Price from
MYR109,408
per
person
Duration
15 Days
Destination
More than 1
Travellers
2
THE GREAT ESCAPE
Your Great Adventure
- Book early, Enjoy Ponant Bonus up to 30%
- Solo Traveller Offer. No Single Supplement
- First Time cruise enjoy Euro250 off
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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...
What's included
Departure Location
Reykjavík
Return Location
Reykjavík
Tour Validity
Now till May 28, 2024
From May 28 till June 11, 2024
From May 28 till June 11, 2024
Additional Information
Tour Deals:
: Solo Traveller Offer. No Single Supplement
: First Time Cruiser Discount of EUR 250
: Book early, Enjoy Ponant Bonus up to 25%
Price includes
- 14 nights shipboard on Ponant Cruise
- 24 hour room service (special selection)
- Butler service (special selection)
- Free unlimited WIFI onboard
- Evening entertainment and events
Price does not include
- International air ticket
- Airport transfer
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses.
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
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
- Day 5
- Day 6
- Day 7
- Day 8
- Day 9
- Day 10
- Day 11
- Day 12
- Day 13
- Day 14
- Day 15
Day 1
ARRIVE REYKJAVÍK, ICELAND (EMBARKATION)
- Arrival and Free time at leisure
- Explore Iceland’s capital 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 where 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.
Dinner
Day 2
SAILING THROUGH THE DENMARK STRAIT
- Lying between Greenland and Iceland, the Denmark Strait was crossed for the first time by theVikings 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.
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 3
EXPLORING THE BLOSSEVILLE COAST
- Aboard your ship, follow in the footsteps of Jules Poret de Blosseville, a French explorer and sailor. In 1833, he set off to discover this isolated and unexplored part of eastern Greenland aboard La Lilloise, an adventure with a fatal outcome.
- The uninhabited territory that bears his name lies to the south of Scoresby Sound. Surrounded by ice, icebergs and pack ice - thin or thick, flat or pronounced - as far as the eye can see, Blosseville Coast is a wild and distant place to which very few people have access.
- Exploring it means a slow immersion into the heart of a frozen, almost unreal desert, where the variations in light transform one’s perception of the landscape. In the kingdom of the polar bears, Le Commandant Charcot, a silent ship open to the exterior, will offer exceptional moments observing Arctic wildlife, through a series of encounters.
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 4
ITTOQQORTOORMIIT REGION
- Most remote settlement in Greenland,
Ittoqqortoormiit region that is covered with snow and ice for nine months of the year, you will have the rare opportunity of immersing yourself in the heart of an isolated territory and exploring the beauty of its infinite polar whiteness. - The high alpine mountains punctuate the sky and gradually reveal their dark rock edges beneath a coat of snow.
- Located at the entrance to the longest system of fjords in the world, sits the village of Ittoqqortoormiit, one of the northernmost inhabited places on the East coast.
- Its name means ‘great house’ in Greenlandic and it is home to the last hunters of the polar region, whose ancestral way of life you will encounter.
- As soon as the thickness of the ice floe allows it, the hunters set out on the trail of walruses, seals, narwhals, musk oxen and polar bears, travelling by traditional dog sleds.
- On these expanses of immaculate snow, the silence is broken only by the sounds of the dogs, the grating of a sled coming back from a run or of footsteps on the ice.
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 5
ITTOQQORTOORMIIT REGION
- Today, continue cruising Ittoqqortoormiit region. You will discover Inuit traditions through privileged and festive moments on the ice floe and in the village.
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 6
ITTOQQORTOORMIIT REGION
- 3rd day exploring in Ittoqqortoormiit region.
Day 7
ITTOQQORTOORMIIT REGION
- 4th day exploring in Ittoqqortoormiit region
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 8
EXPLORATION OF NORTH-EAST GREENLAND
- Set sail for North-East Greenland to immerse yourself further and up higher in the Arctic region to explore the unexpected riches of the sea ice, where traditional ships cannot travel at this time of the year.
