CMA-CGM subsidiary Compagnie des Iles du Ponant’s Le Ponant has been seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The ship was on a repositioning voyage with about 30 crew and no passengers on board. Her next cruise with passengers is scheduled to depart on 22 April from Alexandria.
Press reports indicate that the French government [...]
Compagnie des Iles du Ponant, the cruise subsidiary of CMA CGM, has ordered two new ships from Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard. The new ships are both slated to enter service in 2010. One will sail to Asia, Alaska and Oceania while the other will visit South America and the Mediterranean.
Each new ship will be 140 m [...]
According to Travel Weekly, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd’s newly-announced French cruise brand CDF Croisières de France will announce its logo and itineraries at an event on 26 September in Deauville, France.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd has announced a new cruise line aimed at the French market, CDF Croisières de France. The new company will begin operations in May 2008 with Bleu de France, currently Pullmantur Cruises‘ Holiday Dream. Originally built in 1982 as Hapag-Lloyd’s Europa, the ship was also with Star Cruises as SuperStar Aries before [...]
