Le Commandant Charcot

Le Commandant Charcot

The world’s only luxury ice breaker, this unique experience is one you won’t want to miss and adds a unique flavour to expeditions in the Arctic & Antarctica

Where can you go on an Icebreaker Expedition cruise?

These are some of the most amazing journeys to the World’s most remote regions. Space is strictly limited so early bookings are recommended

Geographic North Pole Expedition
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Geographic North Pole Expedition

Be one of a very few people in the world to visit the Geographic North Pole. This Arctic Expedition cruise operates on the worlds only luxury ice breaker
17 nights
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
Date
13 Sep 2027
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard)
  • 19 stops  
  • Arrival - Reykjavik
From$89,345
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom
Greenland Expedition
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Greenland Expedition

This Greenland Expedition gives you a true insight into the remote regions of this incredible destination
12 nights
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
Date
4 Apr 2027
  • Departure - Nuuk
  • 10 stops  
  • Arrival - Nuuk
From$34,327
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom
Montreal to Greenland Expedition
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Montreal to Greenland Expedition

An exciting one way expedition visiting; Montreal, La Baie (Saguenay River), Gaspe, Qaqortoq, Narsarsuaq, Uunartoq, Nuuk
14 nights
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
Date
13 Mar 2027
  • Departure - Montreal
  • 12 stops  
  • Arrival - Nuuk
From$40,327
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Ship facts

Maiden voyage2021
Guests270
Crew187
Decks9
Beam
28
m
Length
150
m
Size
30,000
GT
Speed
15
kn

Le Commandant Charcot

Enjoy French Gourmet food in the main dining room Gastronomique, relax in the conservatory and listen to an inspring lecture in the theatre. Le Commandant Charcot is an exhibition ship and icebreaker especially designed for Arctic waters. Onboard, the experience is enhanced by a strong French heritage.

Entertainment

The entertainment includes inspring lectures on destinations, nature and culture. Plenty of live music is also offered onboard.

Entertainment

The entertainment includes inspring lectures on destinations, nature and culture. Plenty of live music is also offered onboard.

Activities

Enjoy the views from the Panoramic Bar.

Activities

Enjoy the views from the Panoramic Bar.

Activities

Enjoy the views from the Panoramic Bar.

Activities

Enjoy the views from the Panoramic Bar.

Food & Drink

French gourmet food – a big part of the Ponant experience.
All meals and beverages are included

Food & Drink

French gourmet food – a big part of the Ponant experience.

All meals and beverages are included

Outdoor dining at the Grill restaurant

Food & Drink

French gourmet food – a big part of the Ponant experience.

Outdoor dining at the Grill restaurant

Body & Soul

Swim in one of two pools (indoor and outdoor), relax at the spa or head for the fitness centre.
Welcome to the indoor pool

Body & Soul

Swim in one of two pools (indoor and outdoor), relax at the spa or head for the fitness centre.

Welcome to the indoor pool

The relaxing spa

Body & Soul

Swim in one of two pools (indoor and outdoor), relax at the spa or head for the fitness centre.

The relaxing spa

The "snow room"

Body & Soul

Swim in one of two pools (indoor and outdoor), relax at the spa or head for the fitness centre.

The "snow room"

Exercise with views

Body & Soul

Swim in one of two pools (indoor and outdoor), relax at the spa or head for the fitness centre.

Exercise with views

Body & Soul

Swim in one of two pools (indoor and outdoor), relax at the spa or head for the fitness centre.

Body & Soul

Swim in one of two pools (indoor and outdoor), relax at the spa or head for the fitness centre.
Le Commandant Charcot

