Le Jacques Cartier

Ponant Cruises · Explorer class · 2020

Le Jacques Cartier measures 9,988 gross tons, with room for 184 guests. Le Jacques Cartier sails 10-night cruises from Papeete and moves to Darwin in May 2027.

See cruise scheduleShip specifications
BuiltYear built
2020
TonnageGross tonnage
9,988
Decks
7
Cabins
92
Guests
184
184 at full occupancy
Crew
112

Le Jacques Cartier cruise schedule

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

Showing 6 of 25 cruises

Where Le Jacques Cartier sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean, with more in the Asia. Le Jacques Cartier sails from Papeete (Nov 2026 – Feb 2027), Lautoka (from Feb 2027) and Guam Island Marianas (Mar 2027).

PapeeteLautokaGuam Island MarianasYatsushiro-Kumamoto CityKeelungBenoa (Bali)DarwinBroome WANumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Le Jacques Cartier visits

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

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Le Jacques Cartier sails

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

Port intensity

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

Time in port
11 h
median · 4 – 100.5 h
Port days
69%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
35
staying past midnight
Late departures
22
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 10 ports · 2 sea days14 nights5 cruises
  • 5 ports · 3 sea days10 nights5 cruises
  • 4 ports · 4 sea days10 nights5 cruises
  • 8 ports · 3 sea days14 nights1 cruise
  • 5 ports · 3 sea days14 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 Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out.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 20:00, local time.

Le Jacques Cartier specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Ponant Cruises
Class
Explorer class
Year built
2020
Status
In service
IMO
9852420
MMSI
578001400

Size

Gross tonnage
9,988 GT
Length
131.5 m
Beam
18 m
Decks
7
Cruising speed
12.5 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
184
Guests, full occupancy
184
Cabins
92
Crew
112
Guests per crew member
1.6
Space per guest
54.3 GT

How it compares

319th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with Le Bellot and Le Dumont d'Urville

Gross tonnage

  • Le Jacques Cartier9,988
  • Ponant Cruises average9,880
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Le Jacques Cartier184
  • Ponant Cruises average166
  • All ships in service2,189

Explorer class sister ships

Same design and size as Le Jacques Cartier

See the Ponant Cruises fleet

Also from Ponant Cruises: Le Commandant Charcot, Le Lyrial, Le Soléal, L'Austral, Le Boreal, Le Dumont d'Urville

About Le Jacques Cartier

Le Jacques Cartier is the sixth and last of Ponant's Explorer-class ships. Her keel was laid on 4 April 2018, with the hull built at Vard Tulcea in Romania, and Vard Søviknes in Norway delivered her on 10 July 2020. The expedition ship has 92 staterooms and suites for 184 guests.