Ponant Explorations has opened bookings for 28 Antarctic voyages during the 2027–2028 winter season.

The season features:

• Four ships sailing in Antarctica, including three expedition vessels
• An expedition experience combining scientific discovery, expert-led exploration and daily landings in pristine polar environments, and
• Wildlife encounters from whales and vast penguin colonies to seals, sea lions and seabird life.

Le Commandant Charcot departures include the following: 

“In the Wake of Jean-Baptiste Charcot”

• The voyage ventures toward the Bellingshausen Sea and Charcot Island.
• Ushuaia-Ushuaia, departures on December 2 and December 28, 2027, 16 days, from $26,030 per person.

“The Emperor Penguins of the Weddell Sea”

• Travelers may experience a rare encounter with emperor penguins.
• Ushuaia-Ushuaia, departures on October 27, November 8, November 20 and December 16, 2027, 14 days, from $26,000 per person. 

Four itineraries between the Antarctic Peninsula and Patagonia

“Emblematic Antarctica”

• The sailing offers a first-time discovery of the White Continent, after crossing the Drake Passage.
• Ushuaia-Ushuaia, 12 departures from November 2027 to February 2028, aboard Le Boréal and Le Lyrial, 12 days, from $14,070 per person.

“The Great Austral Loop”

• The voyage sails from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.
• Ushuaia-Ushuaia, departures on December 17, 2027, aboard Le Lyrial and on January 28 and February 24, 2028, aboard Le Boréal, 19 days, from $19,730 per person.

“The Best of Chilean Fjords”

• The expedition features Cape Horn to the mysterious Tierra del Fuego, passing the gigantic glaciers of the Strait of Magellan.
• Valparaiso-Ushuaia, departures on October 28, 2027, aboard L’Austral and on November 3, 2027, aboard Le Lyrial, 15 days, from $9,490 per person.

“Falklands, South Georgia & Valdes Peninsula: in the Heart of the Wilderness”

• The polar voyage through the Southern Ocean includes the UNESCO-listed Valdés Peninsula, the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.
• Ushuaia-Buenos Aires, departs March 3, 2028, aboard Le Lyrial, 20 days, from $18,330 per person.