Le Commandant Charcot

PONANT's Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s only luxury icebreaker, has been able to give her guests one of the most exclusive wildlife viewing experiences on the planet - reaching the emperor penguin colony on Snow Hill Island, in the Weddell Sea, on two unique voyages.

PONANT is set to launch a new polar odyssey multi-day off-ship adventure for guests sailing to the Arctic aboard Le Commandant Charcot.

PONANT’s Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s only luxury icebreaker, has completed another feat of navigation by becoming the first French cruise ship to cross…

PONANT has this afternoon confirmed the appointment of former APT Travel Group boss Chris Hall as the ultra-luxury expedition cruise operators CEO, Asia Pacific and Special Advisor, commencing in the role full-time from 1 February 2023.

Ponant has released a new brochure centred wholly on Luxury Expeditions and Yacht-Style Voyages for March to November 2023.

Shipbuilder Fincantieri has inked a contract to build a new ultra-luxury cruise ship for an unspecified customer.

PONANT has continued to deploy innovative solutions across its fleet, setting the seal on environmental excellence by obtaining Green Marine Europe certification for the third year running.

Since welcoming the resumption of cruising in April 2022, PONANT’s newly restructured Asia Pacific Business Development Team have been making a vast impact on…

Polar travel specialists, Chimu Adventures, has introduced a new suite of luxury Antarctica travel experiences for Australian travellers.

PONANT has opened sales of luxury expeditions aboard Le Commandant Charcot for the Arctic 2023 season. The program features ten departures ranging from 10- to 24-nights duration, including five exceptional, new, or revisited itineraries.