This October, PONANT celebrated the inaugural visit of Le Lyrial to New York City, marking the return of the company to the Big Apple since 2017.
As the ship sailed into the harbor and past the Statue of Liberty, guests and team onboard were overwhelmed with emotion. We are thrilled for PONANT’s return to New York City and it has been an honor to receive such a warm welcome from local officials and our partners here.
Hervé Gastinel, CEO of PONANT
Plaque exchange: a time-honored maritime tradition
From left PONANT CEO Americas Samuel Chamberlain, Capt. Stanislas Devorsine, NYCEDC's Francisco Pineda, CEO of PONANT Hervé Gastinel, Acting Port Director Jeffrey Greene, Port America Ken Winkler
On October 1st, a plaque exchange ceremony was attended by executives from PONANT, including CEO & Chief Sustainability Officer Hervé Gastinel, Deputy CEO Belinda Hindmarsh, and CEO Americas Samuel Chamberlain. Key officials and partners from New York in attendance included Francisco Pineda, Executive Vice President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), Acting Port Director Jeffrey Green, and officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Ports America.
The biggest city in the United States is fascinating on many accounts. With its five particularly spread out districts - Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island –, it offers an incredible number of cultural interests. You’ll just love taking in the constant buzz in Times Square, discovering beautiful classical masterpieces at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, taking a stroll in Central Park’s 341 hectares, or climbing to the top of the Statue of Liberty. Not surprising then that the Big Apple is to be consumed without moderation!
