How much does a Ponant cruise cost?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 9 November 2026
No verdict of ours: the facts Ponant publishes on its own website, read 9 November 2026, topic by topic, each with a link to the page it came from.
How much does a Ponant cruise cost?
Of the five expedition voyages listed below, Ponant prices 7 nights in Svalbard, 3 to 10 July 2027, from €9,720 per person double occupancy and 21 nights to the Ross Sea, 25 January to 15 February 2027, from €26,770; it sells other voyages above and below that range.
What do Ponant voyages cost?
5 voyages Ponant prices on its own website, read 9 November 2026, each per person with its departure; prices are as the line gives them, never converted.
- Fjords et glaciers du Spitzberg, 7 nights on Le Lyrial round trip from Longyearbyen: from 9,720 € per person, double occupancy, 3 to 10 July 2027. Source
- Des côtes sauvages du Groenland à la côte est du Canada, 14 nights on Le Lyrial from Nuuk to Saint-Pierre: from 13,940 € per person, double occupancy, 9 to 23 September 2027. Source
- Expédition sur les traces de Scott et Shackleton, 21 nights on Le Soléal round trip from Dunedin to the Ross Sea: from 26,770 € per person, double occupancy, 25 January to 15 February 2027. Source
- L'essentiel des fjords chiliens, 14 nights on L'Austral from Valparaiso to Ushuaia: from 10,885 € per person, double occupancy, departures from 28 October 2027. Source
- Le Kimberley emblématique, 10 nights on Le Soléal from Darwin to Broome: from 11,460 € per person, double occupancy, departures from 29 June 2027 to August 2028. Source
What does the fare include?
Ponant's fares include the cabin, full board, an open bar (premium spirits excepted), free wifi, port taxes and one activity per call except on Paul Gauguin; polar cruises add a parka to keep and loaned boots, while visas, paid excursions, spa treatments and premium drinks are extra. Source
What do solo travellers pay?
Ponant applies a single supplement automatically but waives it on a choice of cruises each season, marked 'Voyageur Solo 0%', giving a double cabin for one at no extra price. Source
When is Ponant not the fit?
The limit below is published by Ponant on its own website.
- Ponant: not the fit if you want helicopter flights: the helicopter on Le Commandant Charcot is used only for navigation and safety. Source
What do reviews say?
Its figures per platform, read 9 November 2026, each from a listing under the line's own name; a whole-company profile is marked. Figures are never added together.
- Ponant: Google (whole company): 4.8 out of 5 from 699 reviews; Trustpilot (whole company): 4.6 out of 5 from 644 reviews, newest 7 November 2026. Read 9 November 2026.
Ponant at a glance
Its card, as on every Uncompromised Travel expedition page: what it sells, why to choose it, what to ask for and the limits it publishes.
Ponant
- Best for
- Polar expeditions with French-style service
- What it sells
- Runs expedition cruises on its own fleet, including Le Commandant Charcot, the PONANT Explorers and Le Boréal, L'Austral, Le Soléal and Le Lyrial, from Antarctica and the Arctic to the Kimberley.
- Why choose them
- Le Commandant Charcot is a hybrid electric ship running on LNG, which it says cuts CO2 by 25%, nitrogen oxides by 85% and fine particles by 95%. Google (whole company): 4.8 out of 5 from 699 reviews; Trustpilot (whole company): 4.6 out of 5 from 644 reviews, newest 7 November 2026. Read 9 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for a departure with the single supplement waived, marked 'Voyageur Solo 0%', for a double cabin to yourself at no extra price.
- Not the fit if
- you travel with children under 6, who are not accepted on expedition cruises (under 8 on Le Commandant Charcot).
- Published price
- From 9,720 € per person, double occupancy, Fjords et glaciers du Spitzberg, 7 nights on Le Lyrial round trip from Longyearbyen, 3 to 10 July 2027. Read 9 November 2026.
- Website
- ponant.com
Which other lines sell the same voyages?
The lines that sell voyages to the same regions are compared on What are the best alternatives to Ponant in 2026?
Ponant cruise prices: the questions people ask
Where does Ponant sail?
Ponant sells named voyages to the Antarctic Peninsula and the Ross Sea, South Georgia and the Falklands, Svalbard, Greenland, Norway, the Chilean fjords, the Kimberley and Indonesia.
How much does a voyage cost with Ponant?
Ponant prices Fjords et glaciers du Spitzberg, 7 nights on Le Lyrial round trip from Longyearbyen, 3 to 10 July 2027, from 9,720 € per person, double occupancy.
What does the fare include with Ponant?
Ponant's fares include the cabin, full board, an open bar (premium spirits excepted), free wifi, port taxes and one activity per call except on Paul Gauguin; polar cruises add a parka to keep and loaned boots, while visas, paid excursions, spa treatments and premium drinks are extra.
Is there a single supplement with Ponant?
Ponant applies a single supplement automatically but waives it on a choice of cruises each season, marked 'Voyageur Solo 0%', giving a double cabin for one at no extra price.
How do I compare prices like for like?
Ask for a written quote for the same dates and the same cabin type, with every inclusion listed: flights, hotel nights, drinks, gratuities, kayaking or camping and the parka. The price lines above give what each line publishes and on what basis.
Can I book directly?
Yes. Each card links the line's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the fare includes.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Every line on this page links the page of the line's own website it was read from, read 9 November 2026.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
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