultures and Landscapes of Vanuatuaboard L'Austral

PAPEETE • HANGA ROA on 06th & 25th Oct. 2018; 13 nights Polynesia and Easter Islandaboard L'Austral and Le Boréal

PAPEETE • PAPEETE on 18th Oct. 2018 ; 7 nights Treasures of Polynesiaaboard Le Boréal

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The rates of our cruises are per person, based on double-occupancy. Individual stateroom rate : consult us.For details, please refer to General and Particular Terms and Conditions of Sales, see pages 142 to 146.

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LONGYEARBYEN • LONGYEARBYEN on 02nd July 2018; 7 nights The best of Spitsbergenaboard Le Boréal

LONGYEARBYEN • LONGYEARBYEN on 16th July 2018; 12 nights Discovery of the king of the Arcticaboard Le Boréal

NOME • SEWARD on 10th Sept. 2018; 16 nights Fire and ice in the Arcticaboard Le Boréal

REYKJAVIK • KANGERLUSSUAQ on 10th August 2018; 10 nights The unexplored Greenlandaboard Le Boréal

BERGEN • LONGYEARBYEN on 22nd June 2018; 10 nights Fjords & Spitsbergenaboard Le Boréal






Deluxe Suite 13 180 € 13 180 €



Owner Suite 20 800 € 20 800 €


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Deluxe Suite 24 030 € 17 510 €



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Owner Suite 27 980 € 27 980 €









Deluxe Suite 26 900 € 22 010 €



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REYKJAVIK • KANGERLUSSUAQ on 17th July 2018; 12 nights The Erik the Red sagaaboard Le Soléal

KANGERLUSSUAQ • KANGERLUSSUAQ on 14th August 2018 ; 13 nights Bafin Bay secretsaboard Le Soléal

NOME • VANCOUVER on 18th Sept. 2018; 14 nights In the wake of pioneersaboard Le Soléal

KANGERLUSSUAQ • KANGERLUSSUAQ on 29th July 2018 ; 16 nights Ultima Thule, the horizontal Everestaboard Le Soléal

KANGERLUSSUAQ • NOME on 27th August 2018; 22 nights The Northwest Passageaboard Le Soléal

VANCOUVER • SAN DIEGO on 02nd Oct. 2018; 7 nights Californiaaboard Le Soléal

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Le Ponant

Le Lyrial






Deluxe Suite 5 300 € 3 810 €


Privilege Suite - Deck 6 7 850 € 5 600 €

Grand Deluxe Suite - Deck 6 8 240 € 5 870 €

Grand Privilege Suite - Deck 6 11 420 € 8 090 €

Owner Suite 11 540 € 11 540 €







Deluxe Suite 7 480 € 5 350 €





Owner Suite 15 780 € 15 780 €







Deluxe Suite 7 760 € 5 550 €





Owner Suite 16 390 € 16 390 €







Deluxe Suite 7 650 € 5 460 €





Owner Suite 16 210 € 16 210 €







Deluxe Suite 7 860 € 5 600 €





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Marie Galante Stateroom Premium 3 990 €

Antigua Stateroom 4 190 €

'Golf package' supplement 1 000 €


Marie Galante Stateroom 4 360 € 3 150 €

Marie Galante Stateroom Premium 4 690 € 3 380 €

Antigua Stateroom 5 010 € 3 610 €


Marie Galante Stateroom 4 690 € 3 380 €

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AQABA • ATHENS on 26th April 2018; 7 nights Civilisations & Mythologies

ATHENS • VENICE on 03rd May 2018; 7 nights Maria Callas, Passion and Destiny

ATHENS • ATHENS on 13th July 2018; 8 nights Secrets of the Greek islands

ATHENS • VENICE on 21st Jul. & 07th Aug. 2018; 8 nights Discovery of Dalmatian shores

VENICE • VENICE on 15th August 2018; 8 nights In the heart of the Adriatic

ATHENS • ATHENS on 05th July 2018; 8 nights Secrets of the Greek islands

VENICE • VENICE on 23rd, 30th Aug. & 13th Sept. 2018; 7 nights The best of Croatia

VENICE • CIVITAVECCHIA on 20th Sept. 2018; 7 nights The Vienna State Opera at Sea

LISBON • TENERIFE on 11th October 2018; 8 nights From Lisbon to the Canary Islands

NICE • VALLETTA on 24th May 2018; 7 nightsGolf in the Mediterranean

NICE • NICE on 05th, 12th, 19th & 26th July 2018; 7 nightsThe great Corsican loop

NICE • NICE on 02nd August 2018; 7 nightsThe great Corsican loop

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Le Lapérouse & Le Champlain





Deluxe Suite 6 540 € 4 680 €





Owner Suite 11 330 € 11 330 €






Deluxe Suite 5 300 € 4 310 €





Owner Suite 8 580 € 8 580 €






Deluxe Suite 5 320 € 3 930 €





Owner Suite 8 400 € 8 400 €








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Owner Suite 10 680 € 10 680 €








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ATHENS • CIVITAVECCHIA on 19th Oct. 2018; 7 nights The classical world of the Mediterranean

CIVITAVECCHIA • CIVITAVECCHIA on 26th Oct. 2018; 7 nightsChopin and the music of Spain

VALLETTA • VALLETTA on 11th Oct. 2018; 7 nights Treasures of Sicily

VALLETTA • MARSEILLE on 18th Oct. 2018; 7 nights Mediterranean Islands

MARSEILLE • MALAGA on 25th Oct. 2018; 7 nights Spain's Mediterranean Shores

LISBON • CIVITAVECCHIA on 13th September 2018; 8 nightsIberian shores, Jazz at sea

ATHENS • AIN SUKHNA on 09th November 2018; 8 nightsAncient Greece and Egypt

CIVITAVECCHIA • VALLETTA on 20th Sept. 2018; 7 nightsFrom the Amalfi Coast to Malta

VALLETTA • VALLETTA on 04th October 2018; 7 nightsTreasures of Sicily

MALAGA • TENERIFE on 01st November 2018; 7 nightsAndalousia, Madeira & Canary Islands

TENERIFE • DAKAR on 08th November 2018; 9 nightsCanary Islands & Cape Verde





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BERGEN • COPENHAGEN on 22nd Aug. 2018; 7 nights Norwegian Treasuresaboard Le Lapérouse

COPENHAGEN • LONDON on 29th Aug. 2018; 7 nights Secrets of the North Seaaboard Le Lapérouse

LISBON • LORIENT on 11th April 2018; 8 nights Vineyards & Grands Crusaboard Le Soléal

LORIENT • SAINT-MALO on 19th April 2018; 7 nights 30th Anniversary Cruiseaboard Le Soléal

PORTSMOUTH • DUBLIN on 04th May 2018; 7 nights Celtic Shoresaboard Le Soléal

COPENHAGEN • STOCKHOLM on 01st June 18; 7 nights STOCKHOLM • COPENHAGEN on 08th June 18; 7 nights Historic Cities of the Baltic Seaaboard Le Soléal

HONFLEUR • BERGEN on 02nd June 2018; 6 nights 3rd Annual Piano Festival at Seaaboard Le Boréal

OSLO • BERGEN on 15th June 2018; 7 nights Norwegian fjordsaboard Le Boréal






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Assurance

FOR YOUR SAFETY AND YOUR COMFORT, SUSCRIBE TO AN EXCLUSIVE PONANT INSURANCE POLICY

The Ponant Insurance Contracts ofers more extensive guarantees that those you already have or believe you have. IT IS PERFECTLY ADAPTED TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUR TRIP

CRUISE CANCELLATION INSURANCE• Cancellation for « All justified reasons » • Cancellation in case of illness, accident or death.• Cancellation in the event of illness, accident or death of a person you are not traveling with or without relationship.

MISSED DEPARTURE – MISSED RETURN • Compensation up to 1,000 € per person

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND REPATRIATION• Reimbursement of medical expenses abroad up to 150,000 € per person

ASSURANCE BAGAGES• Up to 2,000 € per person.• If your luggage is delayed, up to 300 € for your basic necessities

INTERRUPTION OF STAY • Unused onshore services: up to 10.000 € per person.

REPLACEMENT TRIP • Following a Medical Repatriation up to 2.500 € per person and 25.000 € per event

CIVIL LIABILITY• Bodily Injuries, limit of cover: 4 600 000 €.• Material and immaterial damage, limit of cover: 46 000 €

TRAVEL ACCIDENT• In case of accident during your stay up to 15.000 € per person maximum. By event: 150.000 €.

You can subscribe to these guarantees if you are only domiciled in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Monaco and Andorra.

This document is an extract of the guarantees and is not contractual. Like any insurance contract, this contract includes deductibles, limitations and obligations in the event of a claim. You can apply to PONANT to obtain details of the contract.

The proposed guarantees are subject to a premium of 4.75% (inclusive of VAT) of the amount of your cruise limited to 25 000 euros per person.

