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PONANT

14 vessels · Expedition, Yacht

PONANT

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.

Expedition

12 vessels

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L'Austral

Expedition

L'Austral

Sistership elegance for expedition and discovery — refined staterooms, Zodiac landings, and French hospitality worldwide since 2011.

Guests

264

Crew

145

Length

142 m

Launched

2011

Le Bellot

Expedition

Le Bellot

PONANT EXPLORER designed for absolute comfort — refinement, intimacy, and environmentally conscious expedition tech.

Guests

184

Crew

118

Length

131 m

Launched

2020

Le Boréal

Expedition

Le Boréal

First of the Sisterships — a human-scale expedition yacht blending French luxury, intimacy, and access to ports reserved for small ships.

Guests

264

Crew

145

Length

142 m

Launched

2010

Le Champlain

Expedition

Le Champlain

Second PONANT EXPLORER — refined expedition yacht with Blue Eye lounge and intimate 184-guest capacity.

Guests

184

Crew

118

Length

131 m

Launched

2018

Le Commandant Charcot

World’s first luxury hybrid-electric LNG polar exploration ship — PC2 ice class, onboard science labs, and Relais & Châteaux hospitality at the poles.

Guests

245

Crew

215

Length

150 m

Launched

2021

Le Lapérouse

Expedition

Le Lapérouse

First of the PONANT EXPLORERS — Blue Eye underwater lounge, cleaner tech, and next-generation expedition yachting.

Guests

184

Crew

118

Length

131 m

Launched

2018

Le Lyrial

Expedition

Le Lyrial

Newest of the Sisterships — slightly more intimate capacity with the same refined French expedition experience.

Guests

245

Crew

145

Length

142 m

Launched

2015

Le Soléal

Expedition

Le Soléal

True to the PONANT spirit — Sistership luxury, wellbeing, and curiosity-led exploration on a human scale.

Guests

264

Crew

145

Length

142 m

Launched

2013

Le Ponant

PONANT’s iconic three-masted sailing yacht — the world’s first sailboat awarded Relais & Châteaux, for voyages that feel like a private charter.

Guests

32

Crew

33

Length

88 m

Launched

1991 (refit 2022)

Spirit of Ponant

Lagoon Seventy 7 maxi-catamaran for intimate, charter-style sailing — service excellence and open-sea exploration for just 12 guests.

Guests

12

Crew

4

Length

23 m

Launched

2024

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