PONANT Features Sailings

These featured PONANT Cruises combine refined luxury, French hospitality, and immersive expedition experiences to extraordinary destinations worldwide.

Each voyage offers small-ship sailing to extraordinary destinations from the polar regions to the tropics.

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PONANT Subantarctic Islands Expedition

Exclusive Offers - Limited Time: 25% Early Booking Bonus on all stateroom categories

From $20,850 pp

15-Day Expedition Cruise

Dunedin NZ return

28 Dec 2026 - 11 Jan 2027

For many Australians who crave connection with wild places, with other curious souls, and with the deeper pulse of nature, a new question keeps resurfacing: Where can I travel that still feels truly untouched, extraordinary, & close enough to home to feel comfortable, not complicated?

Short Answer: A 15-day expedition cruise through New Zealand's Fiordlands and Subantarctic Islands delivers a rare blend of awe-inspiring nature, like-minded companionship, and small-ship intimacy. With no single supplement right now, it's especially enticing for solo travellers yearning for something different, yet grounded and real.

From$20,850pp

PONANT Tropical Odyssey Bali to Cairns

Exclusive Offers - Limited Time: 20% Early Booking Bonus on all stateroom categories

From $14,100 pp

15-Night Luxury Cruise

Benoa, Bali to Darwin

4 - 19 December 2026

For those seeking a close-to-home holiday that still feels worlds away, this PONANT sailing allows you to explore a string of remote tropical locations & immerse yourself in cultural encounters.

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Highlights

Komodo Island - encounter the legendary Komodo dragon in its natural habitat.

Alor Island & Yamdena – traditional villages, colourful coral reefs, and cultural performances.

Arguni & Triton Bay – stunning biodiversity, limestone cliffs, and birdwatching.

Agats (Asmat region) – rich tribal traditions and woodcarving artistry.

Cape York & Torres Strait – ancient rock art, reef systems, and indigenous culture.

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From$14,100pp

Australia - Kimberley Lacepede Islands ©StudioPONANT-Laure Patricot

The Ghan | Coastal Quest

From $17,495 PP

16 days

Broome to Adelaide

May to August

Combine a luxury PONANT small-ship voyage with The Ghan Expedition for an extraordinary rail-and-sail journey that captures the essence of Australia's land and sea.

Highlights and Incluions

1 night’s accommodation in Broome including breakfast

10-night Australia’s Iconic Kimberley expedition cruise aboard PONANT’s Le Jacques Cartier or Le Soleal (subject to departure date), including prepaid gratuities

View the unique tidal phenomena, Horizontal Falls

Take a helicopter flight over Mitchell Falls (additional cost)

Get up close to King George twin falls

1 night’s accommodation in Darwin, including breakfast

3 nights aboard The Ghan Expedition, Darwin to Adelaide, including all meals, beverages and Off Train Experiences in Katherine, Alice Springs, and Coober Pedy

Visit the impressive natural wonder of Nitmuluk Gorge

From$17,495PP

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