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General Terms and Condiions of SaleImportant notice These General Terms and Conditions of Sale (GTCS) form an integral part of the Contract entered into by CDP and the Traveller. The Particular Terms and Conditions of Sale (PTCS) – which are specific to each Cruise season, summer or winter – may create an exception to these General Terms and Conditions of Sale. In any event, the specifications of the Cruise Ticket and of the Passenger Ticket shall prevail over the General and Particular Terms and Conditions of Sale. All these contractual documents make up the Contract entered into by CDP and the Traveller. In the event that a provision in these General Terms and Conditions of Sale and/or in the Contract breaches a mandatory legal provision, and/or is considered as invalid, this invalidity shall not afect the validity of the other clauses. In accordance with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 regarding data privacy, Travellers have the right to view and correct any personal information that concerns them, and that Compagnie du Ponant may be required to gather for the purposes of its business activities.

1. Definitions1.1 “Tickets”: refers interchangeably to Transportation, Cruise, and/or Airline Tickets. 1.2 “Airline Ticket”: A document that contains the specifications of the air transportation contract via which the Airline undertakes to carry the Traveller between the airports mentioned therein. 1.3 “Cruise Ticket”: a document that contains the specifications of the cruise contract via which the Organiser of the Cruise undertakes to have the Traveller carried by the Sea Carrier, and to provide them with the amenities and services that are mentioned on the Cruise Ticket. The Cruise Ticket delivered to the Traveller is governed by the general terms and conditions of the Cruise Ticket. 1.4 “Passenger Ticket”: a document that contains the specifications of the passenger transportation agreement via which the Sea Carrier undertakes to carry the Traveller between the ports mentioned therein. The Passenger Ticket delivered to the Traveller is governed by the general terms and conditions of the Passenger Ticket. 1.5 “CDP”: Compagnie du Ponant, a simplified joint stock company, which has its registered ofice at 408, avenue du Prado 13008 Marseille, with share capital of €3,644,607. The company is registered on the Marseille Trade and Companies Register under No. 344 497 011, holds Government Licence No. 013.06.0005, is a member of SNAV (French National Travel Agents’ Association) and is registered with ATOUT France under No. IMO13120040. The company’s financial cover is provided by APST, 15 avenue Carnot, 75017 Paris. Compagnie du Ponant has subscribed to an insurance policy covering its Professional Civil Liability under No. AA714708 with Generali Assurance IARD – 7 boulevard Haussmann – 75456 Paris Cedex 09. 1.6 “Signing of the Contract”: refers to the point when the contract is entered into between the Traveller(s) and CDP, i.e. when the latter confirms their booking to the Traveller. 1.7 “General Terms and Conditions of Sale” or “GTCS”: the clauses in this document. 1.8 “Particular Terms and Conditions of Sale” or “PTCS”: the contractual clauses applicable to the Contract, which are specific to each Cruise season – summer or winter. 1.9 “Contract”: all the respective obligations incumbent upon CDP and the Traveller, as specified on the invoice and the Tickets, as well as in the GTCS and PTCS. 1.10 “Cruise”: a round-trip by sea as described in the CDP Sales Brochure and/or on the CDP website, and on the Cruise Ticket. 1.11 “Expedition Cruise”: cruise during which exploration excursions are planned in inflatable dinghies, accompanied by nature guides. 1.12 “Pre-Booked excursion and/or extension”: Services including Transfers, sight-seeing trips and ground services before, during and/or ater the Cruise. 1.13 “Fixed-Rate Package”: refers to the combination of a Cruise with a flight and/or a Transfer and/or Pre- and Post-Cruise Services, and/or Pre-Booked Excursions and/or Extensions, and/or any other tourism service booked when Signing the Contract. The Fixed-Rate Package does not include land excursions that have not been booked at the same time as the Cruise, and the services ofered on board the ship. 1.14 “Organiser of the Cruise”: a private individual or a company that undertakes to have the Travellers carried by the Sea Carrier, and to provide them with the amenities and services that are mentioned on the Cruise Ticket, and whose letterhead appears on the Cruise Ticket. 1.15 “Disabled Person” or “Person with Reduced Mobility”: any person afected by a restriction on their movements or a restriction preventing them from enjoying the Services agreed due to a significant alteration of one or several of their physical, sensory, mental, cognitive, or psychological functions, to multiple handicaps, or to a debilitating health problem. 1.16 “Service”: refers to any Cruise, Fixed-Rate Package, flight, Transfer, Pre- and Post-Cruise Service, Pre-Booked Excursion and/or Extension, and any other tourism service booked when Signing the Contract. 1.17 “Price”: total cost of the Services booked by the Traveller. 1.18 “Pre- and Post-Cruise Services”: Services including Transfers, sight-seeing trips and ground services before and/or ater the Cruise, as mentioned in the Contract. 1.19 “Transfer”: an operation that consists in carrying Travellers between the port of embarkation and/or disembarkation and a meeting point determined by CDP (airport, hotel, or railway station, etc.). 1.20 “Sea Carrier”: a private individual or company that operates the ship that carries the Travellers, and whose letterhead is shown on the Passenger Ticket. 1.21 “Air Carrier”: a company that under takes to carry the Travellers by air, and whose letterhead is shown on the Airline Ticket. 1.22 “Vendor”: a private individual or legal entity that has sold the Services included in the Contract directly to the Travellers. 1.23 “Travellers”: any person named at the time of the booking and/or Signing of the Contract, and whose name is shown on an invoice and/or on the Tickets issued by CDP or by the Vendor.

2. Acceptance and application of the General Terms and Conditions 2.1 The Signing of the Contract implies acceptance of all these GTCS and PTCS by the Traveller, with no reservations, together with the clauses and conditions in the Passenger Ticket and the Cruise Ticket.

3. Applicable legislation 3.1 Where CDP acts in the capacity of a Sea Carrier, the contractual relations between CDP and the Traveller shall be governed by the Passenger Ticket and by the provisions of the French Transport Code, and specifically Articles L. 5420-1 to L. 5421-12, by the Application Decree of 31 December 1966, and by the provisions of the London International Convention of 19 November 1976, as well as by the provisions of Regulation 392/2009 issued by the European Parliament and Council on 23 April 2009, where applicable, which form an integral part of the Passenger Ticket. 3.2 Where CDP is the Organiser of the Cruise, the contractual relations between CDP and the Traveller shall be governed by the Contract, which includes the Cruise Ticket, as well as by Articles 47 to 49 of Law No. 66-420 of 18 June 1966 regarding chartering and sea carriage contracts, and its application decree of 31 December 1966. 3.3 Where CDP is the Vendor of a tourism package within the meaning of Article L. 211-2 of the French Tourism Code, the contractual relations between CDP and the Traveller shall be governed by the Contract, and by Articles L. 211-1 et seq. and R. 211-1 et seq. of the French Tourism Code.

4. Payment of the Price 4.1 The Signing of the Contract implies payment of 25% of the Price of this Service as an advance, while the balance must be paid within 60 business days at most prior to the beginning of the first Service featured in the Contract. 4.2 As an exemption to Article 4.1, the balance must be paid within 90 days at most before the beginning of the first Service featured in the Contract in the case of Expedition Cruises.

4.3 Once the Service has been paid for in full, the Traveller shall receive the Ticket(s) and the exchange vouchers, where applicable, together with the insurance policy, if that policy has been subscribed directly with CDP.

5. Rates and reductions per person and per cruise 5-1: Public rates are the reference rates of the cruise applicable for the validity period of the brochure. Public rates are per person and based on double occupancy.5.2: Ponant Bonus Fares is a special savings program of published cruise only rates for selected voyages. Ponant Bonus is the guaranteed best price you can obtain on the day you make your reservation. It can save you up to 30% of the public rates (rate port to port only, out port taxes and security and airline fare).Ponant Bonus fares are capacity controlled, subject to availability and may change at any time without notice. 5.3 Single Supplement The single supplement shall apply to any person who occupies a cabin on their own. The Supplement shall apply to the port-to-port section (excluding port taxes) of the Ponant Bonus rate in efect. This supplement may change depending on the occupancy rate of the cruises concerned. It may therefore change for certain categories of cabins and/or suites only, or for an entire cruise at any time with no notice. The single supplement shall be ofered in certain cabin categories for a selection of cruises. This selection shall be updated in accordance with the occupancy rate, and can be viewed on our website at www.ponant.com. 5.4 Depending on the occupancy of the ship (with the exception of the LE PONANT yacht) the time of reservation, a “guaranteed” Deluxe Deck 3 cabin may be ofered. This means that the booking has been made in the Deluxe Deck 3 category without a cabin number being assigned, and that the cabin shall be assigned at the Company's discretion, and may change at any time until embarkation. Once the cabin number has been assigned, no request for a change may be accepted. This formula ofers the advantage of potentially benefiting from a cabin in a higher category without a price surcharge. The minimum category selected at the time of booking shall be guaranteed in any event. 5.5 Other SavingsThese ofer are not combinable with any other discounts or special ofers, and are not applicable on Ocean Voyage (except Grand Admirals of the Ponant Yacht Club who also benefit from these advantages on Ocean Voyage)If you could obtain more discounts, the amount of the second discount is calculated from the price obtained ater deducting the 1st and so on.5.5.1 Combination of cruises (Discount only applies to port/port cruise fare does not include port charges, not applicable to Ocean Voyages, and subject to availability at time of booking). Both ofers below are not cumulative.• On all our cruises: 10% of on any combined cruise• On a particular selection of cruises accessible on our website:

• 20% of the 2nd cruise• 30% of the 3rd cruise• 40% of the 4th cruise

5.5.2 Ponant Yacht Club Grand Admiral Members-5% of the cruise-only rate, port taxes excluded. This ofer will also work for Ocean Voyages.-10% of the cruise only rate, port taxes excluded of your 2nd cruise in the same year - excluding back

to back cruises. 5.5.3 Ponant Yacht Club Admiral Members

-5% of the cruise only rate, port taxes excluded of your 2nd cruise in the same year – excluding back to back cruises.

