Le Commandant Charcot
Be the first aboard Le Commandant-Charcot, the world's luxury polar exploration vessel, and enjoy a unique sailing experience in the Arctic or Antarctic!
With its hybrid propulsion combining liquefied natural gas (LNG) and electric generators, Le Commandant-Charcot has been designed to minimise the environmental impact of travel to the furthest latitudes.
The decoration of the ship, imagined by two internationally renowned design and architecture firms - the studio of Jean-Philippe Nuel and Wilmotte & Associés - is designed to be in harmony with the environment. The approach is contemporary with the desire to create a warm and elegant setting; stone, wood and leather recall the natural environment in which the ship is sailing.
Equipped with just 135 staterooms including 31 suites with balconies and outside views, Le Commandant-Charcot welcomes you in an intimate and refined atmosphere. Outstanding gastronomy in the two restaurants, relaxation in the indoor pool surrounded by its winter garden, relaxation in the well-being area with sauna and Snow Room... Like on a private yacht, each of our guests is unique.
Ship Data
- Rating
- Specialty
- Cruise Line
- Ponant
- Preferred
Ship Profile & Stats
- Length
- 150 metres
- Tonnage
- 30,000 Gross Tonnes
- Maiden Voyage
- 2021
- Pass. Cap. (dbl)
- 270
- Officer Nat.
- French
Ship Amenities
- 110V American (two flat pins)/220V European (round sockets with two round pins)
- 24-hour room service
- Direct Line Telephone
- Flat screen satellite television
- Hair Dryer
- In Room Safe
- Individual Climate Control
- Internet access Wifi
- IPod™ docks
- Minibar
- Video on demand
Ship Facilities
- Bar
- Boutique
- Cigar Lounge
- Fitness Room
- Gastronomic Restaurant
- Grill Restaurant
- Hair Salon
- Image and Photo Desk
- Indoor Pool and Winter Garden
- Library
- Main Lounge
- Massage Rooms
- Medical Centre
- Nail Shop
- Outdoor Swimming Pool
- Panorama Lounge
- Panoramic Bar
- Reception / Concierge Desk
- Sauna
- Snow Room
- Spa
- Theatre and Conference Room

Le Commandant Charcot, 10 Night Inuit Spring of Ammassalik ex Reykjavik, Iceland Return
10 Night Cruise sailing from Reykjavik, Iceland onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 04 May 2025
- Depart port: Reykjavik, Iceland
- Arrival port: Reykjavik, Iceland
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Le Commandant Charcot, 10 Night Inuit Spring of Ammassalik ex Reykjavik, Iceland Return
10 Night Cruise sailing from Reykjavik, Iceland onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 14 May 2025
- Depart port: Reykjavik, Iceland
- Arrival port: Reykjavik, Iceland
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Le Commandant Charcot, 14 Night Exploring the Northeast Greenland National Park ex Reykjavik, Iceland Return
14 Night Cruise sailing from Reykjavik, Iceland onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 24 May 2025, 07 Jun 2025
- Depart port: Reykjavik, Iceland
- Arrival port: Reykjavik, Iceland
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Le Commandant Charcot, 16 Night In the Ice of the Arctic, from Greenland to Svalbard ex Reykjavik, Iceland to Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
16 Night Cruise sailing from Reykjavik, Iceland onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 21 Jun 2025
- Depart port: Reykjavik, Iceland
- Arrival port: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
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Le Commandant Charcot, 15 Night The Geographic North Pole ex Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen Return
15 Night Cruise sailing from Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 22 Jul 2025, 06 Aug 2025
- Depart port: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
- Arrival port: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
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Le Commandant Charcot, 20 Night Transarctic, the Quest for the Two North Poles ex Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen to Nome, Alaska
20 Night Cruise sailing from Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 05 Sep 2025
- Depart port: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
- Arrival port: Nome, Alaska
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Le Commandant Charcot, 12 Night The Emperor Penguins of Weddell Sea ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
12 Night Cruise sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 31 Oct 2025, 12 Nov 2025, 24 Nov 2025
- Depart port: Ushuaia, Argentina
