Signature Luxury Travel & Style

AN EYE FOR INNOVATION

Le Champlain may fly the French flag, but she looks perfectly at home among the Norwegian fjords. Although small – she only carries up to 184 passengers – this brand-new Ponant vessel is impressive in an understated way, and I consider myself fortunate to be among the first Australians to step aboard.

Named for the ‘Father of New France’, explorer Samuel de

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