The French ltra-luxury travel company PONANT launched sales of polar exploration voyages scheduled for Le Commandant Charcot's 2024 Arctic season.
Following the steps of the great polar explorers from the east coast of Greenland to the Geographic North Pole, the program comprises 5 different itineraries and 8 sailings, each offering adventure and enchantment.
Le Commandant Charcot is currently the only luxury icebreaker on the planet. With innovation playing a key role in PONANT’s commitment to sustainable tourism, it is the first hybrid-electric LNG-powered cruiser.
Destination-dependant, the Ponant itineraries include observing wildlife, visiting nature reserves, meeting the Inuits, dog sledding, hiking, kayaking, ice fishing, polar diving, Zodiac outings and landings with a team of naturalist guides.
Highlight itineraries include:
- 10-night Inuit Spring of Ammassalik aboard Le Commandant Charcot roundtrip from Reykjavik (Iceland) - 3 sailings between April 16-May 6, 2024 from AUD 24,240 pp plus 30% Ponant Bonus.
- 12-night Inuit spring at the edge of Scoresby Sundaboard Le Commandant Charcot roundtrip from Reykjavik - May 16-28, 2024 from AUD 18,230 pp plus 30% Ponant Bonus.
- 15-night The Geographic North Pole. Objective: 90° North! aboard Le Commandant Charcot roundtrip from Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen Island (Svalbard Norway)- July 11-26, 2024 from AUD 52,930 pp plus 30% Ponant Bonus.
- 14-night Northeast Greenland’s unexplored sea ice aboard Le Commandant Charcot roundtrip from Reykjavik - 2 sailings between May 28-June 11, 2024 from AUD 33,940 pp plus 30% Ponant Bonus.
- 16-night In the ice of the Arctic, from Greenland to Svalbard aboard Le Commandant Charcot from Reykjavik to Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen - June 25-July 11, 2024 from AUD 40,770 pp plus 30% Ponant Bonus.