- Arrival port: Ushuaia, Argentina
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Le Commandant Charcot, 14 Night In the wake of Jean-Baptiste Charcot ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
14 Night Cruise sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 06 Dec 2025, 03 Jan 2026
- Depart port: Ushuaia, Argentina
- Arrival port: Ushuaia, Argentina
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Le Commandant Charcot, 14 Night The Emperor Penguins of Weddell Sea ex Ushuaia, Argentina Return
14 Night Cruise sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 20 Dec 2025
- Depart port: Ushuaia, Argentina
- Arrival port: Ushuaia, Argentina
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Le Commandant Charcot, 29 Night Unexplored Antarctica between Two Continents ex Ushuaia, Argentina to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
29 Night Cruise sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 17 Jan 2026
- Depart port: Ushuaia, Argentina
- Arrival port: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Le Commandant Charcot, 28 Night Unexplored East Antarctica & French Southern Lands ex Hobart, Tasmania, Australia to Cape Town, South Africa
28 Night Cruise sailing from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 17 Feb 2026
- Depart port: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- Arrival port: Cape Town, South Africa
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Le Commandant Charcot, 20 Night Ocean Voyage: Cape Town - Brest ex Cape Town, South Africa to Brest, France
20 Night Cruise sailing from Cape Town, South Africa onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 17 Mar 2026
- Depart port: Cape Town, South Africa
- Arrival port: Brest, France
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Le Commandant Charcot, 4 Night Ocean Voyage: Reykjavik-Brest ex Brest, France to Reykjavik, Iceland
4 Night Cruise sailing from Brest, France onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 30 Apr 2026
- Depart port: Brest, France
- Arrival port: Reykjavik, Iceland
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Le Commandant Charcot, 10 Night Inuit spring of Ammassalik ex Reykjavik, Iceland Return
10 Night Cruise sailing from Reykjavik, Iceland onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 04 May 2026
- Depart port: Reykjavik, Iceland
- Arrival port: Reykjavik, Iceland
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Le Commandant Charcot, 14 Night Northeast Greenland's unexplored sea ice ex Reykjavik, Iceland Return
14 Night Cruise sailing from Reykjavik, Iceland onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 14 May 2026
- Depart port: Reykjavik, Iceland
- Arrival port: Reykjavik, Iceland
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Le Commandant Charcot, 16 Night In the ice of the Arctic, from Greenland to Svalbard ex Reykjavik, Iceland to Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
16 Night Cruise sailing from Reykjavik, Iceland onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 28 May 2026
- Depart port: Reykjavik, Iceland
- Arrival port: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
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Le Commandant Charcot, 16 Night In the ice of the Arctic, from Svalbard to Greenland ex Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen to Reykjavik, Iceland
16 Night Cruise sailing from Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 13 Jun 2026
- Depart port: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
- Arrival port: Reykjavik, Iceland
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Le Commandant Charcot, 15 Night The Geographic North Pole ex Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen Return
15 Night Cruise sailing from Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 12 Jul 2026
- Depart port: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
- Arrival port: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
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Le Commandant Charcot, 15 Night The Geographic North Pole ex Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen Return
15 Night Cruise sailing from Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 27 Jul 2026
- Depart port: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
- Arrival port: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
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Le Commandant Charcot, 15 Night The Geographic North Pole ex Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen Return