5.5.4 Honeymoon OferFor any cruise taken within the 12 months ater the wedding or civil union (1), you can enjoy the following advantages:

• Classic Ofer (cruises in Staterooms):- 300 € of on your stateroom- Bottle of champagne on arrival- A photography session and -25% on your photos on board Le Boréal, L’Austral, Le Soléal & Le Lyrial- Surprise aboard.• Prestige Ofer (cruises in Suites on board Le Boréal, L’Austral, Le Soléal or Le Lyrial) :- Enjoy all the benefits of the Classic Ofer- Your 2 favourite photos are free- 1 spa treatment per Suite (maximum value: 115 €).(1) Ofer valid on presentation of proof.

5.5.6 Wedding AnniversaryIf you are celebrating any multiple of five years of marriage or civil union (PACS) (1), enjoy a € 200 / AUD 300 / US$ 260 /£ 175 reductions per stateroom /suite for a cruise taken during the calendar year of your anniversary.(1) Ofer valid on presentation of proof. Reduction applies only once per year of anniversary.5.5.7 Family & Friends• From the fith person onwards, all those on one booking benefit from a 5% reduction on the cruise port/port (port taxes not included).• Preferential rate for 8 to 17 year-olds sharing a stateroom or Suite with 1or 2 adults. Please contact us.5.5.8 Referral ProgramIntroduce PONANT to your relatives and friends and take advantage of the Sponsorship ofer. As a sponsor, you receive a 300 € reduction per stateroom on your next cruise, ater the person you sponsor has returned from theirs; they in turn enjoy a reduction of 200 €* on their first cruise. When you refer somebody, on his/her first cruise the person you are referring will receive a €50 discount on any pre/post-cruise programme or flight booked through PONANT. The pre- and post-cruise Referral Bonus can only be used once per cabin and per referred person. The discount applies to any purchase of a flight booked through PONANT or of a pre- or post-cruise programme with a minimum stay of one night. The number of sponsored persons is not limited; you are allowed to cumulate reductions.5.5.9 Booking on board-5% of the cruise only (excluding port charges and security) for each new cruise booked with our onboard staf. Except the Privilege Single Ofer and the Ponant Bonus, the ofers described above are not cumulative among them.

6. Passports, Visas and Vaccination Certificates 6.1 Every Traveller who is a French national shall be responsible for performing the administrative and/or health formalities required by the countries concerned by the Services, including those formalities disclosed by CDP and viewable on the www.ponant.com website as well as in the brochure, prior to Signing the Contract. 6.2 Travellers who are foreign nationals must contact the relevant embassies and/or consulates and perform the administrative and/or health formalities required by the countries concerned by the Services prior to Signing the Contract. 6.3 CDP shall not be held responsible for the consequences of a Traveller failing to comply with police, customs, or health formalities prior to or during the length of the Services under any circumstances. A Traveller who is unable to board a flight or a ship because they cannot present the documents required may not claim any refund or compensation. 6.4 In any event, Travellers are advised to check all the information with the authorities concerned prior to the departure date. CDP advises Travellers to consult the country factsheets relating to the chosen destinations prepared by the French Ministry of Foreign Afairs on the http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/conseils-aux-voyageurs website, or to make enquiries by telephone (+33 1 43 17 53 53, French Ministry of Foreign Afairs). CDP specifically draws Travellers' attention to the fact that the information provided may change up until the departure date, and they are advised to consult that information up until the time of departure.

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CDP invites Travellers to adjust their behavior to the visited country, to exercise vigilance and to avoid carrying valuable objects during their travel.

7. Embarkation and sea carriage conditions • General rules 7.1 The Traveller must present themselves for embarkation under the conditions determined by the Passenger Ticket, and at least two hours before the ship's scheduled departure time. The Passenger Ticket and/or the Cruise Ticket issued by CDP shall only be valid for the Cruise and the ship mentioned on the ticket. 7.2 The purpose of the Passenger Ticket is to transport the Travellers and their luggage from the time when they embark at the port of departure to the time when they disembark at their destination. 7.3 All Travellers must hold a valid passport, or an identity card, where applicable, that are valid for six months following the date of their return, together with the visas and vaccination certificates likely to be required in the ports where the ship calls and the port of destination. Every Traveller shall be personally responsible for complying with the legal and regulatory provisions required prior to departure. The Carrier, the Organiser of the Cruise, and/or CDP, and/or the Captain may refuse to allow a Traveller who does not show the documents enabling them to disembark at the port of destination port and at the scheduled ports of call to embark or disembark. 7.4 If a Traveller who has reserved a Cruise solely on a port-to-port basis organises their own air or ground transport to the port of embarkation and/or to their home address, they are strongly advised to purchase changeable and refundable transportation tickets, and to allow for reasonable transfer times between the station, the airport, and the port. In the event of a delay, cancellation or change, CDP shall not be responsible for the transport and Transfer expenses and/or for any other kind of amenities and services not included in the Cruise Ticket that were not directly purchased from CDP. CDP shall not be responsible for any incidents or accidental damage to equipment and/or bodily injury that may occur during travel to and/or from the ship. 7.5 Every Traveller shall guarantee that they are fit to travel by sea, and that their state of health or behaviour shall not harm the other Travellers or the proper performance of the Services agreed and/or proposed. If a Traveller's state of health is likely to limit their ability to enjoy the Services agreed, or to disrupt the proper provision of those Services, they must inform CDP, and must provide a medical certificate certifying their fitness on request. Any health problem, if known, must be mentioned to CDP's Medical Department in writing when Signing the Contract or before the departure of the ship (or prior to the beginning of the Services) at the latest. 7.6 Travellers shall be responsible for Doctor's appointments, medical care, and medication on land or on board the ships. All Travellers must ensure that they are covered by an appropriate medical insurance policy. 7.7 In the event of the threat of an epidemic, the Carrier, the Organiser of the Cruise, CDP, the Captain of the ship, or any other local health authority may demand that the Traveller fill in a health questionnaire and take a screening test, where applicable, before or at the time of embarkation or disembarkation, including during port calls. 7.8 In the specific case of Expedition Cruises, where you are reminded that any medical facilities are several days away by sea, a mandatory full medical questionnaire (a document provided on Signing the Contract) must be filled in by the Traveller's referring attendant physician between 90 and 45 days prior to the beginning of the Services, and must be returned to CDP's Medical Department ([email protected]) by mail or e-mail within 40 days prior to the beginning of the Services at the latest. Any medical certificate issued prior to the determined period shall not be valid. Any Traveller who has not returned their duly completed mandatory medical certificate shall not be allowed to embark, and shall not benefit from any refund. 7.9 Travellers must comply with the rules on board throughout the journey. Travellers are required to attend any safety demonstrations and explanations that are organised on board, and to follow the crew's instructions at all times. 7.10 If they consider it necessary, the Carrier, the Organiser of the Cruise, CDP and/or the Captain of the ship may terminate the contract and refuse to carry any Traveller who does not comply with the conditions for entering into the destination ports, or whose presence on board could be harmful to the comfort, health, and safety of the other Travellers and the crew, breach the laws and rules of the ports where the ship calls, or render the Carrier, the Organiser of the Cruise, and/or CDP liable for the Traveller's legal defence or repatriation. Accordingly, the Organiser of the Cruise, the Carrier, and/or CDP, and/or the Captain of the ship may decide to take the following appropriate measures: Refuse to allow the Traveller(s) to embark or disembark in any port that the ship calls at; 2) Disembark the Traveller(s) at any port that the ship calls at; 3) Transfer the Traveller(s) to another ship; 4) Confine the Traveller(s) on board, in their cabin, or in a cabin managed by the on-board medical team; 5) Have the doctor and their team administer any drugs, medications, or other permissible substances, and/or confine the Traveller in hospital or in any other similar facility at the port of destination if the on-board doctor considers it necessary.

