Formalities

All the essential information for your cruise with PONANT

Navigate to the novel and unknown: Discover the new Le Commandant Charcot website.
Live an immersive digital experience deep at the heart of extreme lands and environments, as if you were really there.

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Complete immersion on the edge of Greenland

Three days and two nights: discover behind the scenes of an exceptional human adventure.

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Our ships

Discover our exceptional ships

Discover the ships

The Ponant signature

Explore to better understand, share and protect

Experience a meaningful voyage

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

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Sail to secret shores

Stopovers and moorings off the beaten track, sometimes unexplored

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Travel consciously

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

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Explore the world on human-sized ships

A limited number of staterooms and suites for intimate voyages

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Enjoy a journey crafted just for you

Bespoke onboard services for the most customized cruise available

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Inspirations

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

Visit Le Paul Gauguin

Visit Le Paul Gauguin

Explore the most beautiful fjords and all the shades of these majestic natural sites
Australia's iconic Kimberley

Australia's iconic Kimberley

In Antarctica, discover the emperor penguins

In Antarctica, discover the emperor penguins

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

Carribean essentials

Hoist the sails with Le Ponant

Hoist the sails with Le Ponant

An uniquely and exclusive voyage experience aboard this legendary yacht
Explore Arctic's richness

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.

PONANT News



Discover the polar regions with renowned women explorers

Discover the polar regions with renowned women explorers

Le Commandant Charcot : semi-tour of the Antarctica

Le Commandant Charcot : semi-tour of the Antarctica

Le Paul Gauguin : 25 years of sailing

Le Paul Gauguin : 25 years of sailing

PONANT supports innovation for the oceans

PONANT supports innovation for the oceans

2022 a year of recognition for PONANT

2022 a year of recognition for PONANT

Journey of a lifetime to Snow Hill Island

Journey of a lifetime to Snow Hill Island

Travel is an Art: new theme cruises collection

Travel is an Art: new theme cruises collection

PONANT in the highest latitudes

PONANT in the highest latitudes

PONANT honoured at Condé Nast Traveler Reader's Choice awards

PONANT honoured at Condé Nast Traveler Reader's Choice awards

Annual report on quantifiable sustainability commitments

Annual report on quantifiable sustainability commitments

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

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