French ocean expeditioner Jean-Baptiste Charcot had a thirst for exploration; a “gentleman of the poles” who took French ...

French luxury expedition line Ponant said its ice-hardened polar vessel due in 2021 will be named for a renowned French polar explorer. Captain Jean-Baptiste Charcot made several Arctic and Antarctic ...

The polar bear is outside my window. I’m standing on a ship’s stateroom balcony—my balcony. He stands below me on a slab of sea ice so vast it looks like land. He’s not close enough to touch, but he’s ...

Construction of Ponant's new polar exploration vessel Le Commandant Charcot has begun with the traditional steel cutting ceremony at Vard's shipyard in Tulcea, Romania. Delivery of the new flagship, ...

Marlink is supporting PONANT’s first polar exploration ship Le Commandant Charcot, with data and voice connectivity, aiming to create a seamless communication experience for guests. Le Commandant ...

Last November, Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot made its maiden Antarctic voyage after six years of development. The sailing marked the culmination of a goal to take travelers to places where tourists ...

Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot, the 13th in the French line’s fleet and named after explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot, will be christened in French port Le Havre on September 28. A month later it sets ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. A crabeater seal on the sea ice off Charcot Island. Morgan Monneret @Studio Ponant Charcot Island was discovered in January 1910 by ...

Ponant has announced the name of its newest polar exploration vessel: Le Commandant Charcot. The hybrid electric icebreaker has been named in honor of Captain Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who was known as ...