• Disabled Persons and Persons with Reduced Mobility 7.11 Due to safety requirements, every Traveller must be independent, or travel with a person who is capable of providing them with all the assistance required during the performance of the Services. 7.12 Travellers whose mobility is restricted due to a physical disability or to a condition that requires special treatment and/or special assistance, including people who use wheelchairs, must inform CDP in writing at the time when they make the booking request, or as soon as the Traveller becomes aware of their disability if that disability occurs following the booking, but in any event at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the Services, in order to enable CDP to confirm to the Traveller that they will be physically able to enjoy the Cruise on board the ship and/or the Services agreed, inter alia. 7.13 The Organiser of the Cruise, the Carrier, and/or CDP, and/or the Captain reserve the right to refuse access to Travellers who have failed to inform CDP or the Vendor about a disability or their need for assistance, if such disability and need are not compatible with the applicable safety rules and the specific regulations for the navigation area, or require care that CDP and/or the Carrier would not be in a position to provide, or if the design of the passenger ship, and the port infrastructure and facilities, including port terminals, make the embarkation, disembarkation, or transportation of the person concerned under satisfactory safety conditions impossible. 7.14 Going ashore may be dificult or even impossible for Travellers with Restricted Mobility, or Disabled Travellers, especially in the event of disembarkation in launches or/and excursions in dinghies. 7.15 Once they have received CDP's written agreement, Travellers who use a wheelchair must embark with their own wheelchair, and must absolutely be accompanied by a person who is capable of assisting them at all times. Every disembarkation shall nonetheless be subject to the approval of the Captain. 7.16 The Boréal, the Austral, the Soléal and the Lyrial all have three cabins that are specially equipped to receive Disabled Persons, or Persons with Restricted Mobility. Please note that the Le Ponant yacht specifically does not allow access to Persons with Restricted Mobility or Disabled Persons due to a diferent design.

• Children and Pregnancy 7.17 Children under three years of age shall not be authorised to embark on the ships. Children aged over three and under eight may only embark on the ships on presentation of an embarkation authorisation, which shall preferably be requested as soon as the child is registered as a Traveller, and issued against a release, and which must be presented at the time of embarkation in all cases, failing which the Organiser of the Cruise, the Carrier, and/or CDP shall not be able to admit the child on board. 7.18 In the case of all the Expedition Cruises, children must be fully independent during all the outside activities organised and during disembarkation in rubber dinghies, be suficiently tall to sit on the inflatable sides of the dinghies, and old enough to understand, and immediately respond to the orders given by the persons in charge. As a result, children's participation in any activity in an inflatable dinghy shall be subject to the agreement of the Captain and of the Expedition Head, depending on the sea conditions, and the dificulty of disembarking at each location visited. 7.19 Minor children shall remain under their parents or guardians' full and entire responsibility when on board and/or during excursions. 7.20 As the ships do not have any facilities to enable women to give birth on board, women who are over six months pregnant shall not be allowed to embark on the ships. In any event, pregnant women travelling on board the ship are advised to consult a doctor prior to embarkation, in order to ensure that their state of health is compatible with the planned cruise.

• Authorised luggage 7.21 Every Traveller must label each luggage item correctly, and indicate their full name, the name of the ship, their destination, and their cabin number in a highly legible manner. The markings must be visible and permanent. 7.22 Goods, property, and items where the contents may threaten the health and safety of the other Travellers and their Luggage, of persons or of property, and may damage or pollute the ship, inflammable, explosive, corrosive, hazardous, or odorous materials, or materials that are likely to leak, items where importation is prohibited or that do not comply with customs or police regulations, and generally speaking property and items other than those intended for the Traveller's personal use are prohibited on board and in their luggage (hereinater the “Prohibited Items”). In any event, the Traveller shall be liable for any injury, loss, or damage sufered as a result of the presence of Prohibited Items in their luggage or in their cabin, and shall hold the Organiser of the Cruise, the Carrier, and/or CDP harmless against any proceedings that may be initiated against them as a result of the presence of these Prohibited Items on board or at the time of embarkation or disembarkation. These Prohibited Items may be disembarked, destroyed, thrown into the sea, or rendered harmless at any time and any place by the Organiser of the Cruise, the Carrier, the crew, and/or CDP, without compensation, and notwithstanding payment of any destruction costs by the Traveller. 7.23 Travellers must keep an eye on their luggage and personal efects throughout the length of the Services, including their stay on board and during embarkation, transfer, and disembarkation operations. The Organiser of the Cruise, the Carrier, and/or CDP shall decline any liability for luggage that is let unsupervised by the Traveller, and where the latter has not taken all necessary precautions to avoid thet, loss, or damage. The Organiser of the Cruise, the Carrier and/or CDP shall not be liable for fragile items, jewellery, watches, money, cash, computers and other electronic appliances, mobile ‘phones, or any other valuable items that the Traveller has not declared as valuables, and entrusted for custody on board with a descriptive inventory and an estimate, and for which they have not paid the corresponding proportional custody fees. 7.24 Travellers shall be liable under civil and criminal law for any direct or indirect damage that they cause to the Organiser of the Cruise, the Carrier, and/or CDP, and to the other Travellers or third parties. They shall be solely liable for any fine or penalty inflicted by the relevant authorities on their account. 7.25 Travellers shall agree to allow the Organiser of the Cruise, the Carrier, the oficers of the crew and/or CDP, together with the customs, health and/or administrative authorities in port of call countries or the State where the ship is registered free access to their cabin, luggage, and personal efects on request and without delay. 7.26 The Organiser of the Cruise, the Carrier, and/or CDP shall not be liable for the damage caused to photographic, telephone, and electronic equipment and cameras that are lost or damaged during the performance of the Services, whether on board the ship or in ancillary facilities, or during embarkation and disembarkation operations, or for any damage caused to items that have fallen into the water.

• Pets 7.27 Pets, including service or medical assistance animals are prohibited on board the ships, and are not admitted for embarkation.

• Smoking policies 7.28 The ships are non-smoking except for the specifically designated areas on the outside decks (the policy also applies to electronic cigarettes).

8. Air carriage 8.1 The full Airline Tickets shall be presented in the form of electronic tickets. The surnames and given names must strictly be those indicated on the Traveller's valid passport. Any error or request for alteration shall result in the purchase of a new Airline Ticket. 8.2 In accordance with French Decree No. 2007-669 of 2 May 2007 regarding the obligation to inform Travellers of the identity of the Airline Carrier, CDP shall inform Travellers of the identity of the known Airline Carrier(s) likely to provide air transportation as at the date when they register. In the event of a change subsequent to the signing of the Contract, CDP undertakes to disclose any changes in the identity of the Airline Carrier(s) prior to departure as soon as it becomes aware of them. 8.3 Airline companies may enter into so-called mutual code-sharing agreements, which consist in marketing a flight under their own name even though it may be operated by an aircrat belonging to another airline. 8.4 The term “direct flight” means that there shall be no change of aircrat, but does not exclude the possibility of one or several stop-overs. The term “non-stop direct flight” means a flight with no change of aircrat and no stop-overs. 8.5 The timetables and types of transport mentioned by CDP shall be those disclosed by the Airline Carriers. They shall therefore be indicative up until the time of departure, and subject to alterations for all kinds of reasons (additional stop-overs, weather conditions, air trafic control authorisations, and strikes, etc.). In accordance with the Warsaw and Montréal Conventions, the timetables and itineraries, and the departure and destination airports shall never be a contractual feature of the Transportation Ticket; under these conditions, CDP cannot be held liable for any changes beyond its control. 8.6 CDP cannot be held responsible for any technical, climate-related or political incident, delay, cancellation or strike, additional stop-over, or change of aircrat or routing, etc that may arise during the air transportation, and no compensation may result on any grounds whatsoever. If a Traveller wishes to waive their right to benefit from a Service, they shall be liable for the cancellation fees set out below. 8.7 The Airline Carrier's responsibility shall be limited in the event of damage, complaints, or claims of any kind, in accordance with the conditions set out on the Airline Tickets. CDP shall not refund any expenses (taxis, meals and hotels, etc.) if the Traveller is under the responsibility of the Airline Carrier. The consequences of any accidents and/or incidents that may arise during the performance of the air transportation shall be governed by the Warsaw and Montréal Conventions, and by the local regulations governing domestic transport systems in the country concerned. 8.8 Depending on the Airline Carrier, the usual baggage allowance on regular international flights (excluding the benefits granted to members of loyalty programmes) is strictly limited to a maximum of 23 kg in the hold and 8 kg in the cabin per Traveller. On regular domestic flights, the allowance usually ranges between a maximum of 15 and 20 kg in the hold. On charter flights operated by CDP, the maximum hold luggage allowance is 23 kg (subject to confirmation by the selected Airline Carrier) and 5 kg for each item of luggage in the cabin. Travellers are advised to pay close attention to this restriction. Airline Carriers do not hesitate to charge additional fees for excess baggage, and sometimes refuse to check luggage that is too heavy or too bulky due to strict security rules. The liability of CDP and of the Airline Carrier cannot be engaged in the event of refusal to check in a Traveller due to the fact that their luggage exceeds the allowance.

9. Transfer of the Contract 9.1 A Traveller may transfer their Contract to a third party who fulfils the same conditions as them for the performance of all the Services, as long as those Services have not begun, in accordance with Article R. 211-7 of the French Tourism Code, and only where this Code applies to CDP. 9.2 The transferor and/or the transferee shall be required to pay the resulting fees. They must inform CDP of this decision by any means that enables them to obtain an acknowledgement of receipt (registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, e-mail, or fax, etc.) within 60 business days at the latest prior to the beginning of the Services. 9.3 In the event that a Traveller transfers their Contract without informing CDP in accordance with the procedures provided for above, this transfer shall not be valid, and the Services provided for in the Contract shall be cancelled with no possible refund.

