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The Polar Regions Aboard Our Luxury Icebreaker
Voted #1—Condé Nast Travelers Reader’s Choice Awards
PONANT & Smithsonian Journeys
The Mediterranean—Summer 2023

Luxury Icebreaker

Le Commandant Charcot

Go further into the ice for an even more exclusive experience in the polar regions.

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Winner

Best Small Ships & Best Expedition Ships

We are honored to announce that PONANT has received not one, but two Condé Nast Traveler’s 2022 Reader’s Choice Awards! Best Small Ships and Best Expedition Ships.

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Solar Eclipse 2023

PONANT | Smithsonian Journeys

Le Lapérouse sails into the Timor Sea to take up a position in the path of totality of the solar eclipse.

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Summer 2023

With its lands bathed in sunshine, its crystal clear waters and its legendary sites, the Mediterranean is a complete destination.

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Navigate to the novel and unknown—discover the new Le Commandant Charcot website.
Explore an immersive digital experience deep at the heart of extreme lands and environments, as if you were really there.

The adventure starts here

Our ships

Discover our exceptional ships

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Sisterships
Ponant Explorers
ICEBREAKER

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Sisterships

Ponant Explorers

ICEBREAKER

The Ponant signature

Explore to better understand, share and protect

Experience a meaningful voyage

Inspiring, human and environmental conscious experiences, accompanied by our experts

Sail to secret shores

Stopovers and moorings off the beaten track, sometimes unexplored

Travel consciously

The latest green technoloy used, environmental impact studies and activities co-constructed with local people

Explore the world on human-sized ships

A limited number of staterooms and suites for intimate voyages

Enjoy a journey crafted just for you

Bespoke onboard services for the most customized cruise available

Experience a meaningful voyage

Inspiring, human and environmental conscious experiences, accompanied by our experts

Sail to secret shores

Stopovers and moorings off the beaten track, sometimes unexplored

Travel consciously

The latest green technoloy used, environmental impact studies and activities co-constructed with local people

Explore the world on human-sized ships

A limited number of staterooms and suites for intimate voyages

Enjoy a journey crafted just for you

Bespoke onboard services for the most customized cruise available

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

Beyond exploration

Our teams went to the north-east of Greenland to test an immersive experience in the heart of the Great North. Discover behind the scenes of this exceptional human adventure.

"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.