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Ponant Le Lyrial

One of Ponant’s new generation of luxurious and intimately sized cruise ships, able to sail to some of the world’s most remote and atmospheric destinations, Le Lyrial offers the scope for unlimited adventure within a luxurious and polished environment.

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  • Sink into the refined interiors, sophisticated service, and sleek contemporary style onboard this outstanding ship, built for adventure and exploration.

  • Immerse yourself in the peaceful sanctity of the upscale accommodation, trading up for priority boarding, butler service and bespoke excursions.

  • Relax into life onboard enjoying superb gastronomy, live entertainment, captivating presentations, lazy pool afternoons and soothing spa treatments.

  • Climb aboard a Zodiac for guided shore excursions and for closer inspection of the amazing wildlife and incredible landscapes.

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.

Slightly smaller than sister ships L’Austral, Le Boréal and Le Sodéal, the beautifully understated Le Lyrial carries a maximum of 244 guests, accommodated in just 122 staterooms and suites. With a 145-strong crew, the service is as flawless and personal as a private yacht experience, while the interiors are full of tasteful French flair, all infused with a vibe of discreet luxury. The ship’s cutting-edge design allows for voyages to some of the world’s most remote locations, including the polar regions, and the use of modern technology provides state of the art safety features with a stellar environmental performance.

The staterooms and suites are generously sized, with all categories of stateroom sleeping up to two with a private balcony. The exception is the Superior Stateroom, which includes a large picture window and can sleep up to three. There’s a choice of suite categories, with some sleeping up to four guests. Standard amenities include Wi-Fi, climate control, on-demand video and Diptyque bathing products. While the staterooms feature seating areas, ensuite shower and separate WC, the suites offer a more residential experience and include upgraded facilities including butler service, daily snacks, and priority boarding. For complimentary spa treatments, a Balneo therapeutic bathtub and tailormade excursions, book the Owner’s Suite.

For formal French fine dining, head to the elegant Le Céleste, while more relaxed fare is on offer at the grill restaurant, La Comète. Guests can enjoy music and live entertainment in the main lounge, bar, and theatre, where destination presentations also take place. There is an al fresco bar overlooking the pool deck, and the Panoramic Lounge includes an area for photography workshops, image viewing and printing and a children’s games area, with Wii and PS4s. For relaxation, there is a spa with treatments rooms, hammam, fitness studio and hair salon. The crew includes expert destination guides and naturalists and there is a fleet of 11 Zodiac boats for shore landings, offshore activities and excursions.

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Deck Plans

Departures

  • Journey
  • Price From*
    • 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
  • Ocean Voyage: Buenos Aires - Dakar
  • £3,600*
    • 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.
  • 21st Mar 2025
  • 17
  • Buenos Aires - Dakar

  • Adventure in the Bissagos Islands
  • £5,200*
    • 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.
  • 7th Apr 2025
  • 8
  • Dakar - Dakar

  • Cape Verde and Canary Islands
  • £6,200*
    • 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.
  • 15th Apr 2025
  • 14
  • Dakar - Lisbon

  • Gastronomic delights with Le Meurice and Château Latour
  • £4,600*
    • 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.
  • 29th Apr 2025
  • 9
  • Lisbon - Bordeaux

  • Landscapes and islands of the North Atlantic
  • £8,500*
    • 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.
  • 8th May 2025
  • 8
  • Bordeaux - Dublin

  • The Hebrides archipelago, a journey deep into the heart of the wilderness
  • £5,700*
    • 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.
  • 16th May 2025
  • 9
  • Dublin - Glasgow

  • From Scotland to Spitsbergen
  • £10,700*
    • 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.
  • 25th May 2025
  • 13
  • Glasgow - Longyearbyen

  • Fjords and glaciers of Spitsbergen
  • £9,300*
    • 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.
  • 7th Jun 2025
  • 7
  • Longyearbyen - Longyearbyen

  • Fjords and glaciers of Spitsbergen
  • £9,900*
    • 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.
  • 14th Jun 2025
  • 7
  • Longyearbyen - Longyearbyen

  • Fjords and glaciers of Spitsbergen
  • £9,400*
    • 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.
  • 21st Jun 2025
  • 7
  • Longyearbyen - Longyearbyen

  • Fjords and glaciers of Spitsbergen
  • £9,400*
    • 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.
  • 28th Jun 2025
  • 7
  • Longyearbyen - Longyearbyen

  • Fjords and glaciers of Spitsbergen
  • £10,800*
    • 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.
  • 5th Jul 2025
  • 7
  • Longyearbyen - Longyearbyen

  • Fjords and glaciers of Spitsbergen
  • £10,400*
    • 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.
  • 12th Jul 2025
  • 7
  • Longyearbyen - Longyearbyen

