See where every Ponant ship is right now, live from her AIS transponder. Ponant's French-flagged expedition yachts and the sailing ship Le Ponant range from Antarctica to the Kimberley.
Ponant is French-flagged and expedition-focused, and its fleet goes to genuinely remote places — Antarctica, the Northwest Passage, Kimberley, Papua. Le Commandant Charcot is the one worth watching: she is a hybrid icebreaker and the only passenger ship of her kind, so her track through the high Arctic is unlike anything else on this map. Le Ponant, the three-masted sailing ship, is the other outlier.
Every Ponant ship we track, with her latest AIS report. Ship names link to deck plans, staterooms and current sailings; ports link to our cruise port guide for that harbor.
| Ship | Status right now | Last report |
|---|---|---|
| Le Bellot | At sea, 8.0 knots | 7 hr ago |
| Le Boreal | At sea, 11.8 knots | 10 hr ago |
| Le Bougainville | At sea, 12.3 knots | 6 min ago |
| Le Champlain | At sea, 8.3 knots | 12 min ago |
| Le Commandant Charcot | At sea, 14.1 knots, bound for North Pole | 3 days ago |
| Le Dumont D'urville | At sea, 13.3 knots | just now |
| Le Jacques Cartier | At sea, 11.8 knots, bound for Bora Bora | 17 hr ago |
| Le Laperouse | In port at Isle of Noss, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom | 3 hr ago |
| Le Lyrial | At sea, 12.1 knots, bound for Nachvak | 14 hr ago |
| Le Ponant | At sea, 6.7 knots | 5 min ago |
| Le Soleal | In port at Vansittart Bay, Australia | 40 hr ago |
2 of the fleet are alongside or at anchor as this page loaded. Each harbor opens our cruise port guide for that destination.
9 Ponant ships are under way. These are the ports they have entered into AIS as their next call:
Find her in the fleet table on this page — every Ponant ship we track is listed with her current status, and the map above plots them all live. Each ship also links to her own page, which carries her position, deck plans and current sailings.
Positions come from each ship's own AIS transponder. Near the coast they arrive every few minutes; mid-ocean they relay by satellite and can be a few hours old. Every row on this page states how fresh its last report is, so you are never guessing.
Yes — free, no account, no app, nothing to install. Pavlus Travel publishes it because the people who track ships are the people who sail on them, and when you are ready to book we would like the chance to quote you.
We track 11 Ponant ships. 11 are reporting a live position as this page loaded — the rest are between AIS reports, which is normal in remote waters or during a yard period.
That is what we do. Pavlus Travel has negotiated cruise pricing for over 30 years, guarantees the lowest price on every Ponant sailing we sell, and charges no booking fees. Call 1-800-528-9300 for a free quote.
Positions via AIS, refreshed continuously · last read Sep 15, 2026 at 16:02 UTC · map © OpenStreetMap contributors, © Esri, GEBCO, NOAA, Garmin & contributors · Tracking is provided for guest convenience; positions may briefly lag in open ocean.