PONANT YACHT CRUISES & EXPEDITIONS — 

From Arctic expeditions to Family cruises in the Adriatic, on Ponant’s small ship cruises, you can delight in that special French touch  —  from the French crew, to the interior design by Jean-Philippe NUEL, to the French chefs who offer up fragrant flavors, carefully selected cheeses, and sweet pastries.  Their elegant three-masted sailing yacht, the Le Ponant, has only 32 staterooms, for a truly intimate experience.  Their three larger mega-yachts have only 132 staterooms and suites.  Inclusive extras include all meals onboard, tea, coffee, wine at lunch and dinner, gratuities, entertainment, and baggage handling.  They offer a variety of optional shore excursions in each port (for an extra fee) or guests can explore on their own.  Theme cruises include golf, classical music, jazz, wellness, bridge, food and wine cruises, and family cruises, all accompanied with insight from renowned artists and experts.   These small eco-friendly ships offer more exotic itineraries and remote ports of call such as Antarctica, the Arctic, Russia, West Africa, Asia, Cuba, and Libya, as well as popular destinations, like the Caribbean.