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Ponant L'Austal

This intimately sized cruise ship offers outstanding levels of luxury and safety, along with chic French styling, upscale gastronomy, wellness, entertainment, discreet service and full programme of activities, excursions, and adventurous itineraries.

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  • Immerse yourself in the exceptional service, accommodation, and hospitality on this elegant small ship, combining sophisticated living with adventurous exploration.

  • Choose from just 132 spacious staterooms and suites, designed with a boutique hotel aesthetic, most with private balconies.

  • Enjoy superb onboard food and drink, captivating live entertainment, engaging destination presentations, photography workshops, swimming pool and indulgent spa.

  • Get close to the wildlife and landscapes via the ship’s fleet of Zodiacs, an experience enhanced by expert naturalist guides.

Ponant endeavours to bring active explorers bespoke and intuitive service, luxury facilities and immersive itineraries, creating intimate voyages with eco-sustainability at its core. Every cruise and experience programme is planned with a high level of care, knowledge and passion.

This intimately sized cruise ship offers outstanding levels of luxury and safety, along with chic French styling, upscale gastronomy, wellness, entertainment, discreet service and full programme of activities, excursions, and adventurous itineraries.

One of Ponant’s four sisterships, L’Austral, along with Le Boréal, Le Soléal and Le Lyrial, combines small ship luxury cruising with adventurous itineraries. The ship offers the latest in technology-led safety and environmentally friendly sailing, and is ice strengthened for polar expeditions. Onboard, the French-inspired interiors offer sleek and sophisticated public spaces and accommodation, with neutral tones, luxurious textures, and chic artworks. The 145-strong crew deliver a service that is attentive and discreet, while the maximum number of guests is just 264, creating a private yacht vibe.

All 132 staterooms and suites are spacious and well-considered. Guests enjoy 24-hour room service, Wi-Fi, climate control, on-demand video, relaxed seating area, ensuite shower with Diptyque bathing products and separate WC. All include a private balcony except the Superior Staterooms, which are the only staterooms sleeping up to three guests. Suites can sleep up to four guests and come with extras that include priority boarding, butler service, welcome drink, and daily snacks. Trade up to the Owner’s Suite for a Balneo therapeutic bathtub, complimentary spa treatment and concierge service offering tailormade trips and itineraries.

Guests can enjoy fine French dining at Le Coromandel or choose the more relaxed atmosphere of the Le Rodrigues grill restaurant. The facilities onboard are superb, with several lounge areas and bars, terrace, theatre, library, recreation area with photo studio for viewing and ordering photographs, and Kid’s area with Wii and PS4. For relaxation, there is a swimming pool, spa, hammam, fitness studio and hair salon. The ship also has 11 Zodiacs to comfortably transport guests for shore excursions and for wildlife and landscape viewing, all enriched by naturalist and destination experts.

 

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    • Pricing is a guideline only and is based on two people sharing.
    • Travel over peak periods (e.g. Christmas, New Year, festivals and other public holidays) can affect prices considerably, as can exchange rates and room type.
    • Solo traveller pricing is available upon request.
  • Departure
  • Nights
  • Start - Finish
  • Route
  • Wild Nature between Argentina and the Falkland Islands
  • $13,100* Minimum price per person
  • 3rd Jan 2025
  • 14
  • Ushuaia - Buenos Aires

  • The Canaries, lands of contrast
  • $7,000* Minimum price per person
  • 4th Jan 2025
  • 7
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

  • From Malta to the Adriatic coast
  • $6,700* Minimum price per person
  • 8th Jan 2025
  • 7
  • Valletta - Venice

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $20,600* Minimum price per person
  • 30th Jan 2025
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • At the heart of the Greek islands
  • $8,200* Minimum price per person
  • 7th Feb 2025
  • 7
  • Athens - Athens

  • Antarctica: The White Continent – with Smithsonian Journeys
  • $21,800* Minimum price per person
  • 19th Feb 2025
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Cruising the Mediterranean: Sicily, Sardinia, and Mallorca – with Smithsonian Journeys
  • $7,800* Minimum price per person
  • 10th Mar 2025
  • 7
  • Valletta - Tarragona

  • Ocean Voyage: Buenos Aires - Las Palmas
  • $6,600* Minimum price per person
  • 15th Mar 2025
  • 17
  • Buenos Aires - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

  • Secrets of the Iberian Peninsula
  • $6,800* Minimum price per person
  • 18th Apr 2025
  • 8
  • Lisbon - Barcelona

  • Culture and islands of the Mediterranean
  • $12,900* Minimum price per person
  • 26th Apr 2025
  • 11
  • Barcelona - Valletta

  • Journey to Austral Lands and Valdes Peninsula
  • $23,000* Minimum price per person
  • 11th May 2025
  • 18
  • Buenos Aires - Ushuaia

  • From the city of gods to the canals of Venice
  • $10,900* Minimum price per person
  • 24th May 2025
  • 8
  • Athens - Venice

  • Cruising the Dalmatian Coast and the Ionian Sea: Venice to Athens – with Smithsonian Journeys
  • $9,900* Minimum price per person
  • 18th Jun 2025
  • 7
  • Venice - Athens

  • 10th annual Piano Festival at Sea
  • $13,600* Minimum price per person
  • 5th Jul 2025
  • 10
  • Valletta - Antalya

  • Antique wonders of the Aegean
  • $7,600* Minimum price per person
  • 17th Jul 2025
  • 8
  • Istanbul - Athens

  • Ancient jewels of the Mediterranean
  • $7,000* Minimum price per person
  • 25th Jul 2025
  • 7
  • Athens - Valletta

  • Volcanic islands and historic cities of the North Atlantic
  • $7,900* Minimum price per person
  • 4th Aug 2025
  • 10
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Lisbon

