Ponant Cruises luxury itinerary
Le Lyrial December 22-January 8 2028 LY221228 Cruise & Offers
Ushuaia (Argentina) to Ushuaia (Argentina)
Review The Great Austral Loop, voyage LY221228, with its complete official schedule, accommodation guidance, and current offer assistance.
December 22, 2028 to January 8, 2029 · Voyage LY221228
Destinations & expedition experiences
This published program may be adapted by the captain and expedition team for weather, sea, ice, wildlife, permit or safety conditions. Panels preserve PONANT's planned destinations or regions without turning them into guaranteed landings.
Days 1 & 18
December 22, 2028 & January 8, 2029Ushuaia
Destination overview
Capital of Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province, Ushuaia is considered the gateway to the White Continent and the South Pole. Nicknamed “ El fin del mundo ” by the Argentinian people, this city at the end of the world nestles in the shelter of mountains surrounded by fertile plains that the wildlife seem to have chosen as the ultimate sanctuary.
- Day 1 · December 22, 2028Departure 18:30 · Embarkation: 16:00-17:00
- Day 18 · January 8, 2029Disembarkation: 08:00
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Days 2, 5, 6, 10 & 11
December 23, 2028, December 26, 2028, December 27, 2028, December 31, 2028 & January 1, 2029At sea
Destination overview
These published sea days connect the itinerary without a separate port call. Every applicable date is grouped here, and no arrival or departure time is implied when PONANT leaves it unpublished. Time aboard may include open-water views, wildlife observation, lectures and the ship's scheduled onboard program.
- Day 2 · December 23, 2028No port clock time published
- Day 5 · December 26, 2028No port clock time published
- Day 6 · December 27, 2028No port clock time published
- Day 10 · December 31, 2028No port clock time published
- Day 11 · January 1, 2029No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 3
December 24, 2028New Island
Destination overview
This island with its distinctive jagged relief is located on the western edge of the Falkland Islands and is home to a tiny village of two families. Step onto the golden sand of its flower-lined beaches, beside which an old stone house still stands, and you'll feel like you've entered a natural paradise.
- Day 3 · December 24, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 3
December 24, 2028Grave Cove
Destination overview
Make your way through the turbulent Woolly Gut strait and emerge in the stillness of Grave Cove . Located in the northern edge of the Falkland Islands , this bay owes its name to the vestiges of whalers’ graves that overlook the beach.
- Day 3 · December 24, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 4
December 25, 2028Port Stanley
Destination overview
Situated at the far eastern end of the Falklands' largest island, Port Stanley , is the capital of this remote archipelago in the South Atlantic, composed of nearly 700 islands and islets. In 1764, Louis Antoine de Bougainville settled the first pioneers here and the port grew rapidly.
- Day 4 · December 25, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Days 7, 8 & 9
December 28, 2028, December 29, 2028 & December 30, 2028South Georgia
Destination overview
Aboard your ship, discover South Georgia , a region formed by an underwater mountain chain that extends from the Andes to the Antarctic Peninsula. All the wildlife of the Far South can be found there: king and Gentoo penguins, elephant seals, fur seals… You might get the chance to discover.
- Day 7 · December 28, 2028No port clock time published
- Day 8 · December 29, 2028No port clock time published
- Day 9 · December 30, 2028No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Days 12, 13, 14 & 15
January 2, 2029, January 3, 2029, January 4, 2029 & January 5, 2029Antarctic Peninsula
Destination overview
The Antarctic Peninsula presents a changing world of glacier-lined channels, sculpted icebergs and snow-covered peaks. Expedition days may reveal penguin colonies, seals, whales and historic landing places. The captain and expedition team select navigation and landing opportunities according to weather, ice, wildlife and permit conditions.
- Day 12 · January 2, 2029No port clock time published
- Day 13 · January 3, 2029No port clock time published
- Day 14 · January 4, 2029No port clock time published
- Day 15 · January 5, 2029No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Days 16 & 17
January 6, 2029 & January 7, 2029Crossing the Drake Passage
Destination overview
PONANT publishes Crossing the Drake Passage as a sailing, scenic or transit segment within Antarctica, rather than as a conventional port call. The dates and any displayed timing reproduce only the verified schedule. Views and wildlife encounters vary with the route, daylight, weather and operating conditions.
- Day 16 · January 6, 2029No port clock time published
- Day 17 · January 7, 2029No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Planning note: Times appear only when published for this sailing. Blank times remain unpublished; a source-system midnight placeholder is never treated as a genuine call time.
A closer look at this sailing
Ushuaia (Argentina) to Ushuaia (Argentina) aboard Le Lyrial
On December 22 2028-January 8 2029, Le Lyrial sails 17 nights from Ushuaia (Argentina) to Ushuaia (Argentina). The Great Austral Loop brings together At sea, New Island, Grave Cove, Port Stanley, creating a specific progression of ports for travelers comparing destination variety and voyage pace.
This route includes an official day-by-day schedule and published port times. The source lists 19 route entries, including embarkation, disembarkation, scenic passages, and any sea days exactly as published.
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