Ponant Yacht Cruises & Expeditions

PONANT has chosen the Syroco EfficientShip platform to support the design and digital modelling of the innovative Swap2Zero project. A digital twin based on physics and artificial intelligence will make it possible to simulate the behaviour of the different components of the ship to evaluate her energy consumption and minimise her emissions. Swap2Zero is the […]

PONANT has launched its 52-page Ultimate Kimberley Expedition Guide, solidifying its position as the unrivalled leader in magnificent luxury trips along Western Australia’s remote and untamed Kimberley coast. The guide, artfully designed to pique tourists’ sense of adventure, thoroughly examines the ins and outs of sailing around the historic coastline on an expedition. It digs into […]

Ponant, the world leader in luxury expeditions, has launched an exclusive offer for the Australian and New Zealand markets, with inclusive flights on select 2024 Japanese itineraries sailing through Kyushu’s western islands between Kagoshima and Fukuoka, as well as itineraries sailing through Japan’s sublime subtropical islands between Naha and Keelung. For a limited time, guests […]

According to Ponant’s Chair Asia Pacific, Sarina Bratton AM, the company’s recent partnership with pearling company Paspaley to launch the new Paspaley Pearl (“marks a milestone in the development of boutique expedition travel”). Bratton, in announcing the 30-passenger luxury vessel, said the ship would offer a “new and different standard of excellence in this pristine region.”  “This […]

For the first time ever, a cruise passenger of PONANT’s Le Commandant Charcot was able to navigate through the frozen Weddell Sea Ice to Snow Hill Island to meet a colony of thousands of Emperor Penguins.

After an absence of more than three years, the small exploration ship Le Lapérouse returned to Sydney Harbour last Friday, marking the beginning of the much-awaited 2023 season for Ponant. Le Lapérouse departed Sydney the same evening on a new eight-day trip that will take them to Hobart, highlighting the finest of Australia’s south-eastern coast […]

PONANT has a holiday gift to every passenger joining their 2023 voyages.

Ponant has launched its Northern Hemisphere Summer 2024 program, with highlights including the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and Northern Europe. Fifty new sailings have opened, from myriads of Greek islands to the cliffs of Ireland, unspoiled vistas in Algeria, and turquoise waters in the Canary Islands. Ponant offers 28 voyages to Mediterranean destinations and 22 to […]

There is no need to pay extra for the privacy of your own room in a PONANT cruise.

Small ship cruise line PONANT offers cash back on its luxury expeditions to the remote islands of Tahiti and Seychelles.

Luxury small ship cruise line PONANT offers an array of discounts and cash back to joiners of select Le Commandant Charcot Expeditions.

Ponant has revealed its 2024 Kimberley season, during which the brand-new expedition ship Le Jacques Cartier will make her Australian premiere alongside the already-established Le Laperouse. Beginning in April 2024, a total of 22 departures will make the journey from Broome to Darwin, and it will feature in-depth tours through the rugged Kimberley terrain. The […]

The three-masted sailing yacht Le Ponant, which has recently emerged from several months-long renovations at the San Giorgio del Porto shipyard in Italy, is set to arrive in Australia next year. The huge makeover has reduced the newly envisioned ship’s capacity to 32 passengers, with a passenger-to-crew ratio of 1:1. The vessel originally carried 64 […]

A new itinerary touring New Zealand and the Chatham Islands has been revealed by Ponant. On 7 January 2023, it will sail from port aboard the small luxury adventure ship Le Lapérouse. To celebrate the launch of the new itinerary, PONANT is providing guests from Australia and New Zealand with a special limited-time offer that […]

Embark on a Mediterranean cruise and enjoy a taste of the “dolce vita” to experience an exotic escape with PONANT on a small-ship luxury cruise.

PONANT has successfully returned to Antarctica with four Luxury Expedition Vessels exploring the region.

It’s time for your clients to get ready for their next voyage with PONANT and lock in their travel plans for 2022 & 2023!

Let PONANT be their guide to Japan’s culture, cuisine and daily life.

PONANT has launched the sales of its Arctic programme for Summer 2023 that will take guests to wintry destinations of Spitsbergen, Greenland, Iceland, Alaska and the Russian Arctic.

PONANT took delivery of Le Commandant Charcot, the first hybrid electric polar
exploration ship powered by Liquefied Natural Gas.