Would YOU take a cruise with an underwater lounge?

The four new ships are set to be state-of-the-art with infinity pools and a huge sports deck complete with paddle boarding, waterskiing and kayaking facilities.

They are the world leaders in polar expeditions and have clocked over 336 expeditions to polar regions.

The destinations are varied and the ships travel through tropical regions from Hawaii and French Polynesia to the Amazon and Orinoco.

Ponant’s ships have “the intimacy of a private yacht with 100 percent ocean view staterooms and private balconies”.