01Dedicated Onboard Host
A personal Virtuoso host sails with your group, present throughout the voyage to answer questions and ensure every detail runs exactly as planned.
Ponant
The French art of expedition
Ponant sails the world differently — French in spirit, intimate by design, and unrivalled at the ends of the earth. The fleet runs from the three-masted sailing yacht Le Ponant to the Explorer-class ships and Le Commandant Charcot, the world's only luxury hybrid LNG-electric polar icebreaker, the first to carry guests to the geographic North Pole. Across all of them: Gallic cuisine, refined design, and a way of reaching the remote that never sacrifices elegance.
Virtuoso Voyages
Benefits included on every booking.
As a member of Virtuoso Voyages, we are able to offer our clients exclusive benefits on every sailing — arranged before you board and confirmed directly through us.
Where It Sails
Destinations
On Board
Experiences
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French Art de Vivre
Gallic gastronomy, an Alain Ducasse partnership at sea, and unhurried evenings at the bar — the French way of luxury, carried to the ends of the earth.
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Decks at the Water's Edge
Private terraces, a heated pool, and an outdoor whirlpool facing the wake — the ship's open decks designed for the long polar day or the warm tropical evening.
03
Wellness at Sea
A spa, sauna, and ocean-facing treatment spaces — restoration between Zodiac landings, with the sea always in view.
Itineraries
Sample Journeys
Illustrative routings to spark the imagination; published 2027 voyages to follow. Every sailing is shaped around you.
Antarctica & the Peninsula
Ushuaia · the Drake Passage · the Antarctic Peninsula · the South Shetlands
Ice, wildlife, and silence at the bottom of the world, with expert naturalists aboard.
The Geographic North Pole
Longyearbyen · the pack ice · 90°N · Spitsbergen
Aboard Le Commandant Charcot — the rarest voyage in luxury travel, to the top of the planet.
The Kimberley
Darwin · the Hunter River · King George Falls · Broome
Ancient gorges and tidal waterfalls along Australia's wild northwest, by Zodiac and ship.
Sail With Ponant Cruises
Book through Eden for Your World and unlock exclusive Virtuoso benefits on every Ponant Cruises voyage — onboard credits, private receptions, and VIP treatment unavailable anywhere else.
Plan This Cruise
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The Fleet
