PONANT Anmeldelser 529

The most incredible experience. Far surpassed all of our expectations. We were worried about maybe being bored or having dull moments. None of us managed to read a page of the books we brought. We were busy, entertained, took incredible excursions where we always felt safe. We had wonderful lectures, met locals and learnt about their way of life, had a photography expert teach us. We ate delicious food. We swam, indoors and outdoors. We walked the promenade, used the gym. We saw fantastic landscapes, followed a polar bear who put his/her front paws on the front of the ship, fished, went dog sledging, kayaking,and walked in the snow.

Le voyage d’une vie

Superbe circuit avec un équipage excellent, avec des conditions de navigation exceptionnelles dans le secteur

Nous avons eu la chance de faire cette croisière des Iles FEROE avec 8 jours de soleil; ce qui est particulièrement rare.
Le navire BELLOT est d'une bonne dimension et le personnel de l'hôtellerie et de la restauration est parfait. Le chef des cuisines est d'une grande qualité et le commandant très accessible crée une bonne ambiance à bord.

Luxe, calme et volupté ! C’est parfait !

STAFF
The staff were all lovely, friendly and helpful and couldn’t have tried harder.

CABIN
The ship was beautifully appointed and the cabins were as per our expectations. They were comfortable but very tight particularly in the bathroom where you couldn’t dry yourself without the risk of physical damage. Also we couldn’t understand why the mattresses didn’t fit the base of the beds causing another obstacle to avoid in an already tight space.

DINING
This was one of the most disappointing parts of the trip, there was plenty of food of course but in general it was repetitive and seemed of average quality.
The Japanese dishes were very poorly executed and the selection of vegetables and cheese were sadly lacking. The only saving grace were the wines which were always thoughtfully selected.

ENTERTAINMENT
This was as expected and the duo in particular were very talented. It would have been nice to have had a better selection of programs to choose from on the Entertainment System.

ITINERARY
As per the description on your website we were expecting to discover the rich natural heritage, traditional villages and crafts of the area we were visiting accompanied by our Naturalists.
We visited 2 x Mangroves one by canoe which we couldn’t explore because the water level was too low, the other one was very good.
We had 3 shows of varying levels all basically drumming and dancing
We visited 2 x weaving factories,
We had 5 island tours often by bus and cut short due to timing issues.
1 x glass bottom boat trip for 45 minutes with no Naturalists commentary.
We had 7 x beach excursions to areas for snorkelling , little to no shelter from the sun and no other options offered to people who did not want to snorkel.
There were a large group of Naturalists on board but they seem to be running the tenders and giving 5 minute talks at the Briefing Meetings.
Where were the zodiac expeditions and the opportunities to learn about the cultural differences and specialities of this region!
After we disembarked we toured the island of Ishigaki which was so lovely and interesting. We couldn’t understand why we hadn’t stopped there and finished the cruise in Taiwan an International Hub making people’s travel plans so much easier especially as the ship was ending the Japanese season then.

SAFETY
We were kept very well informed during the cruise and our safety seemed to be a top priority. We couldn’t speak too highly of the sailors who got us into and out of the zodiacs they were fantastic.

OVERALL EXPERIENCE
Having cruised happily with Ponant twice previously we were really looking forward to exploring this part of Japan which we had not visited before.
As you can gather, we were extremely disappointed, we didn’t leave Australia to go on a trip where 50% of the time would be spent on a beach we could do that at home.
We think the outline of the cruise on your website was quite misleading and you might want to adjust this in the future. We got the impression that a lot of things which we would have found interesting the Japanese would not access to tourists.
So maybe this area is not suitable for cultural exploration by cruise!

Le Ponant nous déplace d 'un site de découverte antique en Méditerranée au suivant, d' un jour à l' autre, dans les conditions de confort dignes d' un hôtel de luxe, et en nous offrant des distractions culturelles à bord en complément.

Ponant totalement à la hauteur de sa réputation et C CHARCOT en irrattrapable tête de file

rappel de mes premieres impressions : séjour dans le Japon cartier ( bateau -personnel-confort-agréments - securité-gastronomie ) TOPS
La pertinence et la qualité des propositions d escale : tres réduits et rudimentaires : Ponant peut faire BEAUCOUP MIEUX au plan touristique et culturel que de simples promenades en bus

tout s'est très bien passé mais les îles subtropicales du Japon n'ont, à mes yeux, que peu d'intérêt.

Une autre équipe pour les excursions, une équipe d'accueil peu accueillante et peu sachante! A en croire leur réponse ils ne savaient pas...bla bla et il fallait s'adresser à quelqu'un d'autre.
Ah ! boutique minable.
Du personnel de bar, restauration, ménage formidable et SOURIANTS.
Bref rapport qualité prix insuffisant. Je suis déçue par cette croisière .

Difficile de sélectionner les remarques quand toutes sont positives
Bravo encore une fois
Bien cordialement

Croisière musicale 11 jours depuis les Canaries (4 iles visitées), en passant par Madère jusqu'au Sud du Portugal et s'achevant à Lisbonne. Organisation sans faille. Personnel disponible et aimable. Très bon service hôtelier. Programme musical et interprètes de grande classe. Grand choix d'excursions. Dommage de ne pas pouvoir accéder à une visite technique du navire ou au moins une conférence.

Très bien organisé, avant et pendant la croisière.

C’est une expérience UNIQUE et INOUBLIABLE dans les glaces polaires et la banquise.

Excellentes prestations. Itinéraire très intéressant.

J'adore toutes les croisières expéditions proposées par la Compagnie du Ponant, qui nous embarque dans des lieux incroyables où il nous serait impossible d'aller seuls.

Ponant are the only cruise line we would sail with. Small numbers of guests. All inclusive and no single passenger supplement is a winner. Our Captain Antoine was the best I have experienced in three cruises with Ponant. He interacted more with the guests and was more of a PR man than an aloof captain. Excellent ambassador for your company.

Ponant is an excellent company with the right mix of luxury and great value.