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Highlights

Our 2022 Roadshow Series
Tahiti, Bora Bora, Marquesas islands, Tuamotu...
An Australian first...
Antarctica aboard Le Commandant Charcot

You're Invited

We'll be back on the road around Australia in August, September and October for the 'Explore to Inspire' Roadshow Series, bringing you incredible stories, presentations from our fantastic Expedition team, and much more!

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Polynesia

Make your South Pacific dreams come true...

Discover the enchanting landscapes of the Polynesian archipelago in 2022 and 2023

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Le Ponant

The Pinnacle Kimberley Experience

Welcoming our flagship luxury three-masted sailing yacht down under for the first time in 2023, to provide Australian-first Kimberley sailing expeditions together with Paspaley.

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Antarctica

aboard the World's Only Luxury Icebreaker

Our 2023-24 season Antarctica explorations aboard Le Commandant Charcot are open for sale. Make history aboard this incredible ship.

DISCOVER ITINERARIES

Beyond exploration: 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

Discover the ships

Sailing ship

Sailing ship

Sisterships

Sisterships

Ponant Explorers

Ponant Explorers

ICEBREAKER

ICEBREAKER

Paul Gauguin Cruises

Paul Gauguin Cruises

The Ponant signature

Explore to better understand, learn, 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

Inspirations

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

Our A to Z of sustainability

Our A to Z of sustainability

How do we practice sustainable tourism?

PONANT Webinars

PONANT Webinars

Learn more about our destinations and voyages with the PONANT team.

PONANT & NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Cruises

PONANT & NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Cruises

Embark on the voyage of a lifetime accompanied by National Geographic Experts & Photographers to enrich your journey.

Explore in 360°

Explore in 360°

Our destinations from every angle.

Solo traveller offers

Solo traveller offers

View our selection of departures with no single supplement charge.

Paul Gauguin Cruises

Paul Gauguin Cruises

Discover enchanting luxury voyages to French Polynesia and the South Pacific now Paul Gauguin Cruises has joined the PONANT Family.

"Opening my stateroom's curtains at 3am to see magnificent pink and purple icebergs was a surreal experience."

Dominique. H Le Commandant Charcot, 2022

PONANT News

A voyage "on pointe"

A voyage "on pointe"

Le Commandant Charcot teamed up with the RV Kronprins Haakon in the Arctic

Le Commandant Charcot teamed up with the RV Kronprins Haakon in the Arctic

Guests to the geographic North Pole for the first time!

Guests to the geographic North Pole for the first time!

PONANT welcomes Tigre Yoga Club on board

PONANT welcomes Tigre Yoga Club on board

Goal: zero impact when sailing for PONANT’s 14th ship

Goal: zero impact when sailing for PONANT’s 14th ship

PONANT reaffirms its environmental commitment

PONANT reaffirms its environmental commitment

World Oceans Day: PONANT and Maud Fontenoy Foundation

World Oceans Day: PONANT and Maud Fontenoy Foundation

Discover our lecturers and guests of honour

Discover our lecturers and guests of honour

New themed collections

New themed collections

Le Bellot christening

Le Bellot christening

Blue Climate Summit on the m/s Paul Gauguin

Blue Climate Summit on the m/s Paul Gauguin

PONANT Science workshop

PONANT Science workshop