Le Commandant Charcot
Ponant opens bookings for 2027-2028 Antarctic voyages
Ponant Explorations has announced the opening of bookings for 28 Antarctic voyages for the winter of 2027-2028.
PONANT Expeditions’ Le Commandant Charcot to circumnavigate Antarctica
PONANT Explorations announced that its luxury icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot is about to achieve a new world first in Antarctica.
PONANT heads into the heart of the Weddell Sea ice
PONANT is slated to offer four new sailings In November and December 2025 that take travellers on a voyage of exploration.
Le Commandant Charcot as a Platform for Research for the Alfred Wegener Institute: A Success Story
Last summer, scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, travelled onboard PONANT’s Le Commandant Charcot to the geographic North Pole. The main objective was to obtain scientific data about the ice thickness.
A&K charts a course to the North Pole in 2024
On the inaugural departure of North Pole Expedition Cruise: The Ultimate Frontier (Jul 10-27, 2024), Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) will exclusively charter the innovative luxury icebreaker ‘Le Commandant Charcot’ with A&K’s award-winning Expedition Team leading the way to the northernmost point on the planet.
Le Jacques Cartier: Explore life below the waves with the world’s most advanced cruise line
Forward-looking French cruise line Ponant recently unveiled the latest addition to its fleet of cutting edge next-generation Explorer class ships, Le Jacques Cartier.
Agent alert! Spruce up cruise offerings with PONANT training module now available on CLIA Learning Academy
In a move that reflects the growth of interest in luxury small ship cruising – and expedition cruising in particular,
Feel your spirits soar as you embark on the voyage of tomorrow
As Ponant's latest fleet addition readies itself for the 2021 Arctic season. We go behind the scenes of the world's first Hybrid Luxury Polar Exploration Vessel and pull back the curtain of the future for luxury expedition cruising.
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