In episode 21 Stephen cruised on Ponant’s Le Lyrial ex Nice on one of the first cruises after the COVID19 cruise pause. Chris brings his Maritime History and Cruise News, whilst Peter recommends 5 ports where evening excursions are highly recommended.

Le LyrialAft Pool DeckAtrium & Guest ServicesLounge BarRestaurantPanorama LoungeResort CasualBalcony StateroomAft DeckLe Lyrial Sunset

Maritime History

• Which two ships were responsible for shorting WWII? Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth carried record numbers of troops. Chris’s video https://youtu.be/LFQh4Eo0uB8

Cruise News:

• Princess cruises cleared of any wrong doing in the Ruby Princess Australia Inquiry.
• Diamond Princess replaces Sapphire princes in South America.
• MSC Grandiosa recommences Mediterranean cruises
• A-ROSA delays the delivery if its new “E-Motion”ship from May 2021 to March 2022.
• As mentioned by Seth in Ep20. Oosterdam (HAL) Circumnavigation of Australia is now open for sale
•               20 Nov 2021 – 32nt Sydney Return – https://bit.ly/2YlfhAi
•               20 Nov 2021 – 21nt Sydney to Fremantle – https://bit.ly/2Yn8xSK
•               11 Dec 2021 – 11nt Fremantle to Sydney – https://bit.ly/3l1PG9s

CLIA

• Pete recommends 5 ports where evening shore excursions are highly recommended.
•               Edinburgh, Scotland
•               St Petersburg, Russia
•               Buenos Aires, Argentina
•               Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
•               Kusadasi, Turkey

Cruise Review

• Stephen lives in Paris, and completed a cruise in Aug 2020 on Le Lyrial, as Ponant recommenced cruises from Nice to Corsica.
• Ponant Cruises: https://au.ponant.com  
• Le Lyrial: https://au.ponant.com/le-lyrial
• Le Lyrial Cruise Departures: https://au.ponant.com/cruises/on-board/vessel-le-lyrial

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