Le Jacques Cartier

Combining the desire for adventure with five-star travel In keeping with the philosophy of Ponant and the Ponant Explorers, Le Jacques Cartier combines the desire for adventure with five-star travel. A modern ship with slender, tapered lines, it is environmentally friendly and equipped with innovative technology. Tastefully decorated, Le Jacques Cartier reflects the universe so

Le Commandant-Charcot

Follow in the footsteps of the great polar explorers in discreet luxury Ponant’s ground-breaking new polar expedition vessel, arriving in March 2021, bears the name Le Commandant Charcot in recognition of the early 20th century explorer Captain Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who crossed the Arctic Circle and travelled to the Arctic for the first time in 1902.

Le Dumont-d’Urville

Everything is in place for an extraordinary cruise experience Ponant’s Explorer ships just keep on coming, with its ice-class vessel, Dumont-d’Urville, joining the fleet in June 2019 – the fourth to arrive in just 12 months. It belongs to a new generation of ships fitted with innovative equipment and designed to be environmentally friendly, with

Le Bougainville

Combining discovery and exploration with luxury In April 2019 Le Bougainville became the third in Ponant’s Explorer series, a new generation of ships designed to combine discovery and exploration with luxury, even in the planet’s most remote and isolated regions. “I wanted the ships in the Ponant Explorers series to embody the very best in

Le Champlain

Exploring the remotest regions on the planet in comfort and privacy The second in the Ponant Explorers series, arriving in 2018, Le Champlain successfully manages to subtly combine the desire to explore the remotest regions of the planet with the comfort and privacy of a cosily intimate ship. The 92 cabins and suites are the

Le Lapérouse

First ship in a new series that remains true to the Ponant spirit