Following the successful restart of PONANT’s Kimberley expedition season in April 2022, PONANT has welcomed the arrival of small expedition ship Le Soléal into Darwin, in the Northern Territory.

PONANT’s small expedition ship Le Lapérouse arrived into Darwin, Northern Territory, yesterday following a 2-year pandemic stand-by in Noumea, New Caledonia.

PONANT will restart its highly anticipated Kimberley 2022 expedition season after Western Australia said it would welcome small interstate and international expedition ships to its waters. WA’s current ruling permits vessels up to a maximum of 350 persons.

PONANT has opened the books for its 2023 Kimberley Expedition season which features 14 departures on dual ships in the region, Le Lapérouse or Le Soléal.

For 2022/2023, PONANT has released an extensive range of tropical small ship luxury expeditions, including some brand new itineraries, all aimed at revealing a diverse range of cultures, wildlife and landscapes, with many unique locations designated UNESCO World Heritage status.

Repressed demand for domestic luxury expedition cruising has seen Ponant bolster its newly released Kimberley program for 2022.

For Australians eager to explore their own backyard, Ponant has revealed the return of two of its fleet of small luxury expedition ships, Le Lapérouse and Le Soléal, to Australian waters in 2021, with a collection of eight new immersive itineraries along the coastline of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland.

Ponant has rolled out two new cruise collections and an expanded range of itineraries for 2020/2021.

PONANT is now accepting reservations for 2020/21 voyages to Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean and Polynesia, expanding the program with a list of new itineraries.