Cruises Operated by Ponant Explorations Group

Take an 11-day cruise from Walvis Bay to Durban aboard Le Dumont-d'Urville. Experience Walvis Bay’s birdlife and seal colonies, Lüderitz’s colonial history, Cape Town’s Table Mountain, Mossel Bay’s wildlife, and Port Elizabeth’s Addo elephants. Enjoy days at sea with spa, fitness, lectures, and ocean views before ending in multicultural Durban.

Embark from Glasgow on an 11-day cruise aboard L'Austral to explore Scotland’s dramatic lochs, the Shiant and Outer Hebrides islands, remote Shetlands, Faroe Islands’ cliffs and villages, and Iceland’s fjords and volcanic landscapes. Hike, spot wildlife, and explore ancient sites along the route.

Embark on an 11-day cruise from Glasgow to Reykjavík aboard Le Bellot. Explore Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Hebrides, Faroe Islands, and Iceland through guided hikes, cultural sites, wildlife cruises, and volcanic landscapes. Experience remote islands, basalt cliffs, and historic towns.

Embark on an 11-day cruise from Bergen through Norway’s dramatic fjords and Baltic capitals aboard Le Commandant Charcot. Sail Lysefjorden, explore Egersund and Kristiansand, cross the Baltic Sea, and discover Visby, Stockholm, Tallinn, and Helsinki with guided cultural and scenic experiences.

Sail on a 11-day South Africa and Namibia cruise aboard Le Dumont-d'Urville. Explore South Africa’s Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, and Cape Town, plus Namibia’s Luderitz. Enjoy cultural sites, wildlife, desert landscapes, ocean views.

Sail on an 11-day cruise aboard Le Dumont-d'Urville through the Seychelles and Madagascar. Explore Mahé, La Digue, Curieuse, Farquhar Atoll, Diego Suarez, and Nosy Be. Snorkel coral reefs, hike volcanic landscapes, and encounter giant tortoises, seabirds, and lemurs.

Travel Australia’s remote west coast on an 11-day cruise, sailing from Broome to Fremantle aboard Le Soleal. Explore Kimberley heritage, ancient Aboriginal rock art, coral reefs, marine parks, and UNESCO-listed Shark Bay while snorkeling, cruising by Zodiac, and encountering rare wildlife.

11-day cruise from Valletta to Málaga aboard Le Bougainville explores Malta, Sicily, Tunisia, Algeria, and Spain. Syracuse, Agrigento, Tunis, Algiers, Cartagena, Almería, Melilla, and Granada highlight ancient sites, coastal cities, and UNESCO-listed heritage stops.

Embark on an 11-day cruise aboard Le Jacques Cartier and explore Darwin, Bigge Island, Swift Bay, Hunter River, Careening Bay, Collier Bay, Lacepede Islands, and Broome. Travel through remote coastlines. Join guided zodiac landings, observe wildlife, and view ancient rock art. Experience a rare solar eclipse from open sea viewing decks.

Explore Spain, Morocco, Portugal, and the Canary Islands on an 11-day cruise aboard Le Dumont-d'Urville. Begin in Malaga and continue to Seville, where historic landmarks, tapas culture, and Andalusian traditions await. Discover Tangier’s Medina and Kasbah, then visit Casablanca’s Hassan II Mosque. This voyage combines Spanish heritage, Moroccan culture, Atlantic islands in one itinerary.

Set sail on a 10-day Le Champlain cruise along France, Spain, and Portugal's coasts, starting in London and exploring historic sites like Caen's castle and Normandy's Omaha Beach. Visit Saint-Malo, Bilbao, A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela, Porto, and end in Lisbon, experiencing stunning architecture, rich history, and cultural landmarks.

Sail on a 10-day cruise exploring the Hebrides Archipelago from Dublin to Glasgow aboard Le Laperouse. Stroll through Portrush & marvel at the Giant’s Causeway, then to Rathlin Island, home to seabird colonies & the upside-down lighthouse. Glide into Loch Scavaig, ringed by the misty Cuillin Hills, & pause in Canna, the “garden of the Hebrides.”