PONANT is a French-owned cruise line and expedition company founded in 1988, specializing in luxury cruises to remote destinations. While not directly involved in space technology or launches, they offer unique travel experiences, including polar expeditions, aboard smaller, luxury ships. PONANT emphasizes sustainable tourism and utilizes advanced eco-technologies in its fleet. The company has partnerships with organizations such as Ducasse Conseil for dining and charters ships to Abercrombie & Kent.
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PONANT can select the backbone GEO VSAT for data requiring guaranteed throughput while augmenting polar coverage with Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb, and Iridium LEO services.
Marlink completed the integration of Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb LEO internet services on PONANT’s Le Commandant Charcot to provide three LEO solutions for the ship’s polar itineraries.