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SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY: The Saga ship is due to launch in summer 2019 Chief operating officer Nigel


Blanks said the decision to go all-inclusive in 2020 had been made to “reaffirm our position as a niche luxury cruise operator”. “Spirit of Discovery and Spirit of


Adventure are the only boutique small ships being built with the British market in mind,” he said. “I believe that our decision to


move to all-inclusive cruising will not only sit well alongside our ‘boutique cruising’ proposition,


Ponant unveils 23 new itineraries in 2019-20 programme


Ponant’s new winter 2019-20 brochure features 114 departures and 23 new itineraries. The programme will feature two


new vessels, Le Bougainville and Le Dumont-d’Urville, giving the


fleet nine vessels for the season. New destinations include Unesco


World Heritage Sites in Yucatán, Mexico; the Red Sea; and the Bissagos Islands, off West Africa. One of the 23 itineraries is Maya


Treasure of the Yucatán. Prices for the eight-day round-trip from Puerto Morelos, Mexico, departing November 2, 2019, lead in at £2,310. The programme includes visits


to pre-Columbian sites such as Uxmal, Palenque and Chichen Itza. Also new is a 21-day Antarctic


Odyssey from Montevideo to Ushuaia, taking in the Antarctic


Peninsula, Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Prices lead in at £14,100, excluding UK flights, for a departure on November 19, 2019. A 13-day Adventure in Orinoco


itinerary, from Fort-de-France, Martinique, leads in at £4,330, departing on November 13 next year. Ports of call include Soufriere, Guadeloupe; Bequia Island, the Grenadines; Saint George’s,


Grenada; and El Toro, Orinoco. ponant.com


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but will also distance us further from the competition, while giving those that choose to cruise with us an even more exclusive and value-for-money experience.” The 999-passenger Spirit of


Discovery will replace Saga Pearl II in July 2019. Spirit of Adventure is planned to enter service in August 2020, replacing Saga Sapphire. It will have two staff for every three


passengers. travel.saga.co.uk/saga-trade.aspx


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