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Highlights

Antarctica Winter 2023-24 Now Open for Bookings
Experience the Magic Up North in the Summer of 2022 & 2023
PONANT & Smithsonian Journeys
Summer Cruises Tailor Made for Families

Antarctica

2023-24

Discover two incredible ways to discover the white continent!

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Summer 2022 & 2023

Get Some Northern Exposure

Embark aboard our luxury ships in summer 2022 & 2023 and depart for an authentic adventure through the captivating scenery of the North!

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Enriched to Inspire

PONANT | Smithsonian Journeys

Join us on curated, all inclusive itineraries which feature Smithsonian Journeys experts and included excursions that celebrate our instinct to explore.

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Quality Family Time

This Summer, bring the whole family for an unforgettable experience in the Mediterranean.

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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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Polar Explorer

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Why Ponant ?

Discover the exclusive benefits of PONANT

Luxurious small ships

French art of living
and refined gastronomy

World Leader of
Luxury Expeditions

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organized from A to Z

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the environment

Inspirations

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

Expedition to Spitsbergen

Explore the most beautiful fjords and all the shades of these majestic natural sites

PONANT & Smithsonian Journeys

A unique alliance

PONANT Expeditions

PONANT expeditions offer a blend of luxury, adventure, and exploration aboard intimate yachts to every corner of the globe.

Top 5 most beautiful islands in the world

Visit Le Commandant Charcot

360° virtual tour of Le Commandant Charcot

The Blue Eye, a unique underwater multi-sensory lounge

Experience the Blue Eye, a below-waterline lounge designed especially for the PONANT Explorers series by architect Jacques Rougerie to sublimate the underwater world.

"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.