French luxury cruise line Ponant is currently offering a compelling selection of luxury voyages that are exceptionally attractive for solo travelers. On selected departures across their fleet, Ponant either completely waives the single supplement (0% surcharge) or reduces it significantly. In this deal, we take a closer look at these solo-friendly luxury sailings.
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About Ponant
Founded in 1988, Ponant is the world’s only luxury cruise operator sailing under the French flag. This distinctive heritage influences life onboard, reflected in sophisticated French interior design, attentive bilingual service, and haute cuisine curated in partnership with renowned chefs. Today, Ponant operates a modern fleet of 14 boutique vessels:
- Sailing Yachts: Le Ponant, Spirit of Ponant
- Sisterships (Luxury Yachts): L’Austral, Le Boréal, Le Soléal, Le Lyrial
- Ponant Explorers (Expedition Vessels): Le Lapérouse, Le Champlain, Le Bougainville, Le Dumont-d’Urville, Le Bellot, Le Jacques Cartier
- Luxury Polar Icebreaker: Le Commandant Charcot
- Le Paul Gauguin (specializing in French Polynesia and the South Pacific, part of the Ponant group since 2019)
Included Services
Ponant voyages feature an extensive all-inclusive luxury concept:
- Full board dining from dinner on embarkation day through breakfast on disembarkation day
- Captain’s welcome cocktail party and gala dinner
- Open bar: unlimited complimentary mineral water, soft drinks, beer, premium wines, champagne, craft spirits, coffee, and specialty teas (available at meals, lounges, and stocked in your in-suite minibar)
- Afternoon tea, pastries, and savory snacks
- Evening entertainment, enrichment lectures, and live musical performances
- 24-hour room service (selected menu)
- Luggage handling from embarkation to disembarkation
- All national park fees and permits in protected marine reserves
- Complimentary unlimited Wi-Fi access onboard (satellite connection speeds may vary by region)
- Access to wellness facilities (fitness room, hammam/sauna, swimming pool, sun deck, and lounges)
Sample Cruises for Solo Travelers
Here are several attractive sample itineraries currently bookable with no single supplement (0% surcharge) for solo travelers:
- 10-night Transatlantic from Gran Canaria to Martinique on Le Champlain from €3,090 (November 21 – December 1, 2027) — No single supplement
- 12-night Transatlantic from Martinique to Lisbon on Le Bellot from €3,650 (April 18 – 30, 2027) — No single supplement
- 10-night Central & South America from Colón to Callao on L’Austral from €5,840 (October 20 – 30, 2026) — No single supplement
- 12-night Panama, Colombia & Caribbean from Martinique to Colón on Le Bellot from €6,540 (October 26 – November 7, 2026) — No single supplement
- 10-night Scandinavia from Bergen to Helsinki on Le Commandant Charcot from €10,540 (November 14 – 24, 2026) — No single supplement
- 16-night Greenland & Spitsbergen from Reykjavik to Tromsø on Le Commandant Charcot from €28,440 (September 28 – October 14, 2026) — No single supplement
The Arctic expedition aboard Le Commandant Charcot is particularly extraordinary: as a luxury Polar Class 2 hybrid-electric icebreaker, the ship navigates dense pack ice along the rugged east coast of Greenland up to Svalbard and onwards to Tromsø, accessing polar regions unreachable by standard cruise ships.
Below are a few impressions of ship life and cabin interiors aboard Le Soléal, representative of Ponant’s luxury sisterships:
Built in 2013, Le Soléal measures 142 meters in length and 18 meters in width, accommodating a maximum of 264 passengers alongside 145 crew members. Onboard languages are English and French, and onboard currency is either Euro or US Dollar depending on the itinerary destination.
The vast majority of staterooms and suites feature private verandas. Cabins range from 20 m² to 45 m² and come appointed with king or twin bedding, private bathrooms with premium toiletries, flat-screen satellite TV, minibar, safe, and individually regulated climate control. Suites offer separate living areas and full-size bathtubs.
Flights & Getting There
The cruise fares listed above do not include international airfare. You can search for the best flight connections to your embarkation port and from your disembarkation point using our flight search tool or via Kayak and Skyscanner: