{"id":246914,"date":"2025-01-20T06:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T23:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=246914"},"modified":"2025-01-19T22:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T15:36:57","slug":"ponant-buys-stake-in-aqua-expeditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/01\/ponant-buys-stake-in-aqua-expeditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponant buys stake in Aqua Expeditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SINGAPORE, 20 January 2025: Ponant Explorations Group, a small ship expedition cruise operator, acquires a majority stake in Aqua Expeditions, a specialist for river and ocean cruises in South America and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This strategic acquisition, backed by Art\u00e9mis Group, the Pinault family\u2019s investment company, which owns prestigious fashion houses, will empower Aqua Expeditions to continue expanding its footprint globally and enable the company\u2019s growth as a destination specialist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"324\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246918 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4-9.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4-9-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4-9-600x263.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4-9-696x305.jpg 696w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 740px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 740\/324;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Aqua Expeditions currently operates river explorations in the Peruvian Amazon and the Mekong Delta (Cambodia and Vietnam), and coastal yacht voyages in East Indonesia \u2014 Komodo National Park, Ambon and the Spice Islands, Raja Ampat, and Asmat \u2014 and the Galapagos Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its founder and CEO, Francesco Galli Zugaro, will remain a shareholder and, along with his senior management team, will continue to lead the company as a stand-alone business unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This transaction comes at a pivotal time as Aqua Expeditions ramps up the launch of its East Africa itineraries, exploring the Seychelles and Tanzania, with a particular focus on the Aldabra group of islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ponant Explorations Group has a fleet of 14 French-flagged small ships.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE, 20 January 2025: Ponant Explorations Group, a small ship expedition cruise operator, acquires a majority stake in Aqua Expeditions, a specialist for river and ocean cruises in South America and Southeast Asia. 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