Following PONANT’s recent confirmation of an additional 3 Kimberley voyages scheduled for the 2021 season, the luxury expedition operator has announced 9 new close-to-home Australia and New Zealand 2021 itineraries, now open and available for commitment-free pre-registration expressions of interest before final itinerary details are released.
Guests can now register their interest in these new PONANT luxury expeditions in Australian and New Zealand waters, obligation-free to ensure they get in early and don’t miss out on what is shaping to be a dynamic resurgent period for bookings.
Deb Corbett, General Manager Sales & Marketing Asia Pacific for Ponant said, “Today I am pleased to announce that we are offering commitment-free pre-registration of interest across a range of new Australian and New Zealand voyages, available ahead of the official sales opening.”
She added that the range of 9 new small-ship itineraries has been developed by PONANT’s own Australian and Kiwi expedition specialists to introduce guests to more of our region’s outstanding yet often rarely visited regions from Western Australia to Tasmania, Australia’s south and east coastlines, New Zealand and her Subantarctic Islands, with highlights including spectacular Ningaloo Reef and Rowley Shoals, Ulva Island, the Antipodes and Macquarie Island, as well as accessing some spotlight food and wine destinations such as King Island and the Tamar Valley.
She also said, “Interested parties can register now, with no deposit required, and you can always opt out with no penalty, with pre-registration meaning you will be one of the first in line when sales officially open towards the end of January 2021, when our consultants will then be in touch with more details, including voyage pricing, to discuss if you would like to proceed”.
Deb said, “Do have a look at the available voyages listed and, if interested in the slightest, put your name down and be one of the first in line to receive best pricing offers and selection of onboard accommodation options. In the meantime, if interested in discussing some of the day-by-day itinerary details at this time see your travel agent or call one of our PONANT Consultants, adding “Putting your name down today means you’ll secure the best stateroom category at the best price when the voyages open for sale and, of course, these itineraries will all benefit from the current PONANT Bonus pricing, which can offer up to 30% savings!”
Key details of the 9 itineraries include:
Jewels of the West Coast
Broome to Fremantle | departing 22 September 2021 | 10 nights on board Le Soléal.
Highlights include Rowley Shoals, Montebello Islands, Ningaloo and Shark Bay.
Highlights of South Western Australia
Fremantle to Fremantle | departing 2 October 2021 | 8 nights on board Le Soléal.
Highlights include Albany, Esperance, the Recherche Archipelago and Busselton.
Australia’s West Coast
Fremantle to Fremantle | departing 10 October 2021 | 7 nights on board Le Soléal.
Highlights include Shark Bay, Dirk Hartog Island, Abrolhos Islands and Jurien Bay.
Along Australia’s South Coast
Fremantle to Hobart | departing 17 October 2021 | 13 nights on board Le Soléal.
Highlights include Esperance, Recherche Archipelago, King Island and Port Lincoln.
Tasmania Circumnavigation
Hobart to Hobart | departing 30 October & 8 November 21 | 9 nights on board Le Soléal.
Highlights include Port Davey, Maria Island, Tamar Valley and Albatross Island.
New Zealand’s Fiordlands & the Snares
Dunedin to Wellington | departing 21 & 30 November 2021 | 9 nights on board Le Soléal.
Highlights include Ulva Island, the Snares and Dusky Sound.
New Zealand’s Subantarctic Islands
Dunedin to Dunedin | departing 9 & 23 December 2021 | 14 nights on board Le Soléal.
Highlights include Ulva Island, Macquarie Island, the Antipodes and Auckland Islands.
Highlights of the East Coast
Cairns to Hobart | departing 8 December 2021 | 15 nights on board Le Lapérouse.
Highlights include Percy islands, Hardy Reef, Batemans’s Bay and Maria Island.
Food, Wine & Yacht Race in Tasmania
Hobart to Hobart | departing 23 December 2021 | 10 nights on board Le Lapérouse.
Highlights include Port Davey, Tamar Valley, arrival of the Sydney to Hobart race.
An edited report by John Alwyn-Jones
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