15 Night Cruise sailing from Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen onboard Le Commandant Charcot
- Sailing: 11 Aug 2026
- Depart port: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
- Arrival port: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
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Grand Prestige Suite
Deluxe Suite Deck 8
Deluxe Suite Deck 7
Deluxe Suite Deck 6
Duplex Suite
Owner's Suite
Area : 114 m² Capacity :up to 2 passengers per cabin 186 m² private balcony with jacuzzi Shower & Balneo bathtub Butler service Individually-controlled airconditioning Stateroom layout: king-size bed or twin beds - communicating staterooms available Minibar - 24hr room service Flat screen satellite TV Video on demand IPod™ docks Safe French bath products Dressing table with hairdryer Direct line telephone 110V American (two flat pins)/220V European (round sockets with two round pins) Internet access Wifi.Privilege Suite Deck 8
Area : 48 m² Capacity :up to 4 passengers per cabin 12.5 m² private balcony Shower & Balneo bathtub Butler service Individually-controlled airconditioning Stateroom layout: king-size bed or twin beds - communicating staterooms available Minibar - 24hr room service Flat screen satellite TV Video on demand IPod™ docks Safe French bath products Dressing table with hairdryer Direct line telephone 110V American (two flat pins)/220V European (round sockets with two round pins) Internet access Wifi.Prestige Suite Deck 8
Area : 40 m² Capacity :up to 4 passengers per cabin 10 m² private balcony 2 Showers Individually-controlled airconditioning Stateroom layout: king-size bed or twin beds - communicating staterooms available Minibar - 24hr room service Flat screen satellite TV Video on demand IPod™ docks Safe French bath products Dressing table with hairdryer Direct line telephone 110V American (two flat pins)/220V European (round sockets with two round pins) Internet access Wifi.Prestige Suite Deck 7
Area : 40 m² Capacity :up to 4 passengers per cabin 10 m² private balcony 2 Showers Individually-controlled airconditioning Stateroom layout: king-size bed or twin beds - communicating staterooms available Minibar - 24hr room service Flat screen satellite TV Video on demand IPod™ docks Safe French bath products Dressing table with hairdryer Direct line telephone 110V American (two flat pins)/220V European (round sockets with two round pins) Internet access Wifi.Prestige Stateroom Deck 8
Area : 20 m² Capacity :up to 2 passengers per cabin 5 m² private balcony Shower Individually-controlled airconditioning Stateroom layout: king-size bed or twin beds - communicating staterooms available Minibar - 24hr room service Flat screen satellite TV Video on demand IPod™ docks Safe French bath products Dressing table with hairdryer Direct line telephone 110V American (two flat pins)/220V European (round sockets with two round pins) Internet access Wifi.Prestige Stateroom Deck 7
Area : 20 m² Capacity :up to 2 passengers per cabin 5 m² private balcony Shower Individually-controlled airconditioning Stateroom layout: king-size bed or twin beds - communicating staterooms available Minibar - 24hr room service Flat screen satellite TV Video on demand IPod™ docks Safe French bath products Dressing table with hairdryer Direct line telephone 110V American (two flat pins)/220V European (round sockets with two round pins) Internet access Wifi.Prestige Stateroom Deck 6
Area : 20 m² Capacity :up to 2 passengers per cabin 5 m² private balcony Shower Individually-controlled airconditioning Stateroom layout: king-size bed or twin beds - communicating staterooms available Minibar - 24hr room service Flat screen satellite TV Video on demand IPod™ docks Safe French bath products Dressing table with hairdryer Direct line telephone 110V American (two flat pins)/220V European (round sockets with two round pins) Internet access Wifi.- 110V American (two flat pins)/220V European (round sockets with two round pins)
- 24-hour room service
- Direct Line Telephone
- Flat screen satellite television
- Hair Dryer
- In Room Safe
- Individual Climate Control
- Internet access Wifi
- IPod™ docks
- Minibar
- Video on demand
- Bar
- Boutique
- Cigar Lounge
- Fitness Room
- Gastronomic Restaurant
- Grill Restaurant
- Hair Salon
- Image and Photo Desk
- Indoor Pool and Winter Garden
- Library
- Main Lounge
- Massage Rooms
- Medical Centre
- Nail Shop
- Outdoor Swimming Pool
- Panorama Lounge
- Panoramic Bar
- Reception / Concierge Desk
- Sauna
- Snow Room
- Spa
- Theatre and Conference Room