- As the light shifts and the moods of the sky change, the different states of the ice and the infinite diversity of its textures create an exceptionally stunning tableau.
- With patience and humility, you will sail amid the pearl-white floating cathedrals and the ice carried by the Transpolar Drift. En route, icebergs have their journey halted by ice and pressure ridges reveal their sharp edges. In the midst of this icy vastness, beauty is found in the detail and the magic of the moment.
- In the realm of polar bears, Le Commandant Charcot is a reassuring cocoon built for polar exploration and offers you wonderful opportunities to observe these lords of the ice when you happen upon them.
- You may even get the chance to admire the moving sight of a mother and her cub travelling across the immaculate icy expanse.
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 9
EXPLORATION OF NORTH-EAST GREENLAND
- 2nd day exploring North East Greenland
- En route, icebergs have their journey halted by ice and pressure ridges reveal their sharp edges. In the midst of this icy vastness, beauty is found in the detail and the magic of the moment. In the realm of polar bears, Le Commandant Charcot is a reassuring cocoon built for polar exploration and offers you wonderful opportunities to observe these lords of the ice when you happen upon them.
- You may even get the chance to admire the moving sight of a mother and her cub travelling across the immaculate icy expanse.
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 10
EXPLORATION OF NORTHEAST GREENLAND
- 3rd day exploring North East Greenland
- Expedition team will prepare for landing and zodiac outinng
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 11
EXPLORING THE BLOSSEVILLE COAST
- Aboard your ship, follow in the footsteps of Jules Poret de Blosseville, a French explorer and sailor. In 1833, he set off to discover this isolated and unexplored part of eastern Greenland aboard La Lilloise, an adventure with a fatal outcome.
- The uninhabited territory that bears his name lies to the south of Scoresby Sound. Surrounded by ice, icebergs and pack ice - thin or thick, flat or pronounced - as far as the eye can see, Blosseville Coast is a wild and distant place to which very few people have access.
- Exploring it means a slow immersion into the heart of a frozen, almost unreal desert, where the variations in light transform one’s perception of the landscape.
- In the kingdom of the polar bears, Le Commandant Charcot, a silent ship open to the exterior, will offer exceptional moments observing Arctic wildlife, through a series of encounters.
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 12
EXPLORING THE BLOSSEVILLE COAST
- 2nd day exploring the remaining Blosseville Coast.
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 13
EXPLORING THE BLOSSEVILLE COAST
- 3rd day exploring the remaining Blosseville Coast.
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 14
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.
Day 15
REYKJAVÍK (DISEMBARKATION)
- Return to Reykjavik. Arrival early morning
- Disembarkation at 8:00 am after breakfast
- Spend remaining day at Reykjavik, Iceland at own leisure
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
~Discover the largest national park in the world – a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve – at the magical moment when nature wakes up.
~Outings and shore visits in a zodiac inflatable or hovercraft* with a reinforced team of naturalist-guides.
~Visit the old Norwegian trapper cabins that added a special flavour and richness to Jørn Riel’s series of Arctic tales about the people of Greenland.
~The landscapes: mountains striped with multi-coloured strata, fjords, jagged mountains, glaciers, icebergs, ice floes, hummocks, wild tundra, sheer cliffs, polar ice
~The wildlife: polar bears, narwhals, seals, musk oxen, Arctic foxes and hares, orcas, sea birds.
~Many brand-new activities: kayaking, hiking or snowshoeing, ice fishing, polar plunge, ice floating, dog sledding, participative science.
| Tour price (Price shown subject to exchange rate fluctuation) | Prestige Stateroom (pperson) | Deluxe Suite (pperson) | Prestige Suite (pperson) | Grand Prestige Suite (pperson) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2024] 28 May - 11 June | RM 109, 408 | RM 117, 104 | RM 164, 216 | RM 175, 136 |
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