  • Expedition to the edge of the Ice Sheet
  • £11,500*
    • 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.
  • 8th Aug 2025
  • 13
  • Reykjavík - Kangerlussuaq Havn

  • Baffin Bay secrets
  • £13,200*
    • 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.
  • 21st Aug 2025
  • 13
  • Kangerlussuaq Havn - Kangerlussuaq Havn

  • Wilderness from Greenland to the East Coast of Canada
  • £10,900*
    • 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.
  • 3rd Sep 2025
  • 14
  • Kangerlussuaq Havn - Saint Pierre

  • Exploration along Saint Lawrence
  • £8,500*
    • 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.
  • 17th Sep 2025
  • 11
  • Saint Pierre - Montréal, Québec

  • The best of Chilean Fjords
  • £9,400*
    • 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.
  • 28th Oct 2025
  • 14
  • Valparaiso - Ushuaia

  • The Great Austral Loop
  • £27,200*
    • 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.
  • 11th Nov 2025
  • 17
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • The Great Austral Loop
  • £19,900*
    • 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.
  • 25th Jan 2026
  • 17
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Journey to Austral Lands and Valdes Peninsula
  • £12,600*
    • 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.
  • 3rd Mar 2026
  • 18
  • Ushuaia - Buenos Aires

  • British archipelagos and Celtic shores
  • £3,900*
    • 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.
  • 5th May 2026
  • 8
  • Saint-Malo - Dublin

  • The Hebrides archipelago, a journey deep into the heart of the wilderness
  • £5,100*
    • 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.
  • 13th May 2026
  • 9
  • Dublin - Glasgow

  • Scottish archipelagos and the Faroe Islands: Nordic heritage and island identities
  • £5,800*
    • 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.
  • 22nd May 2026
  • 9
  • Glasgow - Glasgow

  • From Scotland to Spitsbergen
  • £8,200*
    • 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.
  • 31st May 2026
  • 13
  • Glasgow - Longyearbyen

  • Fjords and glaciers of Spitsbergen
  • £8,000*
    • 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.
  • 13th Jun 2026
  • 7
  • Longyearbyen - Longyearbyen

  • Fjords and glaciers of Spitsbergen
  • £6,800*
    • 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.
  • 20th Jun 2026
  • 7
  • Longyearbyen - Longyearbyen

  • Fjords and glaciers of Spitsbergen
  • £8,100*
    • 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.
  • 11th Jul 2026
  • 7
  • Longyearbyen - Longyearbyen

  • Fjords and glaciers of Spitsbergen
  • £8,100*
    • 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.
  • 18th Jul 2026
  • 7
  • Longyearbyen - Longyearbyen

  • Fjords and glaciers of Spitsbergen
  • £7,600*
    • 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.
  • 25th Jul 2026
  • 7
  • Longyearbyen - Longyearbyen

  • Total Solar Eclipse in The Far North
  • £14,700*
    • 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.
  • 1st Aug 2026
  • 13
  • Longyearbyen - Reykjavík

  • Expedition to the edge of the Ice Sheet
  • £9,300*
    • 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.
  • 14th Aug 2026
  • 13
  • Reykjavík - Kangerlussuaq Havn

  • Baffin Bay secrets
  • £11,800*
    • 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.
  • 27th Aug 2026
  • 13
  • Kangerlussuaq Havn - Kangerlussuaq Havn

  • Wilderness from Greenland to the East Coast of Canada
  • £10,700*
    • 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.
  • 9th Sep 2026
  • 14
  • Kangerlussuaq Havn - Saint Pierre

  • Exploration along Saint Lawrence
  • £8,300*
    • 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.
  • 23rd Sep 2026
  • 11
  • Saint Pierre - Montréal, Québec

  • The best of Chilean Fjords
  • £7,200*
    • 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.
  • 3rd Nov 2026
  • 14
  • Valparaiso - Ushuaia

  • The Great Austral Loop
  • £14,300*
    • 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.
  • 17th Nov 2026
  • 17
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • The Great Austral Loop
  • £14,300*
    • 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.
  • 4th Dec 2026
  • 17
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • £9,700*
    • 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.
  • 29th Jan 2027
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • £10,200*
    • 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.
  • 8th Feb 2027
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • £9,700*
    • 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.
  • 18th Feb 2027
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Emblematic Antarctica
  • £9,700*
    • 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.
  • 28th Feb 2027
  • 10
  • Ushuaia - Ushuaia

  • Journey to Austral Lands and Valdes Peninsula
  • £12,900*
    • 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.
  • 10th Mar 2027
  • 18
  • Ushuaia - Buenos Aires

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