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Highlights

Le Commandant Charcot
Head for the Indian Ocean
The treasures of the Pacific Ocean
The Arctic

Beyond exploration

Sail to the far reaches of the polar world on board Le Commandant Charcot.

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Enchanted interlude

Island hopping to explore secret and wild shores

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Mediterranean

Enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Polynesia aboard the m/s Paul Gauguin.

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Grandiose

Let yourself be carried into a world where man is the spectator of a sovereign nature.

See the Arctic departures

Navigate to the novel and unknown: Discover the new Le Commandant Charcot website.
Experience a digital immersion in the extreme polar environments visited on these expeditions, as if you were really there.

The adventure starts here

Our ships

Discover our exceptional ships

Sailing ship
Sisterships
Ponant Explorers
ICEBREAKER
Paul Gauguin Cruises

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Sailing ship

Sisterships

Ponant Explorers

ICEBREAKER

Paul Gauguin Cruises

The Ponant signature

Explore to better understand, share and protect

Experience a meaningful voyage

Inspiring, human and environmental conscious experiences, accompanied by our experts

Sail to secret shores

Stopovers and moorings off the beaten track, sometimes unexplored

Travel consciously

The latest green technoloy used, environmental impact studies and activities co-constructed with local people

Explore the world on human-sized ships

A limited number of staterooms and suites for intimate voyages

Enjoy a journey crafted just for you

Bespoke onboard services for the most customized cruise available

Experience a meaningful voyage

Inspiring, human and environmental conscious experiences, accompanied by our experts

Sail to secret shores

Stopovers and moorings off the beaten track, sometimes unexplored

Travel consciously

The latest green technoloy used, environmental impact studies and activities co-constructed with local people

Explore the world on human-sized ships

A limited number of staterooms and suites for intimate voyages

Enjoy a journey crafted just for you

Bespoke onboard services for the most customized cruise available

Inspirations

A selection of inspiring content to help you prepare for your next cruise.

Expedition to Spitsbergen

Explore the most beautiful fjords and all the shades of these majestic natural sites

Le Ponant

10 things you didn’t know about Antarctica

Is this icy continent a desert? How many time zones are there? What is the temperature during the southern summer? Escales reveals 10 facts you didn’t know about Antarctica!

Escapade in the Seychelles

Visit Le Commandant Charcot

360° virtual tour of Le Commandant Charcot

Immersion in Greenland

Icebergs, Inuit villages and traditions, wild landscapes: explore the Land of Men at 360°.

"We enjoyed travelling without organisational worries, the salutary contact with the ocean, the stopovers combining nature and civilisation thanks to the local guides, the enthusiasm of the naturalists and the caring attitude of the crew." Liliane S.