Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot is being billed as “a spaceship on Earth” in this new campaign. However, that’s not to suggest guests have to wear extravehicular mobility units.

And if this news wasn’t big enough for you, the cruise line also managed to make history yesterday at the North Pole.

Are you a front-row regular at the CLIA and ACA events? Well, you best jot down these new dates in your diary.

Are your cruise bookings anchored at the moment? Get them moving out to sea again with this new toolkit.

The expedition cruise line is taking advantage of the trans-Tasman bubble, releasing a spate of new itineraries exploring the very best of Aotearoa, and then some!

The luxe cruise line describes its new leader as “a true enthusiast of the sea and ships”. Travel Weekly can confirm he is not a pirate.

The luxe cruise line has hired a new local BDM … as in a business development manager, not a basketball dunking master or a bad decision-maker.

Four industry heavyweights (metaphorically speaking, of course) have gathered to highlight just how tough it is to be a travel professional right now.

After its ‘bubble expedition’ season in New Zealand burst at the 11th hour, the luxe cruise line has swiftly pivoted across the ditch.

More than 650 Kiwis will be left high and dry this cruise season after Ponant was forced to cancel its ‘expedition bubbles’.

The cruise line’s long-awaited New Zealand cruise season is facing an uncertain future after the NZ government denied visas to a majority of the ship’s crew.

Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be any more ‘bubbles’, allow us to introduce you to the latest one.