10. Cancellation or alteration of the Contract by the Traveller 10.1 Pursuant to Article L. 121-21 of the French Consumer Code, Travellers are informed of the fact that they do not benefit from the right of withdrawal provided for in Article L. 121-17 of said Code. 10.2 Travellers cannot alter the Services provided for in the Contract without CDP's prior agreement. 10.3 If a Traveller alters or cancels a portion or all of the Services provided for in the Contract, shall need to inform CDP via any means that enables them to obtain an acknowledgement of receipt (fax, email, or registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt) as soon as the event resulting in

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this alteration or cancellation occurs. The date on which the document was sent shall be the date on which the alteration and/or cancellation fees are invoiced. Requests to alter a cruise shall only be accepted subject to Compagnie du Ponant being informed within a timeframe of at least 90 days before the departure of the cruise, via the means set out above. This timeframe shall be increased to 150 days for Expedition Cruise programmes. Beyond that deadline, alteration requests shall be considered as cancellation requests, and shall therefore be managed according to Paragraph 10.5, which governs cancellation fees. The alteration terms and conditions exclusively involve the option for the traveller to replace a port-to-port cruise with another port-to-port cruise with Compagnie du Ponant. 10.4 Alteration fees: In the event of an alteration involving a higher-value travel package, and subject to compliance with the terms and conditions set out in Points 10.4.a to 10.4.d, no alteration fee shall be applied to the cruise service, or to the other services, (e.g. air travel). The rebooking fees shall amount to the expenses already incurred by Compagnie du Ponant: -10.4. a: The passenger may alter their cruise subject to replacing it with a more expensive cruise than the one that is being replaced; -10.4. b: The departure date of the cruise booked as a replacement must fall within a maximum timeframe of 12 months as from the date when the alteration request was made; -10.4.c : The reservation and payment of the deposit for the replacement cruise must be made at the same time as the alteration request ; -10.4. d: The replacement cruise selected shall become non-exchangeable and non-refundable from that point; the passenger may only cancel it.

In the event that the Contract is switched to a Service of a lower value than the initial value, alteration fees shall apply, and shall be equal to those in the cancellation terms and conditions set out in Article 10.5 below. The fee percentage shall then apply to the diference between the price of the initial Service and/or of the new Service. Specific terms and conditions for an alteration request from Ponant Yacht Club High Admirals In the event of the 1st alteration of a tourism package: no fees shall be applied to the cruise service, as long as the request is made within a timeframe of at least 90 days before the departure of the cruise. This timeframe shall be extended to 150 days for Expedition Cruise programmes. New departure date within 12 months of the initial departure. Only one alteration free of penalties per civil year and per person with a Grand Admiral Status.

Any alteration request aside from the alteration of the 1st cruise shall be subject to the general sales condition applicable by default. In the case of other services (e.g. air travel), the alteration fees shall amount to the expenses already incurred by Compagnie du Ponant: 10.5 Cancellation fees: For the Expedition Cruises: • From the registration confirmation date up to 91 days prior to the departure of the Cruise: 25% of the

total amount of the Services; • Between 90 days and 76 days before the departure of the Cruise: 50% of the total amount of the

Services; • Between 75 days and 61 days prior to the departure of the Cruise: 75 % of the total amount of the

Services; • Less than 61 days prior to the departure of the Cruise: 100 % of the total amount of the Services. For other cruise programmes: • From the registration confirmation date up to 91 days prior to departure: 10% of the total amount

of the Services; • Between 90 days and 61 days before the departure of the Cruise: 25% of the total amount of the

Services; • Between 60 days and 46 days prior to the departure of the Cruise: 50 % of the total amount of the

Services; • Between 45 days and 31 days prior to the departure of the Cruise: 75% of the total amount of the

Services; • Less than 30 days prior to the departure of the Cruise: 100 % of the total amount of the Services. For the other Services: No refund shall be granted for any cancellation or waiver of an airline or ground Service included in the contract, or of any service that forms part of the Cruise, for any reason whatsoever. 10.6 In the event that a Traveller is prevented from taking the Cruise by a force majeure event, or due to their death, the Contract shall be terminated via the notice provided by the Traveller or their beneficiaries prior to the execution of the Contract. One quarter of the price of the Contract shall then be payable to CDP. The same conditions shall apply to the family members of a Traveller who was prevented from taking the Cruise by a force majeure event or who has died, and who were meant to be travelling with them. 10.7 A Traveller who does not present themselves at the departure of a Service, or who finds themselves unable to depart, or decides not to depart for any reason whatsoever, including due to a connection delay, cannot claim any refund. 10.8 Once the Services have begun, the Traveller shall be required to pay the full price of the Contract, regardless of the reason that may lead them to decide to waive it.

11. Cancellation, interruption, or alteration of the Contract by CDP 11.1 The arrival and departure times are provided for information purposes and are not definitive. In its capacity as the Organiser of the Cruise, and/or the Carrier, and/or the Vendor of a Package, CDP cannot guarantee that the times will fit in with (air plane and train, etc.) connection timetables. 11.2 CDP may assign travellers diferent cabins than those initially provided for. 11.3 CDP reserves the right to interrupt a Cruise or to change its itinerary for any reason that it shall consider valid; in this case, CDP cannot be held liable for any loss or harm. 11.4 Specifically in the event of adverse weather conditions, or due to the political or social situation in a port of call country, or due to any other event that may endanger the safety of the Travellers, property, or the ship, or in the event of orders imposed by public authorities, the Organiser of the Cruise, and/or the Carrier, and/or CDP shall have the option to change the itinerary or the ports of call or destination, to delay the trip or to end it, to divert the ship, to tow another ship or to be towed, to transfer the Travellers and their luggage to any other means of transport, even if such transfer results in extending or shortening the length of the programme. 11.5 The ship may provide assistance to any person or property at sea under all circumstances, and cannot be held liable for the consequences of a change to the Cruise programme for that reason. 11.6 Where CDP is required to alter the Cruise ater the Travellers have embarked for reasons beyond its control, the Travellers cannot claim any compensation other than the refund of the Services that were not provided and not replaced, or of the unused portion of the Tickets less any expenses incurred, from either CDP, the Carrier, or the Organiser of the Cruise. Conversely, CDP may ask the Travellers to pay a price supplement corresponding to the additional services provided to the Travellers due to an extension of the trip. 11.7 In the case of external events beyond the control of the Organiser of the Cruise, and/or the Carrier, and/or CDP, or for any reason relating to the safety of the Travellers, or of the ship, or due to an insuficient number of participants, CDP may cancel the Cruise, and must inform the Travellers and/or the Organiser of the Cruise, where applicable, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or via e-mail, or via a press release. 11.8 CDP's Cruises and other Services are subject to a minimum number of participants. 11.8.1 CDP reserves the right to cancel a Cruise up to 21 days prior to departure if the minimum number of Travellers registered is less than or equal to 50% of the ship's “passenger capacity” (200 Passengers for the Expedition Cruise programs, 244 passengers for the other Cruises on board the Austral, Boréal, Lyrial and Soléal, and 55 passengers for the Le Ponant Yacht). 11.8.2 CDP reserves the right to cancel any other service other than the Cruise if the number of Passengers is less than 20 participants (unless specified otherwise). 11.9 Where CDP is the Organiser of the Cruise, and regardless of the reason for the cancellation,

no compensation shall be payable to the Traveller, who shall have a choice between the following solutions: (i) The full refund of the price of the Contract, (ii) another Service at an identical price, (iii) a Service at a lower price, and the refund of the diference in price between the two Services on the basis of the published prices. Travellers must inform CDP of their choice as soon as possible, and in any event prior to the cut-of date mentioned in the cancellation documents. 11.10 The means of transport that are the subject of the Services shall be reserved by CDP in accordance with the terms and conditions of each operator who provides these services. CDP reserves the right to substitute one means of transport for another, or one hotel for another in the same category. In the second case, if the hotel is in a lower category, the excess amount paid shall be refunded to the Travellers. 11.11 All the Services shall be ofered within the limit of the places available. If there is no more room in the category proposed, CDP may ofer additional places in exchange for a price supplement, depending on availability.

