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Le Commandant Charcot, 16 Night Polar Odyssey between Northeast Greenland & Spitsbergen ex Reykjavik, Iceland to Tromso, Norway
Cruise Le Commandant Charcot, 16 Night Polar Odyssey between Northeast Greenland & Spitsbergen ex Reykjavik, Iceland to Tromso, Norway
Cruise Line Ponant
Ship Le Commandant Charcot
Destination Arctic North Atlantic
Brief Description 16 Night Cruise sailing from Reykjavik, Iceland onboard Le Commandant Charcot
Type of Cruise Luxury
Departure Date 28 Sep 2026
Cruise Description PONANT invites you to experience the exceptional by discovering the east coast of Greenland and following the ice to the majestic lands of Spitsbergen during a 17-day cruise. In the footsteps of the great explorers and Norwegian trappers, plunge into the history of these remote territories, during a period of extreme conditions when the ice still envelops the wild and deserted landscape.

Thanks to Le Commandant Charcot, the first hybrid electric polar exploration ship, you will brave the elements, to reach Greenland and the Scoresby Sound region. In the heart of this hostile yet sublime world of ice, you will navigate in the wake of Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who was deeply connected to the Inuit land, where vestiges of his passage remain. The sumptuous decor is made up of snow-topped peaks and majestic fjords, icebergs of poetic shapes, and ice as far as the eye can see.

You will then set sail towards the Northeast Greenland National Park, the largest national park in the world and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: here, the trappers’ cabins are lost in the immensity of the magically coloured alpine landscapes and the impressive glaciers. You will go where few have had the chance, to the sites of the Arctic tales written by Jorn Riel. This immense territory, which represents almost 45% of the total area of Greenland, is home to the King Oscar Fjord and Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord, where the bare ochre cliffs disappear into the boreal sea. Polar bears and musk oxen live in these distant lands and you may be lucky enough to spot them on the horizon.

Follow the ice and cross the Greenland Sea to reach the Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park much further north. Former whalers, once settled on the sites that are now home to the graves of many sailors, have made way for various species of cetaceans and walruses, which have recolonised their lands.

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.
Sailing Dates
28 Sep 2026
Category Single Twin Triple Quad
PR6 AU $40,900 AU $40,900 ‐ ‐
PR7 AU $41,680 AU $41,680 ‐ ‐
PR8 AU $42,460 AU $42,460 ‐ ‐
PV6 AU $43,640 AU $43,640 ‐ ‐
PV7 AU $45,610 AU $45,610 ‐ ‐
PV8 AU $47,180 AU $47,180 ‐ ‐
PS7 AU $60,530 AU $60,530 AU $31,520 ‐
PS8 AU $62,490 AU $62,490 AU $32,500 ‐
VS6 AU $64,460 AU $64,460 AU $33,490 ‐
VS8 AU $68,390 AU $68,390 AU $35,450 ‐
DU AU $93,920 AU $93,920 AU $48,220 ‐
Cruise Itinerary
Date Port Arrive Depart
28 Sep 2026 Reykjavik, Iceland 6:00 PM
29 Sep 2026 At Sea    
30 Sep 2026 Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland
1 Oct 2026 Scoresby Sund, Greenland
2 Oct 2026 Scoresby Sund, Greenland
3 Oct 2026 Scoresby Sund, Greenland
4 Oct 2026 The Ice Floes
5 Oct 2026 Greenland National Park, Greenland
6 Oct 2026 Greenland National Park, Greenland
7 Oct 2026 Greenland National Park, Greenland
8 Oct 2026 Greenland National Park, Greenland
9 Oct 2026 The Ice Floes
10 Oct 2026 The Ice Floes
11 Oct 2026 Spitsbergen, Norway
12 Oct 2026 Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
13 Oct 2026 At Sea    
14 Oct 2026 Tromso, Norway 7:00 AM
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

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