Ponant's Le Boréal and L’Austral will cruise around the British Isles and Ireland, including the Scilly Isles, Shetlands, Dublin, Liverpool and Scottish Highlands in May and June next year.
Fergus Poole, GAC UK’s newly appointed cruise manager, says the high prestige business is a boost to GAC’s growing cruise operations in and around the UK and Ireland.
Marc Berberian, Ponant’s port operations manager, says GAC’s recently enhanced support for the cruise sector in and around the British Isles, and its well established port agency infrastructure, were key factors in the selection of the company.
'We were impressed by the frontline expertise available within GAC, both in port operations and in niche sectors like bunker fuels, marine leisure and superyachts.'
Poole, who was appointed to drive GAC UK’s cruise business in May, added that GAC’s value-added services such as shore expeditions and other related support have been well received by clients throughout Europe. These services, amongst others will be showcased at Seatrade Europe in Hamburg next month, where GAC’s pan-European team of cruise experts from northernmost Norway to the southern Mediterranean will be in attendance.
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