The Antarctic by Luxury Polar Explorer

Exclusive Packages Offers Savings of at least A$54,140 per couple
Solos sail for less than half price
Plus Complimentary Flights and Hotels – Book by April 30, 2022

Ponant’s new, luxury, polar exploration ship, Le Commandant Charcot, will forge adventurous new routes in the deep south of Antarctica in 2023, with Australian small ship cruise specialist, Cruise Traveller, releasing exclusive, new packages which offer complimentary flights and hotels and also savings of at least A$54,140 per couple, with solos able to sail for less than half price.

Launched last year and named after French polar scientist Jean-Baptiste Charcot, the 245-guest polar exploring Le Commandant Charcot is the world’s first hybrid electric polar exploration ship powered by liquified natural gas and as such ranks as one of the greenest expedition vessels in the world. Designed for polar exploration, the powerful, eco-friendly but luxurious ship boasts two restaurants, indoor and outdoor heated pools, spa, gym, sauna, snow room, panoramic lounges and bars, library and a theatre.

Cruise Traveller has released two exclusive, new Antarctica packages offering immersive expeditions to and around Antarctica aboard the new Le Commandant Charcot in February and March, 2023.

Way Way Down South – 28-night package – February 2023 – Savings plus free flights and hotel

The first Antarctic package from Cruise Traveller offers the rare chance to circumnavigate half of Antarctica on a voyage between New Zealand and Argentina, visiting remote parts of the icy continent few travellers see. The 28-night ‘Way Way Down South’ package begins on February 13, 2023, with a complimentary flight from Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne to Auckland for a night’s stay before a flight on to Dunedin to board Le Commandant Charcot in Longyearbyen on Valentine’s Day for a spectacular, ice-filled, 26-night voyage to Ushuaia in Argentina.

The adventure voyage visits spectacular Macquarie Island as well as rarely visited islands and coasts of Antarctica including the Ross Sea. Zodiac excursions offer the opportunity to spot huge king penguins and elephant seals as well as whales. Hiking, kayaking and daring polar swims are also offered if conditions allow.  After the cruise, guests fly to Santiago for a complimentary night followed by a complimentary flight back to Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne.

Including the flights, accommodation, an open bar of onboard beverages and Zodiac excursions, fares are available from A$56,630 per person in a Balcony Stateroom – a saving of A$27,070 pp.

For solos, fares are available from A$72,420 in a Balcony Stateroom – a saving of A$86,945. Book by April 30, 2022.

Passage to Antarctica – 21-night package – March 2023 – Savings plus free hotel nights

The second package – ‘Passage to Antarctica’ is a 21-night return itinerary from South America to the Antarctic Peninsula and wild and scenically dramatic Subantarctic islands such as the South Shetland Islands, South Sandwich Islands and South Georgia, with glaciers, icebergs, volcanoes and abundant wildlife to see along the way.

The journey begins on March 11, 2023, with a night in Santiago and a flight to Ushuaia to board Le Commandant Charcot for a memorable 17-night voyage south to Antarctica and back to Uruguay for three complimentary nights at a hotel in the capital, Montevideo.

Including the local flight, accommodation, an open bar of onboard beverages and Zodiac excursions, fares are available from A$33,490 per person in a Balcony Stateroom – a saving of A$15,070 pp.

For solos, fares are available from A$42,880 in a Balcony Stateroom – a saving of A$50,350. Book by April 30, 2022. Flights from Australia are extra. 

Le Commandant Charcot in pictures

*Terms and conditions apply – Flights from Australia are extra on Passage to Antarctica offer. Fares are subject to availability to conditions apply.