The Arctic, pole position
Ponant’s “Transarctic, the quest for the two North Poles” cruise.
BLAUD OLIVIER
Has Ponant lost her way?
Less than ever.
Faithful to its pioneering spirit, the French cruise line is embarking on an unprecedented crossing of the Arctic Ocean, to reach not THE but THE North Poles, the magnetic and the geographical.
A challenge in the wake of the Italian engineer and explorer Umberto Nobile who, in 1926, was the first to launch himself not by boat but by airship to attack the north before reaching Alaska.
It is therefore a bit of the soul of the first polar epics that you will find, as a pioneer passenger wishing to combine a thirst for the unknown with a desire to take the measure of the world.
And it is aboard the
Commandant Charcot
, a scientific opportunity ship with hybrid propulsion and 5-star comfort, that you will experience this adventure.
Adventure is the right word, because if the route is pre-planned, the weather conditions will always determine the best path to take, to make this trip an unforgettable experience.
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