Expedition
L'AustralSistership elegance for expedition and discovery — refined staterooms, Zodiac landings, and French hospitality worldwide since 2011.
264
145
142 m
2011

14 vessels · Expedition, Yacht
French luxury expedition yachting
PONANT is a French cruise line specialising in luxury expedition and yacht-style voyages aboard small, refined ships to remote and iconic destinations worldwide.
12 vessels
Expedition
L'AustralSistership elegance for expedition and discovery — refined staterooms, Zodiac landings, and French hospitality worldwide since 2011.
264
145
142 m
2011
Expedition
Le BellotPONANT EXPLORER designed for absolute comfort — refinement, intimacy, and environmentally conscious expedition tech.
184
118
131 m
2020
Expedition
Le BoréalFirst of the Sisterships — a human-scale expedition yacht blending French luxury, intimacy, and access to ports reserved for small ships.
264
145
142 m
2010
Expedition
Le BougainvilleExplorer-series yacht named for the great navigator — Blue Eye immersion and French expedition luxury.
184
118
131 m
2019
Expedition
Le ChamplainSecond PONANT EXPLORER — refined expedition yacht with Blue Eye lounge and intimate 184-guest capacity.
184
118
131 m
2018
Expedition
Le Commandant CharcotWorld’s first luxury hybrid-electric LNG polar exploration ship — PC2 ice class, onboard science labs, and Relais & Châteaux hospitality at the poles.
245
215
150 m
2021
Expedition
Le Dumont d'UrvilleNamed for the polar explorer — an EXPLORER yacht built for discovery, with Blue Eye and intimate capacity.
184
118
131 m
2019
Expedition
Le Jacques CartierYoungest of the PONANT EXPLORERS — Blue Eye lounge, elegant suites, and a different way to experience expedition.
184
118
131 m
2020
Expedition
Le LapérouseFirst of the PONANT EXPLORERS — Blue Eye underwater lounge, cleaner tech, and next-generation expedition yachting.
184
118
131 m
2018
Expedition
Le LyrialNewest of the Sisterships — slightly more intimate capacity with the same refined French expedition experience.
245
145
142 m
2015
Expedition
Le SoléalTrue to the PONANT spirit — Sistership luxury, wellbeing, and curiosity-led exploration on a human scale.
264
145
142 m
2013
2 vessels
Yacht
Le PonantPONANT’s iconic three-masted sailing yacht — the world’s first sailboat awarded Relais & Châteaux, for voyages that feel like a private charter.
32
33
88 m
1991 (refit 2022)
Yacht
Spirit of PonantLagoon Seventy 7 maxi-catamaran for intimate, charter-style sailing — service excellence and open-sea exploration for just 12 guests.
12
4
23 m
2024

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