PONANT Expedition Cruises
PONANT is a French luxury expedition line known for small ships, refined French cuisine and voyages to places larger cruise ships cannot reach.
Its fleet, including Le Boréal, L'Austral, Le Lyrial, Le Champlain and Le Commandant Charcot, sails from Antarctica and the Arctic to the Kimberley in Australia, New Zealand's subantarctic islands and South America.
Our US-based advisors help you choose the ship, region and season, and arrange your flights and hotel stays at each end of the voyage.
Le Commandant Charcot
A Luxury Icebreaker: Delivered in 2021, Le Commandant Charcot is described as the industry's first luxury icebreaker.
Deeper into the Ice: A Polar Class 2 hull takes it to places few ships can reach, such as the Weddell Sea, the Ross Sea and the geographic North Pole.
Cleaner Power: About 245 guests sail on hybrid propulsion that combines LNG with high-capacity batteries.
Where PONANT Sails
Antarctica: The Antarctic Peninsula, the Falklands and South Georgia.
The Arctic: Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland, the Canadian Arctic and the North Pole.
Beyond the Poles: The Kimberley coast of Australia, New Zealand's subantarctic islands and South America.
Booking PONANT
Short Seasons: Polar voyages run only a few months each year, and the best suites book well in advance.
Our advisors help you choose between ships and itineraries, plan your gear and arrival days, and arrange flights and hotels before and after the expedition. Contact us to start planning.
More expeditions: Seabourn Venture and AQUA Expeditions.
