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Le Commandant Charcot, 24 Night The Northwest Passage ex Reykjavik, Iceland to Nome, Alaska
Cruise Line Ponant
Ship Le Commandant Charcot
Destination Arctic North Atlantic
Nights 24
Departure Date 12 Aug 2024
Description With featured guests Ian Dawson and Sue Flood, British Photo Ambassadors.

Explore the expanse of the Arctic world during extraordinary polar odyssey from Iceland to Alaska, via the mythical Northwest Passage. The greatest explorers long coveted travelling from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean via the Far North route before Roald Amundsen accomplished the feat during his expedition from 1903 to 1906. Although this crossing is now legendary, PONANT invites you to go even further, aboard Le Commandant Charcot, by sailing along a virtually unexplored maritime route.

Like a perfect prelude to your discovery of the polar world, the latest addition to the PONANT fleet will first take you on a magnificent ascent up the west coast of Greenland to the majestic Disko Bay. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it will reveal itself to you between its mythical glacier and the graceful dance of monumental icebergs.

Next, you will enter the Northwest Passage via Lancaster Sound then through the ice of McClure Strait. Following in the wake of one of the most mythical sagas in polar exploration, the ship will progress through to Banks Island, and gradually immerse you in a constantly changing world of ice. The infinity of the ice floe will unveil itself, moving, treating the eyes to beauties sculpted by nature and enhanced by the changing light. Aboard Le Commandant Charcot, a luxurious setting designed to navigate in extreme zones, you will continue into the Beaufort Sea and explore landscapes that are inaccessible to traditional ships. The ice covering reshapes the relief and reveals an incredible sensorial experience for the modern-day explorers.

Your immersion in the northern world will also lead you to encounter the Inuit people for special moments of sharing based on their traditions. In the heart of the ice or at the confluence of the currents, there where all is pristine and wild, nature reigns supreme and an encounter with a polar bear is always a wonderful experience.

Beyond the Arctic Circle, your senses will further be ignited as the sight of the glistening ice floes, blue-tinged glaciers, rugged mountain chains and rolling tundra captivates you. Long fantasised about before being discovered at the beginning of the 20th century, the Northwest Passage promises you a trip that is synonymous with going back to basics.

Find out more about the world of Le Commandant Charcot here!

We are privileged guests in these extreme lands where we are at the mercy of weather and ice conditions. Our navigation, mainly in the fjords, will be determined by the type of ice we come across; as the fast ice must be preserved, we will take this factor into account from day to day in our itineraries. The sailing programme, outings, activities and observation of fauna cannot be guaranteed and are subject to weather and ice conditions. The experiences are unique and vary from day to day and for each departure. The Captain and the Expedition Leader will make every effort to ensure that your experience is as rich as possible, while respecting safety instructions and regulations imposed by the AECO.
Sailing Dates
  • 12 Aug 2024
Prices
Category Twin Per Person Triple Per Person Single Per Person
Prestige Stateroom Deck 7 AU $64,260 AU $64,260
Prestige Stateroom Deck 8 AU $65,510 AU $65,510
Prestige Stateroom Deck 6 AU $66,080 AU $66,080
Deluxe Suite Deck 6 AU $67,370 AU $67,370
Deluxe Suite Deck 7 AU $70,490 AU $70,490
Deluxe Suite Deck 8 AU $72,990 AU $72,990
Prestige Suite Deck 7 AU $94,150 AU $48,170 AU $94,150
Prestige Suite Deck 8 AU $97,260 AU $49,720 AU $97,260
Grand Prestige Suite AU $100,380 AU $51,280 AU $100,380
Privilege Suite Deck 8 AU $106,610 AU $54,400 AU $106,610
Duplex Suite AU $147,090 AU $74,640 AU $147,090
Itinerary

Cruise Itinerary

DayDateActivityArriveDepart
1 12/08 Reykjavik, Iceland 6:00 PM
2 13/08 The Denmark Strait
3 14/08 The Denmark Strait
4 15/08 Prince Christian Sound, Greenland
5 16/08 Augpilatok, Greenland
6 17/08 Nuuk, Greenland
7 18/08 At sea    
8 19/08 Disko Island and Bay, Greenland
9 20/08 At sea    
10 21/08 Pond Inlet, Canada
11 22/08 Lancaster Sound, Canada
12 23/08 Radstock Bay
13 24/08 Beechey Island, Arctic Canada
14 25/08 Northwest Passage
15 26/08 Northwest Passage
16 27/08 Northwest Passage
17 28/08 Banks Island
18 29/08 Banks Island
19 30/08 Beaufort Sea
20 31/08 Beaufort Sea
21 01/09 Beaufort Sea
22 02/09 Beaufort Sea
23 03/09 Beaufort Sea
24 04/09 Bering Strait
25 05/09 Nome, Alaska
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

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