Ponant Yacht Club cruise loyalty program: Everything you need to know

Luxury small-ship cruise specialist Ponant Explorations may be a relatively small line, but it offers a big loyalty program that can bring you all sorts of great benefits.The Ponant Yacht Club, as the program is called, has multiple status tiers that come with valuable perks, such as significant discounts on cruises, onboard spending credits and free onboard laundry service.What's more, the Ponant Yacht Club loyalty program gives you access to some of the best perks from its very first tier — something that isn't always the case with cruise line loyalty programs.Plus, the Ponant Yacht Club program has one of the most fun tier-level naming structures in the cruise business. Seriously, who can turn down the opportunity to officially be titled an "Admiral" or a "Commodore" when cruising?Ways to earn pointsThe Ponant Yacht Club points-earning system is about as straightforward as can be. Every time you sail on one of the line's 13 vessels, no matter how long the voyage, you will get credit for one sailing. Your status level in the program depends entirely on your total number of sailings and nothing else.Unlike on some lines, your status level will not be affected by how many total day...