Ponant Webinar Oct. 15 (in French)

[Host Jazzbeau]

From the Ponant French website [this screenshot benefited from Google Translate]:

 

[cruising cockroach]

Not much to address COVID though lots of questions from participants (shade under 1,200) about such.  More about the future style of cruising, eco/environmental-responsibility, working with local communities, etc.

 

Catch up here.

 

https://event.webinarjam.com/replay/47/68mplh5vip8hg4hog4

[AussieBoyTX]

I watched yesterday. There were some interesting things:

 

 - For new reservations on cruises booked November 1, 2020 through October 31, 2021, deposit is only 10% and final payment is due 30 days in advance.

 - Refunds are available for cancellations greater than 30 days before cruise, you have a positive COVID test, or Ponant cancels the cruise. For cancelations less than 30 days, the current T&C applies.

 - There was a large section on environmental issues and how Ponant deals with them -- this included respecting native peoples as well as nature, reduction of emissions and waste, . There is an "Environmental Officer" on board each cruise.

 

I attached just a couple of screenshots, but there were others with details on the COVID protocol and the various fronts of their environmental initiatives.