Compagnie du Ponant: The latest figures, news and market research on Compagnie du Ponant

Turnover: 326 million EUR (2019)

Country: France

Ponant specializes in luxury cruises.
It was founded in 1988 and is based in France.
The company stands out for its French-speaking crew, its top-of-the-range services and the quality of its products
ponant cruises allow passengers to discover exceptional destinations
The company aims to become a global reference in its field
13 ships
Founded 35 years ago, this high-end cruise line has been part of the Artemis holding company, the vehicle of the Pinault family, since 2015
In "normal" periods, Ponant carries around 70,000 passengers a year, including a few thousand Belgians, on "modestly" sized ships ranging from 16 to 130 cabins
Like the rest of the tourism sector, the cruise business was hit hard by the health crisis.
Ponant's sales fell from 326 million euros in 2019 to 109.5 million in 2020 and 99.8 million in 2021.
The company ended with a loss of 92.3 million in 2020 and 97.3 million in 2021
In the first quarter of 2023, it achieved its best performance in terms of bookings since its creation.

Compagnie du Ponant awarded Relais & Châteaux label 28/11/2023

Le Ponant, Compagnie du Ponant's historic three-master, joins Relais & Châteaux.
Relais & Châteaux has 580 establishments.
They claim to be the world's leading gastronomic establishment, with 350 Michelin stars. Relais & Châteaux receives an average of 500 applications a year, ten of which were selected this year.
Le Ponant has been transformed thanks to an investment of several tens of millions of euros.
Le Ponant is an 88 m long ship with 16 cabins for double the number of passengers and as many crew members.
The average cost of a night on Le Ponant is 1,500 euros.
The Marseille-based company owns 13 cruise ships, which embarked 60,000 guests in 2019.
Ships have a maximum of 200 cabins
The current average age of passengers is 65.

Ponant's zero-carbon cruise ship 25/11/2023

Ponant's fourteenth vessel will be 181 meters long, with around 100 cabins.
The aim is to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions when sailing, maneuvering, in port and at anchor.
The vessel will combine sails with 1,000 m² of photovoltaic panels.
Ponant is collaborating with Marseille-based start-up Syroco for the ship's routing.

Cruises: Ponant orders its first carbon-neutral ship 05/07/2023

Ponant, the luxury cruise operator, has been owned since 2015 by Artemis (holding company of the Pinault family).
Ponant plans to build its fourteenth ship, a project estimated at several hundred million euros.
Expected in 2030, the ship will be 180 meters long.
In 2023, Ponant returned to booking levels above those of 2019 and sales significantly above pre-pandemic levels (380 million euros in 2019).
The luxury cruise sector grew by 25% in 2022 compared with pre-pandemic levels.
Ponant has reduced the average speed of its ships by 40% in ten years to meet high expectations for green cruises and cut energy consumption.
A quarter of Ponant's customers opt for packages that include pre- and post-cruise travel.

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