12. Liability 12.1 Where it acts in the capacity of a Sea Carrier, CDP shall be liable for any harm caused to Travellers in accordance with the provisions and compensation limits provided for in the following legislation, depending on their respective scopes of application, namely Articles L. 5421-1 to 5421-8 of the French Transport Code, and (EC) Regulation 392/2009 issued by the European Parliament and Council on 23 April 2009. Where this Regulation is applicable, the compensation limits assigned to the Carrier in the event of death or bodily harm amount to 400,000 drawing rights per Traveller and per event. 12.2 Where it acts in the capacity of a Sea Carrier, CDP shall be liable for any damage caused to luggage in accordance with the provisions and compensation limits provided for in the following legislation, depending on their respective scopes of application, namely Articles L. 5421-9 to 5421-12 of the French Transport Code, Decree No. 67-268 of 23 March 1967, as amended by Decree No. 86-1065 24 September 1986, and (EC) Regulation 392/2009 issued by the European Parliament and Council on 23 April 2009. Where this Regulation is applicable, the compensation limits assigned to the Carrier in the event of loss of or damage to luggage shall be 2,250 special drawing rights for each passenger and trip, while an excess of 149 special drawing rights per Traveller shall be applied in any event. Where (EC) Regulation 392/2009 does not apply, the maximum compensation for loss of or damage to luggage payable by the Carrier shall be €1,520 per Traveller and per trip. 12.3 In any event, where it acts in the capacity of a Sea Carrier, CDP shall benefit from the compensation limits included in the London International Convention of 19 November 1976, as amended by the 1996 Protocol; these limits shall prevail over any other limits determined by legislation where the application is not mandatory. 12.4 Where it operates as the Organiser of the Cruise, CDP shall be liable for any bodily harm or damage to property that occurs on board the ship or in its ancillary facilities or vessels during embarkation or disembarkation, or that occurs during carriage at sea within the same limits and under the same conditions as the Carrier. Where this damage or injury occurs outside such circumstances, but between the beginning and the end of the cruise, the compensation potentially payable to the Traveller by the Organiser of the Cruise and/or CDP shall be capped at 50% of the price of the Cruise. 12.5 Where it is involved in the capacity of the vendor of a fixed-price travel package within the meaning of the French Tourism Code, CDP shall be responsible for any harm or damage caused to Travellers or their luggage within the limits and conditions specified in Article L. 211-16 of said Code. CDP’s liability may specifically not be engaged in relation to the consequences of the following events: a) Loss or thet of the Tickets, failure to present the correct documents, or presentation of identity or health documents that are out of date or where the validity period is insuficient (identity card, passport, visas, and vaccination certificates, etc.), or that do not comply with the instructions mentioned in the documents delivered to the Traveller; b) unforeseeable and unavoidable incidents or events that afect a third party to the travel contract (force majeure events). Where a cancellation is required by circumstances that have the nature of a force majeure event and/or for reasons relating to the security of Travellers, and/or as the result of an injunction issued by a French or foreign administrative authority. 12.6 CDP’s liability in its capacity as the Organiser of the Cruise, and/or the Carrier, and/or the Vendor of a Package shall be expressly excluded in the case of non-pecuniary losses, loss of enjoyment and so-called punitive and or similar damages. 12.7 Where a Traveller is not allowed to embark on the ship – including ater of during a port call – under the conditions mentioned in Articles 6, neither CDP, in its capacity as Organiser of the Cruise, and/or the Carrier, and/or the Vendor of a Package, nor the Captain of the ship, nor the crew shall be held liable on any grounds whatsoever. 12.8 CDP shall not be held liable for bodily harm, or damage to property or non-physical damage caused by wars, blockades, riots, strikes, social conflicts, acts of piracy or terrorism, epidemics or periods of quarantine, natural disasters and catastrophes, nuclear fusion, fission, pollution or explosion or its consequences, the closure of the port of departure, of call, or destination, the impounding, requisition, or seizure of the ship for whatever reason, the use of the ship for special Government purposes, or due simply to the threat of the above events. Moreover, it shall not be held liable for any harm caused by the Traveller's deliberate involvement in an afray or in a hazardous activity or action that was not rendered necessary in order to safeguard human life. 12.9 CDP shall not be held liable under any circumstances for any damage caused by the interruption and/or the alteration of the trip as the result of a force majeure event, including, wars, blockades, riots, strikes, social conflicts, acts of piracy or terrorism, epidemics or periods of quarantine, natural disasters and catastrophes, nuclear fusion, fission, pollution or explosion or its consequences, the closure of the port of departure, of call, or destination, the impounding, requisition, or seizure of the ship for whatever reason, the use of the ship for special Government purposes, or due simply to the threat of the above events. 12.10 In the event that CDP is responsible for transporting luggage during a period prior or subsequent to the disembarkation of the ship in its capacity as the Organiser of the Cruise, and/or the Carrier, and/or the Vendor of a Package, it shall act as a representative on the Traveller's behalf, and its liability shall not replace the liability of the carriers who are efectively responsible for transporting the luggage. 12.11 Luggage that is not claimed at the time when the ship or any other means of transport arrives shall remain at the port at the Travellers' expense and at their own risk. 12.12 Any delay in delivering the luggage that inconveniences the Traveller may only give rise to the payment of a compensation amount that cannot exceed 20% of the amount that would be payable in the event of the loss of the luggage stowed in the hold under the terms of Article 12.2. CDP reserves a period of 3 (three) months to look for lost luggage. 12.13 Unless a specific written contractual agreement is in place, ground or air transport, Transfers, water sports and scuba diving from the deck, services included in the Pre-and Post-Cruise Services, Excursions and/or Extensions, excursions on land, including, where applicable, the booking of hotels and restaurants and guided tours when booked from the ship with CDP and invoiced by the latter, are supplied by independent service providers who are neither representatives nor employees of the Organiser of the Cruise, the Carrier, the Vendor of the Package, and/or CDP. Travellers shall use these services at their own risk, and CDP shall only be involved as an intermediary, in its capacity as the Organiser of the Cruise, the Carrier, and/or the Vendor of the Package, and shall not assume or engage any liability for the services, regardless of whether such liability involves bodily harm or damage to property, cancellation, delay or a change of programme. 12.14 Any Traveller who takes part in outside activities as part of the Expedition Cruises agrees to take part in them in good faith and solely at their own risk. In this case, participation engages the liability of each participant, in terms of their physical fitness, their safety, their behaviour, and their comfort. Travellers' attendance at the information briefings provided on board is mandatory. The liability of CDP, its Managing Directors, Directors, oficers, crew members, and expedition team members, and the activity leaders cannot be engaged in the event of loss or damage sufered while taking part in outside activities ofered during Expedition Cruises under any circumstances.

13. Price reviews 13.1 The prices proposed by CDP are established in accordance with the economic conditions on the day when they are published. These economic conditions include, inter alia, the cost of transportation and fuel, the royalties and taxes relating to the services proposed (entry and/or exit duties in the countries visited, airport or port taxes, embarkation or disembarkation taxes, visa fees, and the cost of admission to tourist attractions), and the exchange rates used when setting the price of the programmes. CDP expressly reserves the right to review its prices. Any change in the cost of

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➙➛ansportation and fuel, in taxes, royalties, in the euro and US dollar exchange rates, or special drawing rights and visa fees shall be fully reflected in the price of the trips, including travel agents' commissions, where applicable. Where the French Tourism Code applies, CDP also has the option to lower the Price pursuant to Article L. 211-12 of said Code, on the understanding that, in this case, no pricing review may occur less than 30 business days prior to the scheduled departure date. 13.2 Where the French Tourism Code applies, Travellers shall be informed of any increase in the Price via registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt – or via any other means as long as it enables the efective receipt of the correspondence to be proved – on the basis of a notice period of (30 ) days prior to the departure date. When they receive this notice, the Passenger and/or the purchaser of the Ticket(s) may cancel their contract and receive an immediate refund of the amount paid by informing the Vendor in writing within a period of 7 (seven) days following receipt of the notice of the price increase. Any daily surcharge (S) in the case of cruise services only shall be calculated as follows:

S = (change in the price of fuel* X daily consumption**)

Capacity of the ship***

(*): MGO FOB Rotterdam 0.1% in US$ (**): the Austral, the Boréal, the Soléal and the Lyrial: 20 tonnes; Le Ponant: 5.5 tonnes (***): the Austral, the Boréal, the Soléal and the Lyrial: 200 for Expedition Cruises and 244 for the other programmes; Le Ponant: 55

14. Travel Insurance 14.1 The sale of the Services by CDP does not include any kind of insurance. 14.2 CDP ofers optional insurance that covers Travellers against the risks of cancellation, and in the event of assistance, repatriation, damage to and loss of their luggage, and medical expenses. These optional insurance policies must be subscribed at the time when the Contract is Signed.

15. Ater-sales 15.1 Any comment or claim relating to a trip or stay must be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, clearly specifying the alleged incident and loss, to either Compagnie du Ponant – 408 avenue du Prado 13008 Marseille, if the Traveller signed their Contract directly with CDP, or to the travel agency that sold them the Services, within a period of one month following the date of their return, subject to the statute of limitations. CDP encourages passengers to fill in the satisfaction questionnaires delivered on board the ship at the end of the Cruise. 15.2 Once they have contacted the Ater-Sales Departments mentioned in Article 14.1, and failing a satisfactory reply within a period of 60 days, the Traveller may contact the French Tourism and Travel Mediator, whose details and contact methods are available on the following website: www.mtv.travel. 15.3 Any proceedings initiated by the Traveller against CDP in its capacity as the Organiser of the Cruise, and/or the Carrier must be initiated within a period of 1 (one) year for damage to property and of 2 (two) years for bodily harm, subject to the statute of limitations as from the date when the Traveller disembarked or should have disembarked. 15.4 The statute of limitations for any proceedings against CDP in its capacity as the vendor of a Package shall expire within the timeframe specified by Articles 2224 and 2226 of the French Civil Code.

16. Applicable law & Jurisdiction 16.1 This Contract is governed by French law. 16.2 Only the courts in the area of the Marseille District Court, France, have jurisdiction to hear any proceedings initiated against CDP, its employees, subsidiaries, or sub-contractors, even in the event that third parties are involved.

