L'Austral

Ponant Cruises · ice-strengthened cruise ship class · 2011

L'Austral measures 10,944 gross tons, with room for 224 guests. L'Austral sails 10-night cruises from Ushuaia and moves to Reykjavík in Jun 2027.

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L'Austral
Built
2011
Tonnage
10,944
Decks
7
Cabins
132
Guests
224
264 at full occupancy
Crew
140

L'Austral cruise schedule

34 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

    1. Valparaiso-Santiago
      ParkingHotels
      Wed 4 Nov 6:00 pm
      Port crowd
    2. At sea
      Thu 5 Nov
    3. At sea
      Fri 6 Nov
    4. Castro
      Sat 7 Nov11:59 pm11:59 pm
      Port crowd
    5. Chilean Fjords
      Sun 8 Nov11:59 pm11:59 pm
    6. Caleta Tortel
      Mon 9 Nov11:59 pm11:59 pm
      Port crowd
    7. Chilean Fjords
      Tue 10 Nov 11:59 pmThu 12 Nov 11:59 pm
    8. Strait of Magellan
      Fri 13 Nov11:59 pm11:59 pm
    9. Chilean Fjords
      Sat 14 Nov11:59 pm11:59 pm
    10. At sea
      Sun 15 Nov
    11. Cape Horn
      Mon 16 Nov11:59 pm11:59 pm
    12. Puerto Williams
      Tue 17 Nov11:59 pm11:59 pm
      Port crowd
    13. Ushuaia
      ParkingHotels
      Wed 18 Nov 11:59 pm
      Port crowd

Showing 6 of 34 cruises

Where L'Austral sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Arctic , Antarctica, with more in the Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands. L'Austral sails from Ushuaia (Nov 2026 – Feb 2027), Buenos Aires (Mar 2027) and Rio de Janeiro (Mar 2027).

UshuaiaBuenos AiresRio de JaneiroSanta Cruz de TenerifeMálagaBarcelonaLisbonHonfleurCobh (Cork)DublinGreenockReykjavíkKangerlussuaqNuukHalifaxValparaiso-SantiagoNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports L'Austral visits

111 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How L'Austral sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
10 h
median · 3.5 – 96 h
Port days
83%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
49
staying past midnight
Late departures
72
after 8:00 pm · latest 11:59 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 3 ports · 0 sea days10 nights12 cruises
  • 6 ports · 0 sea days7 nights6 cruises
  • 7 ports · 0 sea days8 nights2 cruises
  • 5 ports · 10 sea days18 nights1 cruise
  • 8 ports · 1 sea day10 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 8:00 pm, local time.

L'Austral specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Ponant Cruises
Class
ice-strengthened cruise ship class
Year built
2011
Status
In service
IMO
9502518
MMSI
578000700

Size

Gross tonnage
10,944 GT
Length
142.1 m
Beam
18 m
Decks
7
Cruising speed
16 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
224
Guests, full occupancy
264
Cabins
132
Crew
140
Guests per crew member
1.6
Space per guest
48.9 GT

How it compares

317th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with Le Boreal

Gross tonnage

  • L'Austral10,944
  • Ponant Cruises average9,880
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • L'Austral224
  • Ponant Cruises average166
  • All ships in service2,189

ice-strengthened cruise ship class sister ships

Same design and size as L'Austral

See the Ponant Cruises fleet

Also from Ponant Cruises: Le Commandant Charcot, Le Bellot, Le Dumont d'Urville, Le Jacques Cartier, Le Bougainville, Le Champlain

About L'Austral

L'Austral was built by Fincantieri as a sister of Le Boréal for Compagnie du Ponant. She was officially inaugurated in Marseille, Ponant's home port, on 26 April 2011, alongside Le Boréal and Le Levant. In April 2026 she was dry-docked at Astican in Las Palmas, where she and Le Boréal were fitted with new bulbous bows designed to cut fuel use and emissions.