PONANT offers ‘Ultimate Antarctic exploration’ in winter 2021-22 aboard new polar vessel Le Commandant Charcot
Monday, 06 January 2020
by David Simpson
PONANT’s commitment to responsible tourism in the polar regions over the past 30 years goes a step further with the introduction in the Antarctic of its new hybrid electric polar exploration vessel propelled by liquefied natural gas. For winter 2021-2022, its inaugural season in the White Continent, Le Commandant Charcot is offering a unique sailing
- Published in 2021, 2022, Antarctica, Expedition Cruises
Ponant names new ship Le Commandant Charcot in tribute to ‘gentleman of the poles’
Friday, 07 September 2018
by David Simpson
Ponant’s ground-breaking new polar expedition vessel is to be named Le Commandant Charcot in recognition of the early 20th century explorer known as “the gentleman of the poles”. The world first hybrid electric icebreaker, powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), will bear the name of a great French explorer, Captain Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who crossed the
- Published in Destinations










