PONANT is making its Antarctic voyages more accessible than ever with up to 30% off earlybird bookings of all 2026-2027 sailings.

PONANT is offering savings of up to 30% on its 2026-2027 Antarctic season voyages, across all departures*. As sisterships Le Boréal, Le Lyrial, Le Soléal and L’ Austral set sail on 36 departures across six distinct itineraries between January 2026 and March 2027, PONANT invites travellers to discover the small-ship difference as they gain privileged access to explore one of the final frontiers.

Not many tourists visit the true North Pole each year, yet alone ever. The number is less than 1,000. But French luxury expedition cruise line PONANT makes the seemingly impossible, possible. The operator of the world’s only luxury ice-breaker, Le Commandant Charcot, is one of the few cruise lines that make the voyage achievable, and has done so on 11 occasions since launching in 2021.

Paul Gauguin Cruises’ m/s Paul Gauguin will enter a seven-week dry dock in Singapore in February 2025, with the 330-guest vessel to make its first visit to Australia when it emerges from the multimillion refurbishment.

Crystal has announced its 2025 Chairman’s Cruise will be a special Arctic expedition aboard the chartered Le Lyrial, on an exclusive 15-day itinerary from Oslo, Norway to Reykjavik, Iceland.

From November 9 to 26, 2024, PONANT State Manager NSW & ACT Kristina Sambaher hosted an exciting agent famil aboard L’Austral to Antarctica, guided by the expertise of Captain Fabien Roche.

The fifth year of PONANT’s collaboration with Smithsonian Journeys will see an expanded line-up, with the introduction of seven new journeys among the 36 co-branded sailings for 2026.

After nearly a decade as Chairman Asia Pacific and recently serving as Strategic Advisor to Ponant’s Global CEO, Sarina Bratton AM recently concluded her official capacity with the luxury French expedition cruise line, PONANT.

Signature Travel Network has expanded its portfolio of cruise partners in 2025 with the addition of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection and Sea Cloud Cruises.

PONANT has welcomed back Julie Golding in a “strategic step” for the company as it further strengthens its position in the luxury cruise market in the region.

PONANT has confirmed its project with Paspaley Group to operate the luxury motor yacht PASPALEY PEARL, is no longer proceeding, LATTE can reveal.

A funding boost has been confirmed for PONANT’s Swap2Zero project which aims to make the world’s first decarbonised ship a reality by 2030.