{"id":64996,"date":"2020-01-14T08:16:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T07:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/french-speaking-cruises-according-to-etendues-sauvages\/"},"modified":"2020-01-14T08:16:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T07:16:37","slug":"french-speaking-cruises-according-to-etendues-sauvages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/french-speaking-cruises-according-to-etendues-sauvages\/","title":{"rendered":"French-speaking cruises, according to \u00c9tendues Sauvages"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Arctic or Antarctic cruise is often considered the trip of a lifetime<\/strong>.
\nIf, for this experience, your first criterion is French-speaking support, read the following carefully and ask us about it.<\/p>\n

We draw a distinction between English-speaking cruises accompanied by a French-speaking guide and \u201cFrench-speaking\u201d cruises.<\/p>\n

1. English-speaking cruises with one or more French-speaking guides present<\/strong>
\nSome expeditions or cruises are advertised as including \u201ca French-speaking guide\u201d. This means that, in addition to English, one or more guides speak French, and others may speak Italian, German, and so on.
\nThis does not mean that this guide\u2019s services will be exclusively dedicated to French-speaking passengers, or that lectures, safety briefings and zodiac outings will be conducted in French.<\/p>\n

2. French-speaking cruises<\/strong>
\nFor a cruise to be considered French-speaking, \u00c9tendues Sauvages requires that the following 9 French-language services be included:<\/p>\n

– at least 1 to 2 French-speaking expedition staff or guides present<\/p>\n

– before boarding, a welcome and information letter in French is given to each French-speaking passenger<\/p>\n

– once on board, French-speaking guides identify themselves to French-speaking passengers<\/p>\n

– during crossings, naturalist lectures are translated into French or simultaneously interpreted by the French-speaking staff member<\/p>\n

– mandatory briefings (such as those on safety procedures) are given in French, either in a conference room or via audio headsets<\/p>\n

– daily debriefings are all translated or simultaneously interpreted into French by the French-speaking staff member, or presented in a separate briefing<\/p>\n

– the daily programme outlining the day\u2019s activities is translated into French<\/p>\n

– the French-speaking staff member(s) are available on every outing, whether on the zodiacs or at landing sites<\/p>\n

– the expedition team makes a point of directing French-speaking passengers to the French-speaking guide so they can be easily identified during outings<\/p>\n

Only cruises and expeditions that include all of these services are labelled \u201cFrench-speaking\u201d by \u00c9tendues Sauvages.
\nNot all operators or cruise lines hold themselves to this standard, and that makes all the difference. Ask us!<\/p>\n

Schedules for \u201cFrench-speaking\u201d cruises and those with \u201ca French-speaking guide\u201d change throughout the year, so it is important to check with us for verified information.<\/p>\n

For any further information, do not hesitate to contact our advisors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Arctic or Antarctic cruise is often considered the trip of a lifetime. If, for this experience, your first criterion is French-speaking support, read the following carefully and ask us about it. We draw a distinction between English-speaking cruises accompanied by a French-speaking guide and \u201cFrench-speaking\u201d cruises. 1. English-speaking cruises with one or more French-speaking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-64996","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64996\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}