A comprehensive guide to Ponant cruise ships, itineraries, cabins, onboard restaurants, entertainment, policies and more.

Ponant will offer an eight-day French Riviera cruise in 2026 aboard the renovated Le Ponant, covering iconic sites from Nice and including stops like Menton and Saint-Tropez.

So it is with a lighter conscience that we board Le Champlain – one of 13 vessels in Ponant's fleet – in St Lucia and set sail on the eight-night "Cruising the Caribbean's Windward Islands ...

Few Americans have heard of Ponant, a small-ship cruise line that specializes in upscale trips to the polar regions and other far-flung destinations. But that soon could be changing. The France ...

Can PONANT lead the transition of expedition cruising from granola to Grand cru? With the deep pockets of the Pinault family and five new sleek luxury yachts coming, the answer is big business.

With the COVID-19 climate calming down, Ponant is relaxing its pandemic protocols, doing away with pre-cruise testing requirements and mandatory mask-wearing.

Ponant executive Belinda Hindmarsh said the company had been curious about river cruising for some time, and now Ponant has a presence there with its Aqua Expeditions buy.

Small ship cruise line Compagnie du Ponant's next vessel will have larger suites in a nod to customer demand. The France-based company on Thursday announced the fourth ship in its Boreal Class ...

Ponant is dropping all charges in 2019 for Internet service on its expedition ships. Ponant said unlimited complimentary internet will be available in the staterooms and public areas of its ...

Ponant just added a new 79-foot sailing catamaran to its fleet. Christened Spirit of Ponant, the six-cabin multihull will debut in Corsica this July.

French cruise line Ponant and the travel arm of America's Smithsonian Institution just unveiled 30 epic new international itineraries for 2025.