Le Commandant Charcot, luxury polar expeditions

This expedition offers a rare opportunity to discover the northeast coast of Greenland, one of the most difficult-to-reach areas of the High Arctic. This unprecedented itinerary was designed specifically for Le Commandant Charcot.

Push the limits of travel and head toward the extreme on a rare expedition to the geographic North Pole, the “top of the world”. Few travelers can claim to have reached this mythical point. Now it’s your turn to enter this privileged circle! Aboard the Commandant Charcot, a technological flagship and the first polar exploration […]

Ponant invites you to experience the exceptional, following in the footsteps of the great explorers who once attempted to approach Greenland’s eastern coast, a region long isolated by its difficult access. Long coveted by great explorers, approaching it means attuning yourself to a nature both powerful and fragile, where only the present moment matters. An […]

This exceptional cruise aboard Le Commandant Charcot takes you into the heart of the Bellingshausen Sea, beyond Peter I and Charcot Islands. Names that sound like extreme adventure. The promise of deeply moving encounters. Emperor penguins live here, a species found nowhere else, endemic to Antarctica and rarely observed, as their colonies are difficult to […]

From the shores of Tasmania to Ushuaia, embark on an unforgettable crossing at the heart of the ice and the continent of all extremes. A crossing of the Southern Ocean seas and lands with legendary names. Macquarie, Adélie and Victoria immerse you in the heart of polar adventure, following in the footsteps of Paul-Émile Victor […]

Impassable, extreme, spellbinding — these are words that could describe the Weddell Sea. Largely locked by thick, compressed pack ice, sailing through it is both a challenge and a privilege, promising extraordinary landscapes and rare encounters. As you advance across this vast polar expanse, you enter an endless frozen desert, a world of silence where […]