Ponant has set sail on the maiden scheduled voyage of its newest vessel Le Lyrial – the fourth member of the French line’s luxury yachts – departing from Venice over the weekend. The 264-passenger capacity yacht was christened in the Italian harbour city, following which it embarked on its eight-day...
Ponant has set sail on the
maiden scheduled voyage of
its newest vessel Le Lyrial – the
fourth member of the French
line’s luxury yachts – departing
from Venice over the weekend.
The 264-passenger capacity
yacht was christened in the Italian
harbour city, following which it
embarked on its eight-day maiden
voyage to several ports in Croatia.
Turkey, Greece, Montenegro
and France will also be visited by
Le Lyrial in its first months before
the ship heads south for summer
in Antarctica, via South America.
Prior to its debut scheduled trip,
Le Lyrial was briefly chartered
to cruise in the Mediterranean,
joining fellow chartered sister
ship Le Soleal for Anzac Day
celebrations in the Eastern Med.
Chairperson of Ponant’s
Australia office Sarina Bratton
told Cruise Weekly four new ships
in five years enabled Ponant to
affirm its position as a global
leader of luxury expedition.
“Australians have embraced
these chic, luxury yachts with
great enthusiasm and our key
Australian travel distributors have
embraced our B2B live inventory
system to be amongst the largest
users in the world.”
One year on from the opening
of Ponant’s Australian office,
Bratton added her elation in the
role it has played in affirming the
line as a major contributor to the
overall success of the line in the
Asia Pacific region.
CW can reveal also that Le Lyrial
will be the final ship in the family
of identical vessels which also
includes sister-ships L’Austral, Le
Boreal and Le Soleal, with any
future fleet growth to come from
a new design, the line confirmed.
A micro-site dedicated to the
line’s newest vessel is in the final
stages of development and will
be launched to the trade soon.
