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Highlights

Under sail aboard Le Ponant
Your polar expedition
In the Land of the Rising Sun
New offers in 2023

Le Ponant

Aboard our legendary yacht, enjoy an enchanting and unique interlude in the heart of Cape Verde and the Caribbean.

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Antarctica

Winter 2024-25 : discover our itineraries for a polar odyssey on the White Continent.

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Enchanting

Explore the most secret shores of eternal Japan

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New

Get away with up to €2,000 off per guest

The Antarctic, the Arctic, French Polynesia, Madagascar, Belize…

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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.

Visit Le Paul Gauguin

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

Australia's iconic Kimberley

In Antarctica, discover the emperor penguins

Enjoy the unique experience of observing this rare bird, emblematic of the region

Carribean essentials

Hoist the sails with Le Ponant

An uniquely and exclusive voyage experience aboard this legendary yacht

Explore Arctic's richness

On the look-out for wildlife, explore the most beautiful fjords and glaciers in Spitsbergen

"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.