THE NORTHEWEST PASSAGE CRUISE DEAL

Package Duration:    24 nights
Cruise Starts:             11th September 2023 – from Reykjavik
Cruise Ends:               5th October 2023 – into Nome
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THE NORTHEWEST PASSAGE CRUISE DEAL

Description:

Explore the expanse of the Arctic world during extraordinary polar odyssey from Iceland to Alaska, via the mythical Northwest Passage.LeCommandant Charcot, a luxurious vessel fitted out to navigate in extreme zones, will take you to a literal labyrinth of icy channels, inaccessible to traditional ships.The Hudson Strait, Foxe Basin, Fury and Hecla Strait, all legendary names, follow one another and will plunge you, like modern-day explorers, into one of the most mythical sagas of polar exploration. In untamed and wild nature, you will have the privilege of sailing along Greenland.On your route, you will visit an Inuit village and witness Banks Island, famous for the wreck of HMS Investigator lying offshore and also for its National Park with its abundant fauna including the world's largest concentration of musk oxen.Beyond the Arctic Circle, your senses will further be ignited as the sight of the glistening ice floes, blue-tinged glaciers, rugged mountain chains and rolling tundra captivates you. Long fantasised about before being discovered at the beginning of the 20th century, the Northwest Passage promises you a trip that is synonymous with going back to basics.Find out more about the world of Le Commandant Charcot here!We are privileged guests in these extreme lands where we are at the mercy of weather and ice conditions. Our navigation, mainly in the fjords, will be determined by the type of ice we come across; as the fast ice must be preserved, we will take this factor into account from day to day in our itineraries. The sailing programme, outings, activities and observation of fauna cannot be guaranteed and are subject to weather and ice conditions. The experiences are unique and vary from day to day and for each departure. The Captain and the Expedition Leader will make every effort to ensure that your experience is as rich as possible, while respecting safety instructions and regulations imposed by the AECO.Included - Vol domestique retour inclusCruisePackage - For your serenity, PONANT selects a flight and organises the transfer between the port and the airport. This package is included in your cruise fare.Disembarkation Day - Nome/SeattleDisembarkation.Meet and greet at the port by our local English-speaking representative.Transfer to the airport in time for check-in of flight Nome/Seattle selected by PONANT.Flight Nome/Seattle selected by PONANT.Approximate flight duration: 5 h 00.We highly recommend you stay one night in Seattle after this flightThis programme includes:Flight Nome/Seattle selected by PONANT in economy class.The transfer mentioned in the programme.English-speaking assistance.This programme does not include:Personal expenses.Any other service not mentioned in the programme.Please note:The flight included in the programme is as of today, operated in economy class.Due to limited local transportation resources, waiting might be generated.For passengers in transit in Seattle, we recommend staying one night in Seattle after this flight.Programme and flight schedule are subject to change without prior notice.PONANT will adapt the content of the transfer offer from and to airport according to your flight schedule.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Reykjavík

Mon 11 Sep 2023 | Depart 9:30 PM 

Day 2: At sea aboard Le Commandant Charcot

Tue 12 Sep 2023

Day 3: Southern coast of Greenland

Wed 13 Sep 2023

Day 4: Southern coast of Greenland

Thu 14 Sep 2023

Day 5: At sea aboard Le Commandant Charcot

Fri 15 Sep 2023

Day 6: At sea aboard Le Commandant Charcot

Sat 16 Sep 2023

Day 7: Hudson Strait

Sun 17 Sep 2023

Day 8: Hudson Strait

Mon 18 Sep 2023

Day 9: Hudson Strait

Tue 19 Sep 2023

Day 10: Foxe Basin

Wed 20 Sep 2023

Day 11: Foxe Basin

Thu 21 Sep 2023

Day 12: Fury and Hecla Strait

Fri 22 Sep 2023

Day 13: Ice crossing of the Northwest

Sat 23 Sep 2023

Day 14: Ice crossing of the Northwest

Sun 24 Sep 2023

Day 15: Ice crossing of the Northwest

Mon 25 Sep 2023

Day 16: Ice crossing of the Northwest

Tue 26 Sep 2023

Day 17: Ice crossing of the Northwest

Wed 27 Sep 2023

Day 18: Ice crossing of the Northwest

Thu 28 Sep 2023

Day 19: Banks Island

Fri 29 Sep 2023

Day 20: Banks Island

Sat 30 Sep 2023

Day 21: Sailing ice floes in Beaufort

Sun 1 Oct 2023

Day 22: Sailing ice floes in Beaufort

Mon 2 Oct 2023

Day 23: Sailing ice floes in Beaufort

Tue 3 Oct 2023

Day 24: Sailing ice floes in Beaufort

Wed 4 Oct 2023

Day 25: Nome, Alaska

Your Ship:

With Le Commandant-Charcot, PONANT has imagined and envisaged the cruise voyage of tomorrow. The latest addition to the fleet will take you following in the footsteps of the great polar explorers in refined surroundings complete with the kind of luxury services never before offered in the farthest reaches of the southern and northern hemispheres. This very first hybrid-electric polar exploration ship powered by LNG has been designed with the greatest attention to detail in terms of safety and respect for the environment.