Le Lyrial

Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) has introduced three new expedition voyages to its program in 2026. The added sailings are chartered expedition fleet ships of PONANT EXPLORATIONS Group.

PONANT EXPLORATIONS is offering guests a chance to experience as total solar eclipse in select regions of the Northern Hemisphere, on 12 August 2026.

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.

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.

PONANT has released its Antarctic 2025/26 program, spanning October 2025 to March 2026 with 34 departures sailing eight itineraries aboard PONANT Sisterships – Le Boréal, Le Soléal, L’Austral and Le Lyrial, as well as six departures aboard Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s only luxury icebreaker.

PONANT and Pierre Hermé Paris are combining their talents to celebrate an exploration of the senses and the inimitable art of “goûter” – afternoon tea – à la française. United by a shared philosophy, the two firms are offering an authentic multi-faceted experience of the senses.

PONANT has released its 2024/2025 sailing program of Antarctica to be operated by three ships – Le Lyrial, L’Austral and Le Boréal. Off the schedule for the 24/25 season is the deployment of the luxury icebreaker, Le Commandant Charcot.

Bookings have opened for PONANT’s Northern Hemisphere Summer 2024 voyages bound for the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Northern Europe, with 50 new sailings.

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

PONANT has released an exclusive offer for Australian and New Zealand guests looking to book a European escape in 2022, offering a half-priced deposit of 12.5%, valid on all new bookings made between 12 October and 30 November 2021.

Ponant has unveiled an extensive collection of around 60 itineraries in the Mediterranean for 2022, ranging from seven- to 14-nights and departing between March and October.

French luxury cruise line Ponant has frozen operation of its entire fleet, effective 15 March 2020, and introduced flexible rebooking options in response to the current COVID-19 public health crisis. A return-to-service date remains “undetermined”, the company said in a social media post.