Negative was the english lectures which were poor and limited. As this is a french ship, there was separate lectures for the french-speaking. All announcements were in dual languages. French passengers were friendly ...

Sail Date August 2019

dlyons4937

3 Reviews Written

30 Helpful Votes

Wonderful Alumni Cruise

Le Dumont d'Urville

Baltic Sea

Ponant cruise lines chartered the Le Dumont D'Urville to Thomas P Gohagan & Co. who then marketed the Baltic Sea cruise primarily through college/university alumni offices, Smithsonian Journeys, National Trust for ...

Sail Date July 2019

deborah hoyle

2 Reviews Written

7 Helpful Votes

Could we please stop time?

Le Laperouse

Baltic Sea

In August, 2018, we first cruised along the coast of Croatia on Le Lyrial. It was fabulous-great weather, beautiful scenery with clear bright skies and turquoise waters. Our choice to do the Laperouse cruise was in ...

Sail Date September 2018

yahoomoo

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Classy cruising

Le Soleal

Baltic Sea

I had an invitation to cruise the Baltic - a chance for me to retrace my footsteps as a young traveller in this part of the world which has seen so many changes, Le Soleal lived up to all promises, with ...

Sail Date June 2018

Ed S

2 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

Good ship some bad excursions

Le Soleal

Baltic Sea

We chose Tauck small ship cruises due to reputation. We had a good experience last year on two river cruises. We would not recommend small ship cruises with Tauck. I had written a 5 page letter describing both ...

Sail Date May 2018

Vasterborg

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Great introduction to the North Atlantic

Le Soleal

Baltic Sea

Solely because of the itineraries and the size of the ship. We had always wanted to visit Norway, the islands of the North Atlantic and Iceland. The two back to back cruises provided a wonderful introduction the the ...

Sail Date June 2017

Annjs

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

A fabulous itinerary on a beautiful, elegant yacht

Le Soleal

Baltic Sea

The itinerary was fabulous, with varied and interesting ports of call: Beautiful Stockholm, elegant Helsinki, opulent St Petersburg (3 days), unspoilt Tallin with its exquisite Old Town and lovely local shops, ...

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Sail Date May 2017

JessicaIB

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Some Nice Amenities, But

Le Soleal

Baltic Sea

Tauck Tours uses this ship for the Baltic Tour. I won't write about the "tour" part, but the ship had some good aspects. The staterooms were nice and clean. The bed comfortable. After day two, we spent a lot of time ...

Sail Date May 2017

jkmann

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Cruising up to St Petersburg aboard Le Boreal

Le Boreal

Baltic Sea

What an amazing adventure. Embarked at Stockholm after a couple of days on our own exploring the city- the experience was totally seamless and the crew were there to meet us and make us feel so Welcome The ...

Sail Date June 2016

Sandbar45

1 Review Written

10 Helpful Votes

Most uninspired cruise line we have ever used.

Le Soleal

Baltic Sea

We paid a premium price for this cruise to see what a more luxurious ship was like. We expected much more than we actually got. Ship only 2 years old, so quite modern and trendier than other cruise lines. Cabin same ...

Sail Date June 2015

sailoruk

5 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

Kiel Canal Cruise

Le Boreal

Baltic Sea

Have recently returned from a short cruise sailing from London - Tower Bridge to Copenhagen through the Kiel Canal. The info we received from Ponant re embarkation started us off on a wrong footing - giving us ...

Sail Date May 2014

Cekcek

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Not luxury at all!

Le Dumont d'Urville

Baltic Sea

Great WiFi and easy to get on and off the boat, great butter and cheese...other than that is was like being on a geriatric prison boat. Same food everyday Extremely minimal service Small Dark rooms with the ...

Sail Date September 2019