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Ponant, the World Leader in LUXURY Expeditions
PONANT invites you on a polar odyssey aboard Le Commandant Charcot, the world’s only hybrid expedition icebreaker purpose-built to provide luxurious access to the farthest reaches of the globe. A veritable cocoon of comfort, this impressive ship is the latest in PONANT’s fleet, which take guests on over 400 awe-inspiring journeys worldwide. Le Commandant Charcot allows 200 intrepid adventurers to go beyond exploration in the geographic North Pole, Greenland, the Antarctic Circle, the Ross Sea, Amundsen Sea, Weddell Sea and more.
Given its French founders, PONANT sees no reason why guests traveling to polar extremes shouldn’t eat as well as those in Paris; this is why Le Commandant Charcot features Nuna, the first-ever restaurant at sea by 21 Michelin-star chef Alain Ducasse. The culinary legend created a revolutionary menu of masterpieces that – regardless of where Le Commandant Charcot happens to be – use only the finest of ingredients.
For the best value and space, we recommend booking a Prestige Suite. And once onboard, don’t forget to head to the Grand Salon late each afternoon for mini pastries and Ladurée macarons before you prepare for dinner.
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Through the use of clean technologies, recycling circuits and non-polluting materials, PONANT takes a holistic approach to sustainability. And it’s all designed with a single aim in mind: to minimize the environmental impact of their extraordinary polar odysseys while making a positive contribution to the remote lands and communities they visit.
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“You can see the wonder in the eyes of the people on the deck… there is not a sound.”
– Charlotte, a guest on Le Commandant Charcot, describing her first sighting of a polar bear on a PONANT expedition
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