WORLD'S ONLY LUXURY POLAR ICEBREAKER
Deep Polar Exploration
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- Tour Highlights
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- Price & Dates
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What's included
from July 25, 2024 till September 25, 2024
- 15 nights shipboard on Ponant Cruise
- Return air ticket Paris/Longyearbyen v.v
- 24 hour room service (special selection)
- Butler service (special selection)
- Free unlimited WIFI onboard
- Evening entertainment and events
- All meals and beverages included wines
- International air ticket
- Airport transfer
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses.
- Any other service not mentioned in the programme
Luxury cruise aboard to experience a truly exceptional sea voyage with a difference. Discover expeditions to the majestic landscapes of the Artic and the Antarctic. Great choice for couples, solo travelers and those who love small-ship cruising. Ponant Cruises offers exceptional bilingual service, world-class dining and elegantly-appointed accommodation and public areas in terms of the onboard experience. Choose a cruise on an Explorer Class vessel, you will benefit from several expedition-style features. Relaxing in the Blue Eye Lounge, an underwater multi-sensory environment that boasts comfortable seating and privileged views of life beneath the waves. Ponant’s expedition ships also carry a fleet of Zodiacs deployed frequently throughout each itinerary for sightseeing excursions and trips ashore.
Cancellation Policy
~ Postpone or cancel free of charge up to 10 days after the booking is confirmed
~ From 10 days after the booking is confirmed to 365 days prior to departure: EUR 150 plus RM100 refund admin fees per guest per cruise for the cruise service only
~ From 364 to 211 days prior to departure: 10% of total price
~ From 210 – 91 days prior to departure: 25% of total price
~ Cancellation within 90 days prior to departure: 100% of total price
Payment Terms
~ Deposit payment of 25% must be received within 10 days after the booking is confirmed.
~ Balance payment must be made 90 days prior to departure
~ Booking made within 90 days prior to departure require full payment at the time of booking
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ARRIVE PARIS (Suggested)
Suggested pre 1 night in Paris on guests with us (Price will be quoted seperately as Add On)
- Suggestion if booked additional night : Make your own way to hotel and meet & greet with welcome drink at hotel.
- Check in at 4pm.
- The rest of the evening at own leisure
PARIS - LONGYEARBYEN, SPITSBERGEN
- Breakfast on own expense.
- Group transfer to the airport terminal, check-in of flight selected by PONANT.
- Longyearbyen is the capital of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago, located on Svalbard’s main island, and is the northernmost territorial capital on the planet. With winter temperatures dropping to below 40°C, the landscapes of this mining town are simply breathtaking.
- The glaciers, the mountains stretching as far as the eye can see and the untouched nature, make you feel like you’re in completely unexplored territory.
- Embarkation from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
AT SEA ALONG SPITSBERGEN
- The largest island in the Svalbard archipelago, its name meaning “pointed mountains” in German, Spitsbergen is the last piece of land before the Arctic ice floe.
- Aboard your ship, you will sail along the extremely spectacular coastline of this icy land.
- Between millennial glaciers and rugged mountains, you will discover a jagged coastline, hollowed-out by fjords.
- A unique setting, the refuge of a particularly rich avifauna, offering you the possibility of taking fabulous photographs from the deck of your ship.
NAVIGATING THROUGH THE SEA ICE
- Enjoy the absolutely unique experience of sailing to the heart of the ice floe, this vast expanse of virgin, immaculate ice.
- The landscapes are constantly changing, shifting from a smooth, flat wilderness to a chaos of ice, then to channels of open water.
- Your ship will sail along these naturally open channels and through the areas where the frozen layer is thinnest, offering you the chance to experience magic maritime moments in the midst of drifting sea ice.
- It will also often be an opportunity to see a particular kind of fauna, totally dependent on the ice floe.
NAVIGATING THROUGH THE SEA ICE
- Second day sailing through the sea ice.
- Sea Day. Enjoy the personalized services on board Le Commandant Charcot,
- Indulge in the exquisite world of French-style luxury gastronomy curated by the renowned Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse
- Let yourself be tempted by a dip in the Blue Lagoon while you enjoy the light over the sea.
- Or spend time in our indoor pool, the gym and the fitness classes,
- Or visit the Biologique Recherche spa, with its treatment rooms, massages
- Or go for a sauna, snow room and the hair salon will also allow you to unwind without a care in the world.
NAVIGATING THROUGH THE SEA ICE
- Third day sailing through the sea ice.
- Sea Day. Enjoy the personalize service on board Le Commandant Charcot,
- Indulge in the exquisite world of French-style luxury gastronomy curated by the renowned Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse
- Let yourself be tempted by a dip in the Blue Lagoon while you enjoy the light over the sea.
- Or spend time in our indoor pool, the gym and the fitness classes,
- Or visit the Biologique Recherche spa, with its treatment rooms, massages
- Or go for a sauna, snow room and the hair salon will also allow you to unwind without a care in the world.
NAVIGATING THROUGH THE SEA ICE
- Fourth day sailing through the sea ice.
