New Ponant ships embrace small luxury

French-owned Ponant has bucked the trend for bigger ships with an order of 4 luxury yachts. The first of the new Ponant ships will debut in the northern Summer of 2018, with the remaining two coming the following year. The line tells CruiseOyster the new Ponant ships will combine great design, cutting-edge technology, small capacity and respect for the environment. They say these new ships will enable Ponant to offer an even wider range of destinations.