New to Ponant

[willtup5]

Excited to be sailing on the L Austral on 8 day musical cruise to Ireland and Scotland in April 2023. We are booked in a superior stateroom . Could anyone give feedback on this type of stateroom ? Also how does Ponant compare to mainstream cruise lines ie Princess or Celebrity. Thanks in advance for your responses

 

David T

[cruising cockroach]

Standard cabins (except for the few oceanview ones) are pretty much all the same.  It's compact but relatively efficient.

 

Deck 3 ones have windows and a water-tight doors and steel balcony shielding for waves.

 

Deck 4 and up have glass unless the cabin is towards the front.

 

No comparison to Princess and Celebrity.  No casino, no incessant marketing, no extras, MDR seats all pax (and offiicers/senior hotel crew)in one sitting.  Strangely it is the buffet hat requires evening reservations! 

[AussieBoyTX]

The Superior Stateroom is the only cabin class that doesn't have a balcony. The room is dimensionally the same as other cabins, but instead of a balcony, there's a lounge that can be converted into a bed, making this potentially a three-person cabin.

 

The furnishings and amenities are otherwise very similar to the higher cabin classes.

[cruising cockroach]

Be aware that this is in the lower bow of the ship and there could be wave noise through the hull.   Was in a deck 4 balcony cabin directly above such cabins and we could hear the sounds in rough seas.  We actually had a superior cabin for the 2nd leg of the B2B cruise (cheaper and more - extra 3 m^2  of room)  but the crew was fine with us staying in our balcony cabin.