- Sea Day. Enjoy the personalized service on board Le Commandant Charcot,
- Indulge in the exquisite world of French-style luxury gastronomy curated by the renowned Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse
- Let yourself be tempted by a dip in the Blue Lagoon while you enjoy the light over the sea.
- Or spend time in our indoor pool, the gym and the fitness classes,
- Or visit the Biologique Recherche spa, with its treatment rooms, massages
- Or go for a sauna, snow room and the hair salon will also allow you to unwind without a care in the world.
GEOGRAPHIC NORTH POLE
- Defined by a 90° North latitude, the Geographic North Pole lies on the Earth’s rotational axis, at the intersection of all meridians.
- Plunged into darkness for six months of the year, then lit by the sun for the following six months, this mythical site, permanently covered in ice and remote from any land, has fascinated generations of explorers.
- So far, only a very few people have ever reached it: an exploit which is now accessible to you aboard Le Commandant Charcot.
NAVIGATING THROUGH THE SEA ICE
- Enjoy the absolutely unique experience of sailing to the heart of the ice floe, this vast expanse of virgin, immaculate ice.
- The landscapes are constantly changing, shifting from a smooth, flat wilderness to a chaos of ice, then to channels of open water.
- Your ship will sail along these naturally open channels and through the areas where the frozen layer is thinnest, offering you the chance to experience magic maritime moments in the midst of drifting sea ice.
- It will also often be an opportunity to see a particular kind of fauna, totally dependent on the ice floe.
NAVIGATING THROUGH THE SEA ICE
- Second day sailing through the sea ice
AT SEA ABOARD LE COMMANDANT CHARCOT
- Spend exceptional moments sailing aboard Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s first luxury polar exploration vessel and the first PC2-class polar cruise ship capable of sailing into the very heart of the ice, on seas and oceans which the frozen conditions render inaccessible to ordinary ships.
- Le Commandant Charcot is fitted with oceanographic and scientific equipment selected by a committee of experts.
- Take advantage of the on-board lectures and opportunities for discussion with these specialists to learn more about the poles.
- Participate in furthering scientific research with PONANT and let us discover together what these fascinating destinations have yet to reveal to us.
NAVIGATING THROUGH THE SEA ICE
- Second day sailing through the sea ice
AT SEA ALONG SPITSBERGEN
- The largest island in the Svalbard archipelago, its name meaning “pointed mountains” in German, Spitsbergen is the last piece of land before the Arctic ice floe.
Longyearbyen
- Sailing towards Longyearbyen. Probably arrive in the midnight
Longyearbyen-Paris
- Disembarkation at 8:00AM.
- Meet and greet at the port by our local English-speaking representative.
- Transfer to the airport in time for check-in of flight Longyearbyen to Paris selected by PONANT. (Approx. 6hr 30mins flight duration)
We highly recommend you stay one night in Paris after this flight.
~ Be among the few people in the world to go in search of the Geographic North Pole!
~ Outings and shore visits in a zodiac dinghy or hovercraft* with an reinforced team of naturalist-guides.
~ The discovery of the features of the ice floes.
~ Landscapes: ice floes. In Spitsbergen, jagged mountains, steep-sided valleys, sheer cliffs.
~ Wildlife: polar bears, Northern fulmar, ivory gull, seals, whales.
~ Many activities: kayaking, hiking or snowshoeing, ice fishing, polar plunge without suit, polar swim with drysuit, participative science. Discover all the activities in the “PONANT Activities” tab.
Heading for 90 degrees North! The North Pole has been a source of inspiration, fascination and attraction since the dawn of time. This impossible and mythical ‘elsewhere’ begs to be admired.
What if Le Commandant Charcot achieved this absolute pinnacle adventure, by enabling you, perhaps, to tread on this virtually unattainable point?
Following in the footsteps of the explorers who once tried to approach these elusive parts, where the infinite ice floes unfold and 700 kilometres (435 miles) from any land, you are part of the chosen few to attempt the odyssey.
From Spitsbergen, you will sail the northern waters, at the edges of the Earth, where the landscapes change constantly depending on the ice and the plays of light.
Nature reigns supreme here, sheltering abundant wildlife: polar bears, seals or even whales will be your hosts. Your discovery of this silent world, frozen by the cold, will continue as you attempt to reach the Grail of all polar explorers: the North Pole!
Swept by the winds and the currents, the ice floe is constantly drifting and the master of your ship will have to manoeuvre carefully and with great humility in an attempt to reach the northernmost point of our planet.
| (Price shown subject to exchange rate fluctuation) | Prestige Stateroom (pperson) | Deluxe Suite (pperson) | Prestige Suite (pperson) | Privilege Suite Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul - 06 Aug 2025 (Paris Return) | RM 196,261 | RM 208,869 | FULLY BOOKED | RM 321,874 |
| 06 Aug - 21 Aug 2025 (Paris Return) | RM 196,261 | RM 208,869 | RM 286,029 | RM 321,874 |
| 21 Aug - 05 Sept 2025 (Paris Return) | RM 184,486 | RM 196,261 | RM 268,263 | RM 301,763 |
