Cruise news (Le Commandant Charcot-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Le Commandant Charcot icebreaker scheduled for an Antarctica Circumnavigation cruise in 2028
PONANT has announced that its icebreaker - Le Commandant Charcot, is scheduled to complete a full circumnavigation of the Antarctic continent between...
April 30, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Atlantic Canada prepares for record-breaking 2025 cruise season
Atlantic Canada is preparing for a record-breaking cruise season in 2025, extending from early March through late November, its longest to date. The...
March 22, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Ponant’s icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot sets sail for first-ever winter cruise along St. Lawrence...
An icebreaking cruise ship commenced its inaugural winter voyage along the St Lawrence River on Friday, January 17th, offering passengers a unique...
January 19, 2025 - Accidents
Le Commandant Charcot icebreaker’s visit to Lerwick halted by adverse weather
The season's final cruise ship call at Lerwick was canceled due to adverse weather, despite the vessel's classification as a polar exploration ship...
November 18, 2024 - Cruise Industry
PONANT’s icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot becomes first to set foot on North Pole of Inaccessibility
Le Commandant Charcot has achieved a historic maritime milestone, becoming the first vessel to reach the North Pole of Inaccessibility under the...
September 23, 2024 - Cruise Industry
PONANT announces Antarctic Expeditions for 2025-2026 season
The French ultra-luxury cruise travel company PONANT presents an opportunity to voyage to the Antarctic from October 2025 to March 2026, as Ponant's...
March 12, 2024 - Cruise Industry
PONANT conducts international safety exercise on Le Commandant Charcot ship
Leveraging over two decades of expertise in polar navigation, PONANT Cruises continues to spearhead innovations in maritime safety. On September 30...
October 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot meets Russia's nuclear icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy near North...
In the Russian Arctic, the 150-m icebreaking cruiser Le Commandant Charcot crossed paths with the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy/50...
August 22, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ponant's icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot to become the first cruise ship traversing Canada’s St...
In 2025, the renowned French cruise line, PONANT, boasting a fleet of 13 small expedition vessels, will introduce an extraordinary opportunity to...
August 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot to operate winter cruises in St Lawrence 2025
Cruise St Lawrence has announced that in 2025, Ponant's expedition cruise ship, Le Commandant Charcot, will embark on four 12-night sailings on the...
June 21, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Southampton (England) welcomes LNG cruise ships at Horizon Terminal
Associated British Ports/ABP, the owner and operator of Port Southampton (England UK), has recently demonstrated its capacity to support different...
May 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot completes PONANT's first semi-circumnavigation of Antarctica
On February 14th, 2023, PONANT completed its first semi-circumnavigation of the southern continent onboard the world's only luxury icebreaker - Le...
February 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
PONANT announces Le Commandant Charcot ship's 2024 Arctic cruise schedule
The French ltra-luxury travel company PONANT launched sales of polar exploration voyages scheduled for Le Commandant Charcot's 2024 Arctic season...
November 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ponant introduces new experience onboard Le Commandant Charcot ship
PONANT revealed a new experience that will soon be available on a selection of voyages onboard Le Commandant Charcot. Last May, during an expedition...
October 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ponant’s cruise icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot collects Arctic Ocean data with FerryBox
-4H-JENA engineering GmbH (German manufacturer) installed its FerryBox (multi-parameter seawater sensor and measuring system) on a cruise ship to...
August 17, 2022