17. Excerpt from the French Tourism Code: The information contained in CDP's hard-copy brochures and on the company's website is the prior information provided to the Traveller and provided for by Article L. 211-9 of the French Tourism Code. However, in accordance with Article R. 211-5 of the French Tourism Code, Compagnie du Ponant expressly reserves the right to alter certain items prior to the signing of the Contract. Excerpt from the French Tourism Code determining the conditions for performance of the activities relating to the organisation and sale of trips or stays: Article R. 211-3: Subject to the exclusions provided for in the third and fourth sub-paragraphs of Article L. 211-7, any ofer and sale of travel or accommodation services shall give rise to the delivery of appropriate documents that comply with the rules determined in this section. In the event of the sale of airline travel tickets or tickets for travel on a regular shipping line, which does not include services relating to this transportation, the vendors shall deliver one or several passenger tickets for the entire trip to the purchaser, issued by the carrier or under their responsibility. In the event of on-request transportation, the name and the address of the carrier on behalf of whom the tickets are issued must be mentioned. The separate invoicing of the various components of the same travel package shall not release the vendor from the obligations incumbent on them as a result of the regulatory provisions in this section. Article R. 211-3-1: The exchange of pre-contractual information on the availability of contractual terms shall be in writing. This process may take place via e-mail under the validity and performance conditions provided for in Articles 1369-1 to 1369-11 of the French Civil Code. The vendor's name or company name and their address shall be mentioned, together with the number relating to their registration on the register provided for under Sub-Paragraph a) of Article L. 141-3, or, where applicable, their name, address and a number relating to their registration with the association or union mentioned in the second sub-paragraph of Article R. 211-2. Article R. 211-4: The vendor or must disclose information on the price, dates, and the other components of the services provided at the time of the trip or the stay to the consumer prior to the signing of the contract; this information shall include: 1) The destination, the means, the characteristic features, and the categories of transport used; 2) The accommodation type, its location, its level of comfort and its main characteristic features, its accreditation and its tourism classification in accordance with the regulations or practices of the host country; 3) The catering services provided; 4) A description of the itinerary where a tour is involved; 5) The administrative and health formalities to be performed by French nationals or by nationals of another EU Member State, or of a State that is party to the European Economic Area Agreement, specifically in the event that the crossing of borders is involved, together with the timeframe for performing those formalities; 6) The tours, excursions, and other services included in the fixed-price, or that may be available in exchange for a price supplement; 7) The minimum or maximum size of the group that will enable the trip or stay to go ahead, as well as the cut-of date for informing the consumer in the event that the trip or stay is cancelled, if the trip or stay going ahead is dependent on a minimum number of participants; that date cannot be set at less than twenty-one days prior to the departure date; 8) The amount or the percentage of the price payable as an advance on signing of the contract, as well as the timetable for payment of the balance; 9) The terms and conditions for price reviews, as provided for by the contract, pursuant to Article R. 211-8; 10) The contractual cancellation terms and conditions; 11) The cancellation terms and conditions set out in Articles R. 211-9, R. 211-10, and R.-211-8; 12) The information relating to optional subscription to an insurance policy covering the consequences of certain cancellation events, or to an assistance policy covering certain specific risks, including repatriation expenses in the event of an accident or illness; 13) Where the contract includes air transport services, the information for each leg of the flight, as provided for in Articles R. 211-15 to R. 211-18. Article R. 211-5: The prior information provided to the consumer shall commit the vendor, unless the vendor specifically has the right to alter certain aspects of that information. In that case, the vendor must clearly specify the extent of that alteration, and which aspects it covers. In any event, any alterations made to the prior information must be disclosed to the consumer prior

to the signing of the contract. Article R. 211-6: The contract entered into by the vendor and the purchaser must be in writing, and drawn up in two copies, one of which shall be given to the purchaser, and signed by both parties. Where the contract is entered into via electronic means, Articles 1369-1 to 1369-11 of the French Civil Code shall apply. The contract must include the following clauses: 1) the name and address of the vendor, their guarantor and their insurance company, together with the name and address of the organiser; 2) the trip destination or destinations, and the various periods and their dates in the event of a segmented trip; 3) the means of transport used, and their characteristic features and categories, and the departure and return dates and locations; 4) the accommodation type, its location, comfort level and main characteristic features, and its tourism classification pursuant to the regulations or practices of the host country; 5) the catering services provided; 6) the itinerary where a tour is involved; 7) the tours, excursions or other services included in the total price of the trip or stay; 8) the total price of the services invoiced, together with an indication of any potential review of that invoice pursuant to the provisions of Article R. 211-8; 9) an indication, where necessary, of the royalties or taxes relating to certain services such as landing disembarkation or embarkation taxes at ports and airports, and hotel taxes when they are not included in the price of the service or services provided; 10) the timetable and procedures for payment of the price; the final payment made by the purchaser cannot be less than 30% of the price of the trip or stay, and must be made at the time when the documents enabling the trip or stay to take place are delivered; 11) the special terms and conditions requested by the purchaser and accepted by the vendor; 12) the procedures according to which the purchaser may lodge a claim against the vendor on the grounds of their failure to execute, or their poor execution of the contract; this claim must be made as soon as possible, via any means that enables an acknowledgement of receipt by the vendor to be obtained (fax, e-mail, or registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt), and, where applicable, mentioned in writing to the organiser of the trip and to the service provider concerned; 13) the cut-of date for informing the purchaser in the event that the trip or stay is cancelled by the vendor if the trip or stay going ahead is dependent on a minimum number of participants, in accordance with the provisions of Sub-Paragraph 7) of Article R. 211-4; 14) the contractual cancellation terms and conditions; 15) the cancellation conditions provided for in Articles R. 211-9, R. 211-10, and R. 211-11; 16) further information regarding the risks covered, and the amount of the cover provided by the insurance policy covering the consequences of the vendor's professional third-party liability; 17) information regarding the insurance policy covering the consequences of certain cancellation cases subscribed by the purchaser (policy number and name of the insurance company), together with the information regarding the assistance policy covering certain specific risks, including repatriation expenses in the event of an accident or illness; in this case, the vendor must give the purchaser a document specifying the risks covered and the risks excluded, at the very least; 18) the cut-of date for informing the vendor in the event that the purchaser transfers the contract; 19) an undertaking to provide the following information to the purchaser, at least 10 days prior to their scheduled departure date: a) the name, address, and telephone number of the vendor's local representative, or else, the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of local organisations likely to assist the consumer in the event of a problem, or else the telephone number enabling emergency contact to be made with the vendor; b) in the event of trips and stays abroad involving minors, a telephone number and an address that enables direct contract with the child or the person in situ responsible for their stay to be established; 20) the clause governing the cancellation and refund, free of charge, of the amounts paid by the purchaser in the event of non-compliance with the information obligation provided for in Sub-Paragraph 13) of Article R. 211-4; 21) the undertaking to inform the purchaser of the departure and arrival times in good time prior to the beginning of the trip or the state. Article R. 211-7: The purchaser may transfer their contract for the trip or stay to a transferee who meets the same conditions as them, as long as the contract has not taken efect. Unless the transferor benefits from a more favourable clause, they are required to inform the vendor of their decision via any means that enables an acknowledgement of receipt to be obtained (fax, e-mail, or registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt) at least seven days prior to the beginning of the trip. This deadline shall be extended to 15 days where it involves a cruise. This transfer shall not be subject to prior authorisation by the vendor under any circumstances. Article R. 211-8: Where the contract includes an express price review option, within the limits provided for in Article L. 211-12, it must mention the specific calculation procedures for the price changes, in the case of both increases and decreases, and specifically the amount of the transportation expenses and related taxes, the currency or currencies that may have an impact on the price of the trip or the stay, the portion of the price to which the change applies, and the exchange rate for the currency or currencies used as a benchmark when determining the price shown in the contract. Article R. 211-9: Where the vendor finds themselves required to alter one of the key aspects of the contract prior to the purchaser's departure, such as by significantly increasing the price, and where they ignore the information obligation mentioned in Sub-Paragraph 13) of Article R. 211-4, the purchaser may take the following measures, without prejudice to any appeals for compensation for the loss that they may sufer, and once they have been informed by the vendor via any means that enables an acknowledgement of receipt to be obtained (fax, e-mail, or registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, etc.): – either cancel the contract and obtain immediate repayment of the amounts paid with no penalty; – or accept the change or the substitute trip proposed by the vendor; in that case, an amendment to the contract specifying the alterations made shall then be signed by the parties; any price decrease shall be deducted from the amounts that may remain payable by the purchaser, and if the payment already made by the latter exceeds the price of the altered service, the excess amount must be returned to them prior to their departure date. Article R. 211-10: In the event provided for in Article L. 211-14, where the vendor cancels the trip or the stay prior to the purchaser's departure, they must inform the purchaser via any means that enables an acknowledgement of receipt to be obtained (fax, e-mail, or registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, etc.); the purchaser shall then obtain immediate repayment of the amounts paid from the vendor without any penalty, without prejudice to any claims for compensation for any loss that they may have sufered; in this case, the purchaser shall receive a compensation amount that is at least equal to the penalty that they would have paid if they had been responsible for the cancellation on this date. The provisions of this article shall not prevent the reaching of an amicable agreement with a view to the purchaser accepting a replacement trip or stay ofered by the vendor under any circumstances. Article R. 211-11: Where the vendor finds themselves unable to provide a major portion of the services provided for in the agreement, and which account for a significant percentage of the price paid by the purchaser ater the latter's departure, the vendor must immediately take the following measures, without prejudice to the claims for compensation for any losses that may have been sufered: – either ofer services as a replacement for the services provided for, and potentially bear any additional cost, and, if the services accepted by the purchaser are of a lower quality, the vendor must refund the price diference to them as soon as they return; – or, if they cannot ofer any replacement service, or if that service is refused by the purchaser on valid grounds, provide the purchaser with transportation tickets enabling them to return to their place of departure under conditions that may be considered as equivalent, or to another place agreed by both parties, at no additional cost. The provisions of this article shall apply in the event of non-compliance with the obligation provided for in Sub-Paragraph 13) of Article R. 211-4. Article R. 211-12: The provisions of Articles R. 211-3 to R. 211-11 must be included in the brochures and the travel contracts ofered by the persons mentioned in Article L. 211-1. Article R. 211-13: The purchaser can no longer claim the benefit of the clause provided for under Sub-Paragraph 20 of Article R. 211-61 once the service has been provided.

