Ponant Cruises
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
Ponant Cruises sails 14 ships from 69 homeports to 513 ports. Most cruises are 6–8 nights, mostly in the Mediterranean, Black Sea.
- ShipsShips in service
- 14
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 334
- Homeports
- 69
- PortsPorts visited
- 513
- next 12 months
- Avg ship ageAverage ship age
- 16 yrs
The Ponant Cruises fleet
14 ships in service
| Photo | Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Decks | Cabins | Guests | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Commandant Charcot PC2-Polar Class 2 icebreaker cruise ship class · 2021 · 31,283 GT | 2021 | 31,283 | 9 | 123 | 245 | 215 | |
| Le Lyrial ice-strengthened cruise ship class · 2015 · 10,992 GT | 2015 | 10,992 | 7 | 122 | 224 | 140 | |
| Le Soléal ice-strengthened cruise ship class · 2013 · 10,992 GT | 2013 | 10,992 | 7 | 132 | 224 | 140 | |
| L'Austral ice-strengthened cruise ship class · 2011 · 10,944 GT | 2011 | 10,944 | 7 | 132 | 224 | 140 | |
| Le Boreal ice-strengthened cruise ship class · 2010 · 10,944 GT | 2010 | 10,944 | 7 | 132 | 224 | 140 |
Where Ponant Cruises sails
Ships starting a cruise in each region, by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Mediterranean, Black Sea: 4 ships at its busiest in May and 2 in Oct. Ponant Cruises also sails in Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean Islands, Arctic, Antarctica and Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands, and 7 more regions.
| Region | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean, Black Sea | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean Islands | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Arctic, Antarctica | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Asia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Ireland, UK, British Isles | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| East Coast USA and Canada New England | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Ships in region:1–23–56–1516+
A ship counts in a region when a cruise starting that month has most of its port calls there.
How long Ponant Cruises cruises are
Share of sailings by length, against other cruise lines in the same region and month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Across all regions, 45% of Ponant Cruises sailings are 6–8 nights, against 49% for other cruise lines.
Ponant Cruises
334 sailings
Other cruise lines
15,670 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | Ponant Cruises | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 4% · 12 | 23% · 3,533 | −19 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 45% · 149 | 49% · 7,727 | −5 pts |
| 9–13 nights | 38% · 128 | 15% · 2,391 | +23 pts |
| 14+ nights | 13% · 45 | 13% · 2,019 | +1 pts |
Sailings starting in the period. A voyage sold from several embarkation ports is counted once. Region = where most of the sailing’s port calls are. Difference in percentage points.
Ponant Cruises capacity
Available passenger cruise days (APCD): lower berths × nights · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 0.60M
- Share of all capacity
- 0.2%
- of 326.9M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 32nd
- ahead of Crystal Cruises 0.56M, HX Expeditions 0.55M
- Berths at sea per day
- 1,763
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Oct counts from 23 Oct
Busiest monthOther months
By region
Ponant Cruises APCD and its share of all cruise capacity in each region · top 8 regions
| Region | By month | APCD | Share of region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic, Antarctica 30.9% of the region | 0.11M | 30.9% | |
| Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean Islands 0.9% of the region | 0.09M | 0.9% | |
| Mediterranean, Black Sea 0.1% of the region | 0.06M | 0.1% | |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands 0.3% of the region | 0.05M | 0.3% | |
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands 2.6% of the region | 0.05M | 2.6% | |
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia 0.2% of the region | 0.05M | 0.2% | |
| Asia 0.3% of the region | 0.04M | 0.3% | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 0.0% of the region | 0.04M | 0.0% |
Berths = guests at double occupancy. Each ship-night is counted once, even when the voyage is sold from several ports, in the month it falls in. A sailing’s nights count in the region where most of its port calls are. All capacity = the cruise lines CruiseDig tracks, not the whole industry.
Where Ponant Cruises cruises start
Top 10 of 69 homeports by departures in the next 12 months
| Homeport | Departures | Ships | Plan your departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ushuaia Argentina · 3 ships | 28 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Fort-de-France Martinique · 3 ships | 14 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Longyearbyen Norway · 2 ships | 14 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| ReykjavÃk Iceland · 4 ships | 14 | 4 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Lisbon Portugal · 5 ships | 12 | 5 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Villefranche-sur-Mer France · 3 ships | 12 | 3 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Puntarenas (Puerto Caldera) Costa Rica · 2 ships | 11 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Darwin Australia · 2 ships | 10 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Greenock United Kingdom · 5 ships | 10 | 5 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Colon Panama · 2 ships | 9 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
Top ports of call
Calls in the next 12 months · 482 ports
- 1Iles des SaintesGuadeloupe23
- 2Bequia IslandGrenadines16
- 3Giardini NaxosItaly15
- 4Jar Island AustraliaAustralia14
- 5Mayreau IslandGrenadines14
- 6Pigeon IslandSaint Lucia14
- 7Playa Muerto PanamaPanama14
- 8SoufriereSaint Lucia14
- 9St John'sAntigua and Barbuda14
- 10StockholmSweden14
- 11Gustavia (St. Barts)France13
- 12Isle of Skye (Portree)United Kingdom13