WORLD'S ONLY LUXURY POLAR ICEBREAKER
Deep PolarExploration
- Includes
- Itinerary
- Tour Highlights
- Gallery
- Price & Dates
- Hotels
What's included
- 10 nights shipboard on Ponant Cruise
- 24 hour room service (special selection)
- Butler service (special selection)
- Free unlimited WIFI onboard
- Evening entertainment and events
- Included activities: dog sledding, kayaking, hiking or snowshoeing, ice fishing, Included activities: dog sledding, kayaking, hiking or snowshoeing, ice fishing, polar diving.
- All meals and beverages included wines
- International air tickets
- Airport transfer
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses.
- Any other service not mentioned in the programme.
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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REYKJAVÍK (EMBARKATION)
- Explorer Reykjavik on own leisure before embarkation
- Make your own way to pier.
- Embarkation from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- Ship start sailing at 8:00 pm from Iceland’s capital
- Attraction in Reykjavik
- Iceland stretches along the edge of a vast bay in the west of the country. Perlan, the “Pearl of Reykjavík”,
- A museum located on ’Oskjuhlið hill, offers a panoramic view of the lush, green landscapes.
- A little further, one can easily spot the signpost showing the way to the evangelical Hallgrímskirkja church, and to the historical centre
- One can stroll along the Skólavördustígur and the Laugavegur, two lively streets with charming small shops.
- For some relaxation just outside of the city, visitors have the opportunity to visit the Reykjanes peninsula and its famous thermal lagoons of the Blue Lagoon.
SAILING THROUGH THE DENMARK STRAIT
- Lying between Greenland and Iceland, the Denmark Strait was crossed for the first time by the Vikings in the late 10th century, during Erik the Red’s expeditions.
- In the Second World War, its waters were the theatre of a battle between the Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy, on 24 May 1941.
- In the wintertime, extremely dense pack ice forms along the Greenlandic coasts and, while the Transpolar Drift sweeps icebergs along throughout the year, the strait is generally clear of ice during the summer.
- In the depths of the strait lies the world’s largest waterfall, an undersea cataract formed by the difference in temperature between the cold waters of the Greenland Sea and the warmer waters of the Irminger Sea. Numerous cetacean species thrive in this rich ecosystem.
- Activities on board during sailing : Lectures, Distribution of Parka and Muck Boots, Sign up for Polar Plunge, Polar Hike and Polar Reid
EXPLORATION OF AMMASSALIK REGION
- 1st day Explore this part of the world where the alpine mountains merge intimately with the sea and the fjords are adorned with high, snow-capped peaks and icebergs drifting or trapped in the pack ice.
- You will slowly immerse yourself in the heart of frozen landscapes of surreal beauty.
- The infinite variety of textures in the different types of ice creates an ever-changing scenery. Follow in the wake of the famous ship of Captain Jean-Baptiste Charcot who set off with his crew in 1934 to land Paul-Émile Victor in Ammassalik.
- A small island of primitive and wild beauty, for his first ethnographic mission, during which he would study the Ammassalimiut, a little-known Inuit community.
- In this deceptively frozen landscape, the silence is broken only by the sounds of dogs and the grating of sled runners against the ice. You will receive a warm welcome in villages still protected by the fast ice.
- You will have the opportunity to discover the Inuit culture’s ancestral traditions during joyous and authentic moments shared with the communities.
EXPLORATION OF AMMASSALIK REGION
- 2nd day continue exploring Ammassalik region and the Inuit community. Experience the exceptional:
- Meet the Inuit people at the end of the winter, to share unique moments on the ice floe, discover their spring traditions and let yourself be transported during a dog sled outing.
- Optional excursion Polar Trek : the possibility of taking part in a 2-day/1-night Nordic skiing polar trek, a unique and all-new experience
EXPLORATION OF AMMASSALIK REGION
- 3rd day continue exploring Ammassalik region and the Inuit community.
- Exploring the region of Ammassalik, on board or on the ice floe, from alpine terrain to landscapes of ice sculpted by the elements.
- Optional excursion Polar Trek : the possibility of taking part in a 2-day/1-night Nordic skiing polar trek, a unique and all-new experience
EXPLORATION OF AMMASSALIK REGION
- 4th day continue exploring Ammassalik region
- The landscapes: alpine landscapes, polar ice cap, winding fjords, icebergs caught in the ice, calving glaciers, patches of ice floe drifting from the North Pole, compression ridges, broken-up ice floe.
EXPLORATION OF AMMASSALIK REGION
- 5th day continue exploring Ammassalik region Many brand-new activities*: dog sledding, kayaking, hiking or snowshoeing, ice fishing, polar plunge
EXPLORATION OF AMMASSALIK REGION
- Last day in Ammassalik region
BLOSSEVILLE COAST
- Returning journey, explore Blosseville Coast is one of these wild and hard-to-reach places that very few people are lucky enough to explore The Blosseville Coast and its ice cap that comes straight from the North Pole.
SAILING THROUGH THE DENMARK STRAIT
- Sea Day. Enjoy the remaining sea day 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.
REYKJAVÍK
- Embarkation in Reykjavik Arrival early morning after breakfast
- Disembarkation at 7:00 am
- visit the East of Greenland
- Exclusive: the possibility of taking part in a 2-day/1-night Nordic skiing polar trek, a unique and all-new experience.
-Experience the exceptional: meet the Inuit people at the end of the winter.
- Aboard Le Commandant Charcot, World's Only Luxury Icebreaker polar exploration vessel
- Exploring the region of Ammassalik, East Greenland
- The landscapes: alpine landscapes, polar ice cap, winding fjords, icebergs
- The wildlife: blue whales, humpback whales, polar bears, seals, sea birds.
- Many brand-new activities*: dog sledding, kayaking, hiking or snowshoeing, ice fishing, polar diving
After the long winter, a thick coat of ice preserves the shores of the East coast of Greenland. These shores have long been coveted by the great explorers and approaching them means being in tune with powerful yet fragile nature; only the present matters here. Aboard Le Commandant Charcot, designed for polar exploration, you will explore the hypnotic and icy landscapes of the Ammassalik and Blosseville regions
You will respectfully access these exceptional lands, which are inaccessible to traditional ships during the spring. The uncertainty here offers surprises and immaqa (perhaps, in Inuktitut) moments frozen in time
Among the first outside visitors of the season, you will be warmly welcomed by the Inuit community. During privileged exchanges mixed with joyful and authentic moments, you will learn about the village customs on the ice floe. Inuit hospitality is no myth, it is given in the warmth of a look or an exchanged smile.
As the midnight sun illuminates the white desert and the calving glaciers, you will walk through different states and forms of ice, a constantly evolving spectacle. Aboard Le Commandant Charcot or on the ice floe, you will have opportunities for exploration among the fields of ice and the scenery of the hummocks that are as sublime as they are chaotic. You will enjoy an outing by kayak or zodiac in a polynya (area of open water surrounded by ice), or a polar hike to approach the icebergs caught in the ice floe.
| Tour Dates (Price shown is subject to currency fluctuation) | Superior Stateroom (pperson) | Deluxe Stateroom (pperson) | Prestige Stateroom (pperson) | Deluxe Suite (pperson) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2024] 16Apr-26Apr ; 26Apr-06May ; 06May-16May | RM 74,850 | RM 80,100 | RM112,450 | |