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Paricular Terms and Condiions of Sale 1.- The rates of our cruises are per person and include the following:

• All meals while on board the ship (from dinner on the day of embarkation to breakfast on the day of disembarkation)

• Captain’s welcome cocktail and gala dinner• “Open Bar” (pouring wines, house champagne, alcohol except premium brands...list available

upon request)• Evening entertainment and events• Room service 24h (special selection)• Highly qualified bilingual French/English expedition team on all cruises identified by

“Expedition” logo• English speaking lecturer on selected sailings identified by “lecturer on board” logo• English speaking golf escort on selected sailings identified by “golf cruise” logo• English speaking dive master on selected sailings identified by “diver on board” logo• Water sports activities (except scuba diving) using the ship’s equipment, when permitted by

local authorities and confirmed by ship Master according to safety and sea conditions onsite• Park entry fees into protected areas• On Polar expedition cruises: complimentary boot rental (except for guarantee deposit)• On Polar expedition cruises: polar parka for you to keep (no children sizes available).

1-1 Our “Cruise, Flights and Transfers” program rates are per person and also include following flights *:

• Cruise packages Bergen-Longyearbyen; Longyearbyen-Longyearbyen; Kangerlussuaq- Kangerlussuaq roundtrip flight from/to Paris on European airline. • Cruise package Honfleur-Bergen; Oslo-Bergen; Reykjavik-Kangerlussuaq; Reykjavik-Bergen

one-way return flight to Paris on European airline• Cruise package Bergen – Copenhagen and Bergen-Reykjavik; outbound flight from Paris• Cruise package Kangerlussuaq-Nome, outbound flight Paris to Kangerlussuaq, return flight

Nome to Seattle• Cruise package Nome-Seward, outbound flight Seattle to Nome, from Seward bus transfer to

Anchorage followed by flight Anchorage to Seattle• Cruise package Nome-Vancouver: outbound flight Seattle-Nome• Cruise package Darwin-Honiara: return flight Honiara-Brisbane• Cruise package Honiara-Lautoka: outbound flight Brisbane-Honiara• Meet and Greet by our representatives at the destination airport, transfers to and/or from the

ship and other services before and ater the cruise according to detailed programs available upon request 12 months prior departure.

* Those flights are being studied and are subject to change until the flight plan is confirmed and this up to 3 months prior to each cruise. All flights indicated and included in the cruise package are in economy class.

• In case of the Traveller’s opposition, prior to the Signing of the Contract, to the Flights & Transfers Service included in the Fixed-rate Package, a penalty fee of 30% of the Service amount excluding taxes will be charged to the Traveller.

1-2 Our “Cruise and Transfers*” program rates are per person and also include:Following transfers*:Broome-Darwin: group transfer from the airport to a PONANT selected hotel to enjoy time at leisure, transfer to the port in time for embarkationDarwin-Broome: Group transfer from the port to your hotel or the airport. For guests who have an aternoon flight, enjoy time at leisure in the town center before your transfer to the airport.

2- Our cruise rates do not include:• Any ground services before and/or ater the cruise other than the ones mentioned in each

“Cruise, Flights & Transfers” package and for which details are available upon request. Don’t hesitate to contact your travel agent or consult www.ponant.com

• The optional pre and post cruise programs, overlands and excursions presented in this brochure and on www.ponant.com

• Visa expenses (which may include additional administrative charges imposed by the authorities of a country) and/or immigration reciprocity taxes if applicable.

• Gratuities to onboard crew, local guides and drivers • Luggage handling• Optional Spa package to be booked prior your departure• Dives when authorized by local authorities and feasible with ship equipment and zodiacs.

Rates: 70 € per standard dive; 80€ per dive when local equipment or staf must be used, 80€ for a “discover scuba dive” course. In order to participate to diving sessions, guests must have with them a medical certificate less than 1-year-old and their up to date dive book.

• Beverages other than the ones mentioned• Laundry services, hair salon and à la carte Spa treatments • Personal expenses, on board medical consultations and drug prescriptions• Cancellation/luggage/assistance/repatriation/medical insurance(s)

3-Ground services Ground services in the port of departure, transfers to the ship, including, as applicable, hotel room and restaurant bookings or guided tours, are performed by independent suppliers who are not employees of Compagnie du Ponant. In this respect, Compagnie du Ponant acts only as an agent and shall not be held liable for said services or for the acts or omissions of sub-contractors or other contractors. The passenger agrees that Compagnie du Ponant acts as agent and/or trustee for any person including ground and maritime agents and subcontractors, who provide any service forming, or in connection with, any part of the cruise. Our Cruise and Flights package programs are made in connection with Compagnie du Ponant selected regular or private charter flights. Final timings and schedule of the day by day program will be communicated with the cruise ticket. All our programs are based on economy class air and according to number of seats available. If the class is not available anymore, we will suggest, depending on the availability, extra seats with a supplement. On International flights, check-in luggage is limited to 23kg/50lbs and 8kg/11 to 17lbs per person for carry-on luggage (besides airlines frequent flyer advantages). On regular domestic or intercontinental flights, check-in luggage limits are between 15 and 20 kg/33 to 44lbs and 5 to 8kg/17lbs per person for carry-on. On Compagnie du Ponant Private charter flights, check-in luggage is limited to 23 kg/50lbs and 5kg/11lbs maximum per person as carry-on. We thank you for taking these restrictions into account. Airline carriers charge for extra weight and sometimes refuse, for strict security reasons, to check-in overweight and oversized luggage. Compagnie du Ponant and the airline carriers waive all liability for luggage with extra weight that is refused at the check-in.

3.1 Services included in “Cruise, flights and Transfers packages: Packages “Cruise, Flights and Transfers” include ground services before and/or ater the cruise as described in documents available 12 months prior departure of each cruise and available on www.ponant.com . However, the complete details will only be made available once the flight times have been confirmed (approximately 3 months prior to departure).

3.2 Ground activities included during expedition cruises itself: By choosing an expedition cruise, passengers agree to follow the rules of good conduct presented by the expedition team during the cruise. We remind you that being properly equipped is essential (clothing, sunglasses, etc.) and we recommend bringing binoculars to enable you to observe the wildlife comfortably and respectfully during your excursions and shore visits.

3.3 Pre and post-cruise programs and pre bookable toursPre and Post-cruise programs (as detailed on www.ponant.com), pre bookable tours and shore excursions are performed by independent suppliers who are not employees of Compagnie du Ponant. In this respect, Compagnie du Ponant acts only as an agent and shall not be held liable for said services or for the acts or omissions of sub-contractors or other contractors. The passenger agrees that Compagnie du Ponant acts as agent and/or trustee for any person including ground and maritime agents and subcontractors, who provide any service forming, or in connection with, any part of the cruise. Hotel accommodations are based on 4 and 5-star rated hotels. Oficial check-in time is 4pm, check-out time is 11am unless early check-in or late check-out supplement are paid.

Travellers are advised to check all the information with the authorities concerned prior to the departure date. CDP advises Travellers to consult the country factsheets relating to the chosen destinations. CDP specifically draws Travellers' attention to the fact that the information provided may change up until the departure date, and they are advised to consult that information up until the time of departure. CDP invites Travellers to adjust their behavior to the visited country, to exercise vigilance and to avoid carrying valuable objects during their travel.

3.4 Shore excursionsUnless otherwise noted, shore excursions are sold and charged on board and are ruled by general conditions that apply to the contract signed with the local tour operator and the relevant national regulations. The passenger agrees that CDP acts as agent and/or trustee for any person including ground and maritime agents and subcontractors, who provide any service in connection with any part of the cruise.

Excursions can involve activities that may not suit persons with disabilities. Prices are only given as an indication and may change. Before departure, you will receive a tour program detailing the excursions on ofer with the latest rates. Five months before cruise departure, shore excursions can also be viewed on www.ponant.com. Shore excursions are currently only bookable onboard. In the event of an excursion being cancelled due to a technical reason, shortage of participants or a case of force majeure, the client will not be eligible for any compensation. Please note that you will not be reimbursed for excursions if you cancel ater registration. Any meals ofered during excursions are simple and should not be compared to the standards on board the ship.

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