Ponant Yacht Cruises

Ponant Yacht Cruises 2020-2021 

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Ponant (an archaic French naval term for "West") is a French cruise line based in Marseilles, operating nine ships with 64 to 264 guests for an international market. Two new explorer vessels arrive in 2020, and Le Commandant Charcot icebreaker in 2021. In August 2019 Ponant acquired Paul Gauguin Cruises to expand its itineraries in French Polynesia. Ponant also partners with National Geographic, their photographer and expert joining each cruise. Many cruises have no single supplement. In the northern Summer all ships sail the UK and European coastlines from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, and west to Canada. For other months Grand Voyages reach South America, Antarctica, French Polynesia, and SE Asia. Themed European cruises focus on Golf, Classical Music, Jazz, Wellness, Bridge, Food and Wine. The eight larger ships have ice-strengthened hulls and Zodiacs for onshore exploration. There's a strong emphasis on coastal cruising, with long days in port, overnights, and late departures.

All Ponant Yacht Cruises Ships 

	Ship Name	Stars	Passengers	Launched
	L'Austral		264	2011	View Cruises
	Le Bellot  Australia Visit		184	April 2020	View Cruises
	Le Boreal		264	2010	View Cruises
	Le Bougainville		184	April 2019	View Cruises
	Le Champlain		184	Oct 2018	View Cruises
	Le Dumont-D'Urville		184	June 2019	View Cruises
	Le Jacques Cartier		184	July 2020	View Cruises
	Le Laperouse  Australia Seasons		180	July 2018	View Cruises
	Le Lyrial		244	2015	View Cruises
	Le Ponant		64	1991	View Cruises
	Le Soléal		264	2013	View Cruises

Most Popular Ponant Yacht Cruises - Last 7 Days

Listed below (in descending order) are the 8 most popular cruises found from our exclusive searches of EVERY cabin on EVERY ship on EVERY future cruise by this cruiseline. Results are updated here whenever changes are found, but this varies considerably with different cruiselines. If you want the cheapest cruise on this ship, this is where you will find it every time so check back often!

Ponant Yacht Cruises has an overall score of 4.8 out of 5 based on 4 guests we surveyed after their cruise.
Category	Overall	Cabin	Dining	Entertainment	Service
Average rating	4.8	5	4.8	4.3	5

While only MY Le Ponant is a three-masted sailing barque, all nine vessels become your private yachts. Ashore, discover cultures and scenery unseen by large cruise ships. On board the smart décor and modern facilities just invite you to relax, whether privately in your stateroom, or the library, or with fellow guests over a drink, as you recount the day’s activities. Cuisine is the finest French, with gourmet dishes and fine wines (and special diets are catered for). With Ponant, the ‘destination’ is both on-shore discovery, and the ship. Though mainly French, guests include families, couples and groups of friends from diverse backgrounds and ages. The ships are stabilised for optimum sailing conditions. Ponant Yacht Cruises was awarded Cruise Critic Australia Editors’ Picks 2018 "Best for Luxury"; and “Best Adventure Cruise Line” by Cruise Passenger (Australasia) Readers’ Choice 2019.

Avg star rating: 4.3 stars
Avg ship capacity: 213
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