  • Natural wonders and cultural jewels of Dalmatia
  • $7,000* Minimum price per person
  • 8th Aug 2025
  • 7
  • Venice - Dubrovnik

  • Cities and splendours of the Adriatic
  • $6,300* Minimum price per person
  • 15th Aug 2025
  • 7
  • Dubrovnik - Venice

  • Natural wonders and cultural jewels of Dalmatia
  • $7,000* Minimum price per person
  • 22nd Aug 2025
  • 7
  • Venice - Dubrovnik

  • Cities and splendours of the Adriatic
  • $6,200* Minimum price per person
  • 29th Aug 2025
  • 7
  • Dubrovnik - Venice

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $21,200* Minimum price per person
  • 2nd Sep 2025
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • 4th Opera Festival at Sea
  • $10,000* Minimum price per person
  • 26th Sep 2025
  • 7
  • Venice - Valletta

  • A Confluence of Cultures: Discovering Southern Spain and Portugal
  • $9,400* Minimum price per person
  • 10th Oct 2025
  • 7
  • Tarragona - Lisbon

  • Ocean Voyage: Lisbon - Buenos Aires
  • $7,800* Minimum price per person
  • 17th Oct 2025
  • 19
  • Lisbon - Buenos Aires

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $18,100* Minimum price per person
  • 23rd Nov 2025
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • The Great Austral Loop
  • $31,000* Minimum price per person
  • 1st Dec 2025
  • 18
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • The Great Austral Loop
  • $29,900* Minimum price per person
  • 13th Dec 2025
  • 17
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $18,100* Minimum price per person
  • 19th Jan 2026
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $15,700* Minimum price per person
  • 29th Jan 2026
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Baffin Bay secrets
  • $21,400* Minimum price per person
  • 8th Feb 2026
  • 13
  • Kangerlussuaq Havn - Kangerlussuaq Havn

  • Journey to Austral Lands and Valdes Peninsula
  • $22,900* Minimum price per person
  • 28th Feb 2026
  • 18
  • Ushuaia - Buenos Aires

  • The best of Chilean Fjords
  • $11,700* Minimum price per person
  • 11th Apr 2026
  • 14
  • Valparaiso - Ushuaia

  • Volcanic islands and historic cities of the North Atlantic
  • $7,100* Minimum price per person
  • 28th Apr 2026
  • 10
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Lisbon

  • From the English Channel to the Irish Sea
  • $6,300* Minimum price per person
  • 19th May 2026
  • 8
  • Honfleur - Glasgow

  • Wild lands of Scotland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland
  • $11,800* Minimum price per person
  • 27th May 2026
  • 10
  • Glasgow - Reykjavík

  • Beethoven's Icelandic Symphony: A Musical Voyage
  • $9,500* Minimum price per person
  • 6th Jun 2026
  • 7
  • Reykjavík - Reykjavík

  • Icelandic mosaic
  • $8,600* Minimum price per person
  • 7th Jun 2026
  • 7
  • Reykjavík - Reykjavík

  • Icelandic mosaic
  • $8,600* Minimum price per person
  • 13th Jun 2026
  • 7
  • Reykjavík - Reykjavík

  • Icelandic mosaic
  • $8,600* Minimum price per person
  • 20th Jun 2026
  • 7
  • Reykjavík - Reykjavík

  • Icelandic nature and traditions
  • $11,900* Minimum price per person
  • 27th Jun 2026
  • 9
  • Reykjavík - Reykjavík

  • Icelandic mosaic
  • $8,600* Minimum price per person
  • 13th Jul 2026
  • 7
  • Reykjavík - Reykjavík

  • Expedition to the edge of the Ice Sheet
  • $16,900* Minimum price per person
  • 20th Jul 2026
  • 13
  • Reykjavík - Kangerlussuaq Havn

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $16,800* Minimum price per person
  • 2nd Aug 2026
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • The Iberian Peninsula and Fortified cities of the Atlantic.
  • $9,000* Minimum price per person
  • 5th Aug 2026
  • 11
  • Lisbon - Honfleur

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $17,800* Minimum price per person
  • 12th Aug 2026
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Expedition to the Thule Region
  • $27,400* Minimum price per person
  • 15th Aug 2026
  • 16
  • Kangerlussuaq Havn - Kangerlussuaq Havn

  • In the heart of the Northwest Passage
  • $29,200* Minimum price per person
  • 31st Aug 2026
  • 19
  • Kangerlussuaq Havn - Kangerlussuaq Havn

  • Antarctica: The White Continent – with Smithsonian Journeys
  • $18,000* Minimum price per person
  • 1st Sep 2026
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Wilderness from Greenland to the East Coast of Canada
  • $20,400* Minimum price per person
  • 19th Sep 2026
  • 17
  • Kangerlussuaq Havn - Halifax, Nova Scotia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $17,600* Minimum price per person
  • 18th Nov 2026
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $17,600* Minimum price per person
  • 28th Nov 2026
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $17,600* Minimum price per person
  • 18th Dec 2026
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $20,000* Minimum price per person
  • 28th Dec 2026
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Antarctica: The White Continent – with Smithsonian Journeys
  • $18,400* Minimum price per person
  • 17th Jan 2027
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $17,600* Minimum price per person
  • 27th Jan 2027
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $17,600* Minimum price per person
  • 16th Feb 2027
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Journey to Austral Lands and Valdes Peninsula
  • $23,300* Minimum price per person
  • 26th Feb 2027
  • 18
  • Ushuaia - Buenos Aires

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $17,600* Minimum price per person
  • 2nd Jun 2027
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • $17,600* Minimum price per person
  • 1st Jul 2027
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

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