Le Ponant
Ponant Cruises · 3-masted motor sailing ship class · 1991
Le Ponant measures 1,491 gross tons, with room for 32 guests. Le Ponant sails 7-night cruises from Mindelo and moves to Pointe-à-Pitre in Dec 2026.
- BuiltYear built
- 1991
- TonnageGross tonnage
- 1,491
- Decks
- 4
- Cabins
- 16
- Guests
- 32
- 32 at full occupancy
- Crew
- 34
Le Ponant cruise schedule
40 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local
- Sun 8 Nov 11:59 pmMon 9 Nov 9:00 pm
- Mon 9 Nov8:00 am9:00 pm
- Tue 10 Nov1:00 pm6:15 pm
- Wed 11 Nov7:00 am11:59 pm
- Thu 12 Novnoon7:00 pm
- Fri 13 Nov7:30 am3:30 pm
Showing 6 of 40 cruises
Where Le Ponant sails
Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027
MindeloPointe-à-PitreMarigot (Saint Martin)Villefranche-sur-MerPalermoLavrionDubrovnikNumber = cruises starting that month
Ports Le Ponant visits
63 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted
- Sandy Ground11 callsAnguilla
- Iles des Saintes9 callsGuadeloupe
- Falmouth Antigua9 callsAntigua and Barbuda
- Charlestown9 callsSt Kitts and Nevis
- St John's9 callsAntigua and Barbuda
- Gustavia (St. Barts)9 callsFrance
- Beef Island7 callsBritish Virgin Islands
- Spetses Island6 callsGreece
- Kotor5 callsMontenegro
- Sandy Island Anguilla4 callsAnguilla
How Le Ponant sails
Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries
Sailing mix
Upcoming sailings by length
39sailings
- Up to 5 nights0–
- 7 nights39100%
- 6, 8 or 9 nights0–
- 10–14 nights0–
- 15+ nights0–
Turnaround ports
- Pointe-à-Pitre9 sailings
- Marigot (Saint Martin)8 sailings
- Villefranche-sur-Mer7 sailings
- Lavrion5 sailings
- Dubrovnik5 sailings
- Mindelo3 sailings
- Palermo2 sailings
Port intensity
Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return
- Time in port
- 10 h
- median · 3 – 22 h
- Port days
- 97%
- of days between embarkation and return
- Overnight calls
- 27
- staying past midnight
- Late departures
- 92
- after 8:00 pm · latest 11:59 pm
Cruise patterns
- 6 ports · 0 sea days7 nights32 cruises
- 6 ports · 1 sea day7 nights4 cruises
- 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights1 cruise
- 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights1 cruise
- 5 ports · 1 sea day7 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 Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out.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.
Le Ponant specifications
From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units
Ship
- Cruise line
- Ponant Cruises
- Class
- 3-masted motor sailing ship class
- Year built
- 1991
- Status
- In service
- IMO
- 8914219
- MMSI
- 227186000
Size
- Gross tonnage
- 1,491 GT
- Length
- 84.33 m
- Beam
- 11.9 m
- Decks
- 4
- Cruising speed
- 14 knots
Capacity
- Guests, double occupancy
- 32
- Guests, full occupancy
- 32
- Cabins
- 16
- Crew
- 34
- Guests per crew member
- 0.9
- Space per guest
- 46.6 GT
How it compares
348th largest of 350 ships in service
Gross tonnage
- Le Ponant1,491
- Ponant Cruises average9,880
- All ships in service91,156
Guests, double occupancy
- Le Ponant32
- Ponant Cruises average166
- All ships in service2,189
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About Le Ponant
Le Ponant is a three-masted sailing yacht and Ponant's first ship, in service since 1991. In April 2008 she was seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden while sailing without passengers; her crew were released unharmed a week later. A refit at Genoa that began in 2019 and was interrupted by the pandemic was completed in 2022, and she now carries 32 guests in 16 suites.