Le Ponant

Ponant Cruises · 3-masted motor sailing ship class · 1991

Le Ponant measures 1,491 gross tons, with room for 32 guests. Le Ponant sails 7-night cruises from Mindelo and moves to Pointe-à-Pitre in Dec 2026.

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Ponant three-masted sailing yacht Le Ponant under way
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BuiltYear built
1991
TonnageGross tonnage
1,491
Decks
4
Cabins
16
Guests
32
32 at full occupancy
Crew
34

Le Ponant cruise schedule

40 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 40 cruises

Where Le Ponant sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, with more in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda. Le Ponant sails from Mindelo (Oct 2026 – Nov 2026), Pointe-à-Pitre (Dec 2026 – Apr 2027) and Marigot (Saint Martin) (Dec 2026 – Mar 2027).

MindeloPointe-à-PitreMarigot (Saint Martin)Villefranche-sur-MerPalermoLavrionDubrovnikNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Le Ponant visits

63 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Le Ponant sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
10 h
median · 3 – 22 h
Port days
97%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
28
staying past midnight
Late departures
95
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 6 ports · 0 sea days7 nights33 cruises
  • 6 ports · 1 sea day7 nights4 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights1 cruise
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights1 cruise
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Le Ponant specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Ponant Cruises
Class
3-masted motor sailing ship class
Year built
1991
Status
In service
IMO
8914219
MMSI
227186000

Size

Gross tonnage
1,491 GT
Length
84.33 m
Beam
11.9 m
Decks
4
Cruising speed
14 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
32
Guests, full occupancy
32
Cabins
16
Crew
34
Guests per crew member
0.9
Space per guest
46.6 GT

How it compares

348th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Le Ponant1,491
  • Ponant Cruises average9,880
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Le Ponant32
  • Ponant Cruises average166
  • All ships in service2,189

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About Le Ponant

Le Ponant is a three-masted sailing yacht and Ponant's first ship, in service since 1991. In April 2008 she was seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden while sailing without passengers; her crew were released unharmed a week later. A refit at Genoa that began in 2019 and was interrupted by the pandemic was completed in 2022, and she now carries 32 guests in 16 suites.