PONANT EXPLORATIONS

In 2027, Ponant Explorations will offer 12-night voyages to the geographic North Pole aboard Le Commandant Charcot. Designed to showcase “the full magnitude of polar exploration in a shorter time frame,” these itineraries are a response to demand from the Americas’ market and complement the line’s longer North Pole voyages.

Ponant Explorations says its tradition of “French refinement at sea,” led by its gastronomy will reach a pinnacle in 2027. Available aboard Le Commandant Charcot, home to Nuna—the only Alain Ducasse restaurant at sea—Ponant will be introducing a partnership with Le Club des Chefs des Chefs, touted as “the world’s most prestigious gastronomic society.”

Following the success of its first catamaran – Spirit of Ponant – in Corsica and the Seychelles in 2024, PONANT EXPLORATIONS is expanding to more exceptional destinations.

In response to rapid growth in the luxury home-based travel agency sector, PONANT EXPLORATIONS has announced the appointment of Sandra Cahill as its new National Sales Manager for Home-Based Travel Agents.

PONANT EXPLORATIONS’ Fly, Stay & Cruise package for the 2026 Kimberley season is now available for booking offering a “seamless” way to discover the region’s rugged beauty.

A new PONANT EXPLORATIONS voyage through Baja California, Mexico in the winter of 2027 comes on the back of three years of meticulous planning, according to the cruise line.

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

A new world first is on the cards for PONANT EXPLORATIONS as it confirmed its luxury icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot will embark on a full circumnavigation of Antarctica between January and March 2028.