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Disko Bay: Meeting the Inuit & Discovering the Unknown

Reykjavík - Nuuk

Dates:
21/3/2025
to  5/4/2025

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16
days
15
nights on board
Starting from*
AU$36,510
per person
25% Ponant Bonus

FLIGHT NUUK/PARIS + TRANSFER


Through PONANT’s alliance with The Explorers Club, this voyage will feature explorer, storm chaser & TV presenter George Kourounis. George has spent 25 years documenting extreme forces of nature and natural phenomena around the globe including tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, floods, and the effects of climate change. He is frequently seen showcasing nature’s fury on television programs worldwide; best known for having hosted the TV series “Angry Planet” he also co-hosted “Storm Hunters” for The Weather Network and is a regular on-camera contributor for “Strange Evidence” & “What on Earth?” on Science Channel. He’s appeared in programs for National Geographic, Discovery, Smithsonian Channel, Netflix, and most of the major TV networks.

Equipped with specialized laboratories onboard Le Commandant Charcot, Explorers Club Science Grantees will provide invaluable firsthand knowledge, delving into their ongoing research.

With featured guest Ian Dawson, British Photo Ambassador.

It is spring in Greenland. The snow is everywhere and covers a landscape whose apparent monotony reveals unexpected reliefs. For the very first time for a ship, Le Commandant Charcot will humbly progress towards Baffin Bay and ice-covered villages, inaccessible to traditional ships during this early period. During a 16-day journey of exploration, you will sail to the magnificent icy Disko Bay, home to the largest icebergs in the northern hemisphere. From unforgettable experiences to warm encounters, in the cosy atmosphere of an exceptional ship, take the time to enjoy moments of intense emotion and unsuspected discoveries.  

Shaped for polar exploration, Le Commandant Charcot will make its way amongst fragments of drifting and broken-up ice floe, before approaching Inuit villages encircled by ice. During this spring season, following the long winter night, sailing the western Greenlandic coast holds the promise of moments of wonder, of fantastic surprises, provided by the uncertainty, which, always, gives the orders here. As we are taught by Inuit wisdom, only the present moment matters. As you progress towards Baffin Bay, the ice will unveil its countless nuances and give you a new vision of this place at the end of the world. In Disko Bay, the show becomes dreamlike, the icebergs that floated during the summer are now stuck in the frozen sea and make up cathedrals of ice that will leave you speechless.  

During this immersion in the Greenlandic spring, you will discover the local communities of the west whose villages are still encircled by the bordering ice floe. The harshness of winter gradually makes way for the spring and the activities that go with it. Thanks to its special connection with the inhabitants of this fascinating island, PONANT offers you an unforgettable experience. For two days, in Ilulissat and Qeqertarsuaq, you will enjoy a total immersion. Following the pace of the Inuit community, you will experience moments of sharing based around their spring traditions. Polar hikes, ice fishing and dog sledding will punctuate your days but the real treasure lies elsewhere. The Inuits’ way of life and philosophy will imbue you with age-old wisdom.

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 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. 


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Through PONANT’s alliance with The Explorers Club, this voyage will feature explorer, storm chaser & TV presenter George Kourounis. With featured guest Ian Dawson, British Photo Ambassador. An all-new...


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Prestige Stateroom Deck 6
 

(20 m²)

From AU$36,510 per person
25% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Stateroom Deck 7
 

(20 m²)

From AU$37,180 per person
25% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Stateroom Deck 8
 

(20 m²)

From AU$37,840 per person
25% Ponant Bonus

Deluxe Suite Deck 6
 

(28 m²)

From AU$38,830 per person
25% Ponant Bonus

Deluxe Suite Deck 7
 

(28 m²)

From AU$40,500 per person
25% Ponant Bonus

Deluxe Suite Deck 8
 

(28 m²)

From AU$41,830 per person
25% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Suite Deck 7
 

(40 m²)

From AU$53,160 per person
25% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Suite Deck 8
 

(40 m²)

Fully booked
25% Ponant Bonus

Grand Prestige Suite Deck 6
 

(42 m²)

From AU$56,490 per person
25% Ponant Bonus

Privilege Suite Deck 8
 

(48 m²)

From AU$59,820 per person
25% Ponant Bonus

Duplex Suite Deck 6
 

(94 m²)

From AU$81,460 per person
25% Ponant Bonus

Owner's Suite
 

(115 m²)

Fully booked



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