Cruising aboard Le Jacques Cartier

Ponant played a big role in making this a solid 5-star life experience.
This luxury cruise operator offers a vast spectrum of beautiful itineraries in multiple areas of the world, from Europe to Antarctica.

Le Jacques Cartier is one of the newest boats of the Ponant collection, with a passenger capacity of 180, setting sail for the first time in 2020. Sailing under the French flag, it perfectly echoes its mother country’s elegance.  The vessel has 92 staterooms finely decorated with light tones, featuring a balcony or terrace and a sliding glass door.

Its multiple common areas spread around the ship allow guests to keep the intimate feel of being aboard a small cruise ship, and still enjoy a luxury setting. A real highlight aboard this ship is the Blue Eye, a fantastic underwater multi-sensory Lounge with two glass portholes looking out the marine world. Absolutely unmissable!
 
The food aboard Le Jacques Cartier is delicious and crafted by some of the world's best chefs and sommeliers, with a distinct French culinary flair. Luckily the ship has an onboard gym (with Seaview!) which helped to keep me in shape every time I couldn’t resist an extra dessert!
 
Activities & Entertainment offered onboard included water aerobics, stretching, Bachata & Kuduro dance lessons, tea-time snacks, bridge visits, multi-sensorial visits to the Blue Eye,
cultural lectures, after dinner shows, aperitifs, and live music.