We found

51 cruises

Le Commandant Charcot, Northern Europe
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
10 nights
Date
14 Nov 2026
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Bergen, Norway
  • 9 stops  
  • Arrival - Helsinki, Finland
From
$20,632
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Northern Europe
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
9 nights
Date
24 Nov 2026
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Helsinki, Finland
  • 7 stops  
  • Arrival - Helsinki, Finland
From
$18,539
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Northern Europe
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
9 nights
Date
3 Dec 2026
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Helsinki, Finland
  • 8 stops  
  • Arrival - Helsinki, Finland
From
$24,260
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Northern Europe
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
9 nights
Date
12 Dec 2026
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Helsinki, Finland
  • 7 stops  
  • Arrival - Helsinki, Finland
From
$18,539
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Northern Europe
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
8 nights
Date
22 Dec 2026
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Helsinki, Finland
  • 8 stops  
  • Arrival - Kemi, Finland
From
$21,988
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Northern Europe
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
8 nights
Date
30 Dec 2026
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Kemi, Finland
  • 7 stops  
  • Arrival - Helsinki, Finland
From
$24,200
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Northern Europe
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
8 nights
Date
7 Jan 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Helsinki, Finland
  • 8 stops  
  • Arrival - Kemi, Finland
From
$21,111
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Northern Europe
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
8 nights
Date
15 Jan 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Kemi, Finland
  • 7 stops  
  • Arrival - Helsinki, Finland
From
$23,044
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Norwegian Fjords
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
10 nights
Date
23 Jan 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Helsinki, Finland
  • 9 stops  
  • Arrival - Bergen, Norway
From
$23,961
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Transatlantic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
11 nights
Date
2 Feb 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Bergen, Norway
  • 2 stops  
  • Arrival - Montreal, Canada
From
$20,413
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Canada / New England
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
14 nights
Date
13 Feb 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Montreal, Canada
  • 10 stops  
  • Arrival - Montreal, Canada
From
$51,350
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Canada / New England
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
14 nights
Date
27 Feb 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Montreal, Canada
  • 10 stops  
  • Arrival - Montreal, Canada
From
$43,536
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Transatlantic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
14 nights
Date
13 Mar 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Montreal, Canada
  • 8 stops  
  • Arrival - Nuuk, Greenland
From
$40,327
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
8 nights
Date
27 Mar 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Nuuk, Greenland
  • 7 stops  
  • Arrival - Nuuk, Greenland
From
$35,144
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
4 Apr 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Nuuk, Greenland
  • 8 stops  
  • Arrival - Nuuk, Greenland
From
$34,327
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
16 Apr 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Nuuk, Greenland
  • 6 stops  
  • Arrival - Nuuk, Greenland
From
$42,859
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
15 nights
Date
28 Apr 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Nuuk, Greenland
  • 12 stops  
  • Arrival - Reykjavik, Iceland
From
$46,467
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
10 nights
Date
15 May 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Reykjavik, Iceland
  • 3 stops  
  • Arrival - Reykjavik, Iceland
From
$43,297
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Northern Europe
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
14 nights
Date
25 May 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Reykjavik, Iceland
  • 2 stops  
  • Arrival - Reykjavik, Iceland
From
$65,244
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
16 nights
Date
8 Jun 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Reykjavik, Iceland
  • 10 stops  
  • Arrival - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
From
$72,560
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
16 nights
Date
24 Jun 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
  • 7 stops  
  • Arrival - Reykjavik, Iceland
From
$66,640
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
17 nights
Date
10 Jul 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Reykjavik, Iceland
  • 7 stops  
  • Arrival - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
From
$110,395
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
27 Jul 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
  • 6 stops  
  • Arrival - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
From
$79,936
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
8 Aug 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
  • 6 stops  
  • Arrival - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
From
$72,201
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
20 Aug 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
  • 6 stops  
  • Arrival - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
From
$72,201
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
1 Sep 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
  • 6 stops  
  • Arrival - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
From
$76,069
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
17 nights
Date
13 Sep 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
  • 8 stops  
  • Arrival - Reykjavik, Iceland
From
$89,345
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Antarctica
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
27 Oct 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 9 stops  
  • Arrival - Ushuaia, Argentina
From
$54,410
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Antarctica
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
8 Nov 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 9 stops  
  • Arrival - Ushuaia, Argentina
From
$51,779
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Antarctica
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
20 Nov 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 9 stops  
  • Arrival - Ushuaia, Argentina
From
$51,779
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Antarctica
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
14 nights
Date
2 Dec 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 12 stops  
  • Arrival - Ushuaia, Argentina
From
$59,773
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Antarctica
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
16 Dec 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 9 stops  
  • Arrival - Ushuaia, Argentina
From
$49,148
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Antarctica
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
14 nights
Date
28 Dec 2027
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 12 stops  
  • Arrival - Ushuaia, Argentina
From
$59,773
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Transpacific
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
29 nights
Date
11 Jan 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 24 stops  
  • Arrival - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
From
$125,037
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Transpacific
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
30 nights
Date
11 Feb 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  • 19 stops  
  • Arrival - Ushuaia, Argentina
From
$140,057
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
15 nights
Date
22 May 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Nuuk, Greenland
  • 12 stops  
  • Arrival - Reykjavik, Iceland
From
$48,340
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Northern Europe
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
10 nights
Date
6 Jun 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Reykjavik, Iceland
  • 3 stops  
  • Arrival - Reykjavik, Iceland
From
$40,566
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Northern Europe
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
10 nights
Date
16 Jun 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Reykjavik, Iceland
  • 3 stops  
  • Arrival - Reykjavik, Iceland
From
$38,134
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
16 nights
Date
26 Jun 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Reykjavik, Iceland
  • 6 stops  
  • Arrival - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
From
$91,936
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
12 Jul 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
  • 6 stops  
  • Arrival - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
From
$70,023
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
24 Jul 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
  • 6 stops  
  • Arrival - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
From
$74,069
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
17 Aug 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
  • 6 stops  
  • Arrival - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
From
$70,023
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
29 Aug 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
  • 6 stops  
  • Arrival - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
From
$70,023
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
10 Sep 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
  • 6 stops  
  • Arrival - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
From
$65,956
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Arctic
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
18 nights
Date
22 Sep 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Longyearbyen (Svalbard), Norway
  • 9 stops  
  • Arrival - Reykjavik, Iceland
From
$97,013
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Antarctica
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
6 Nov 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 9 stops  
  • Arrival - Ushuaia, Argentina
From
$46,672
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Antarctica
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
16 nights
Date
30 Nov 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 13 stops  
  • Arrival - Ushuaia, Argentina
From
$63,137
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Antarctica
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
12 nights
Date
16 Dec 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 10 stops  
  • Arrival - Ushuaia, Argentina
From
$46,672
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Antarctica
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
14 nights
Date
28 Dec 2028
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 12 stops  
  • Arrival - Ushuaia, Argentina
From
$52,413
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

Le Commandant Charcot, Transpacific
1 / 19
Ponant
Duration
29 nights
Date
11 Jan 2029
Ship
Le Commandant Charcot
  • Departure - Ushuaia, Argentina
  • 23 stops  
  • Arrival - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
From
$132,352
Price per person twin share / balcony stateroom

Prices are in NZ Dollars

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