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Disko Bay: Meeting The Inuit & Discovering The Unknown

Departure: Friday, March 21, 2025
Nights: 15 nights
Departs: Reykjavik
Returns: Nuuk
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One Way Trip
One
way trip
Duration
15
Nights
Days at Sea
7
Sea Days
Ports
7
Ports
Countries Visted
2
Countries
  • Itinerary

    Disko Bay: Meeting The Inuit & Discovering The Unknown

    Ports of call

    To find out more about the itinerary for this cruise, select the itinerary items below.

    Day Date Port of Call Arrival Departure
    1 Friday, March 21, 2025 Reykjavik, Iceland Embark 6:00 PM
    View of Reykjavik, Iceland

    Reykjavik, the capital and largest city of Iceland, is the gateway to Iceland's stunning natural wonders, which range from ice fields to boiling thermal pools. The landscape on the island seems to be in a continual process of transformation much like its society, which blends Nordic tradition with sophisticated technology. On the waterfront see the open-air history of shipping disasters. Read more about Reykjavik, Iceland

    2 Saturday, March 22, 2025 At Sea Aboard Le Commandant Charcot
    3 Sunday, March 23, 2025 Puisortoq Glacier
    4 Monday, March 24, 2025 Prince Christian Sound, Greenland 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Prince Christian Sound, Greenland

    Located on the southernmost tip of Greenland, the largest island in the world, is Prins Christian Sund (Danish), 500m wide and 100 km long, with mountains either side rising 1000m above sea level. A scenic cruise through this channel is one of the world’s best day-scenes from a cruise ship. It is awe-inspiring, with its rugged beauty of narrow passages, dramatic rock formations, steep fjords, drifting ice floes, and towering glaciers marking the southern tip of the massive Greenland ice field. Read more about Prince Christian Sound, Greenland

    4 Monday, March 24, 2025 Prince Christian Sound, Greenland 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Prince Christian Sound, Greenland

    Located on the southernmost tip of Greenland, the largest island in the world, is Prins Christian Sund (Danish), 500m wide and 100 km long, with mountains either side rising 1000m above sea level. A scenic cruise through this channel is one of the world’s best day-scenes from a cruise ship. It is awe-inspiring, with its rugged beauty of narrow passages, dramatic rock formations, steep fjords, drifting ice floes, and towering glaciers marking the southern tip of the massive Greenland ice field. Read more about Prince Christian Sound, Greenland

    5 Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Nanortalik, Greenland 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Nanortalik, Greenland

    Nanortalik is Greenland's southernmost town and is located in a scenic area with some of Greenland's most picturesque fjords, small woodlands and steep mountainsides. The town's name means ‘place of polar bears’, which refers to the polar bears that occasionally pass through the town in summer, together with the pack ice from the Arctic Ocean. It is a small town where everyone knows everyone else, and visitors appreciate meeting a friendly population of hunters who live in beautiful natural surroundings. Read more about Nanortalik, Greenland

    6 Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Narsaq, Greenland 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Narsaq, Greenland

    Narsaq is centrally located on a plain in the giant fjord system in Greenland. The area is a great place to sightsee, and is full of abundant wildlife including seals, salmon, trout, and whales, as well as icebergs from the nearby glacier. It is the youngest town in Greenland, founded as late as 1959. Read more about Narsaq, Greenland

    7 Thursday, March 27, 2025 Baffin Bay Exploration
    8 Friday, March 28, 2025 Baffin Bay Exploration
    9 Saturday, March 29, 2025 Baffin Bay Exploration
    10 Sunday, March 30, 2025 Saqqaq, Greenland 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Saqqaq, Greenland

    Saqqaq is a village on the Nuussuaq Peninsula in the Quaasuitsup municipality of western Greenland, 380km north of the Arctic Circle (April 2017). The village of fewer than 200 is reached by sea only during summer and autumn. The village name means “the sunny side”, as it faces south. Read more about Saqqaq, Greenland

    11 Monday, March 31, 2025 Saqqaq, Greenland 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Saqqaq, Greenland

    Saqqaq is a village on the Nuussuaq Peninsula in the Quaasuitsup municipality of western Greenland, 380km north of the Arctic Circle (April 2017). The village of fewer than 200 is reached by sea only during summer and autumn. The village name means “the sunny side”, as it faces south. Read more about Saqqaq, Greenland

    12 Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland

    Qeqertarsuaq (Danish, Godhavn) is a port and town on Disko Island off the west coast of Greenland, about 320 km inside the Arctic Circle. Established as a Danish whaling town in 1773, hunting and fishing are still the main occupations of the 900 inhabitants. From the sea the town’s colourful homes are reflected in the still water peppered by icebergs – every building functional, colourful, backed by jagged peaks covered by streaky summer clouds. Read more about Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland

    13 Wednesday, April 2, 2025 Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland 12:00 AM 12:00 AM
    View of Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland

    Qeqertarsuaq (Danish, Godhavn) is a port and town on Disko Island off the west coast of Greenland, about 320 km inside the Arctic Circle. Established as a Danish whaling town in 1773, hunting and fishing are still the main occupations of the 900 inhabitants. From the sea the town’s colourful homes are reflected in the still water peppered by icebergs – every building functional, colourful, backed by jagged peaks covered by streaky summer clouds. Read more about Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland

    14 Thursday, April 3, 2025 Baffin Bay Exploration
    15 Friday, April 4, 2025 At Sea Aboard Le Commandant Charcot
    16 Saturday, April 5, 2025 Nuuk, Greenland 7:00 AM Disembark
    View of Nuuk, Greenland

    Nuuk is the capital and largest city of Greenland, as well as being the northernmost capital in the world, though 2 degrees south of the Arctic Circle. It’s a place where the old and the new are united in a unique and dynamic way. The missionary Hans Egede founded Nuuk in 1728 as the very first town in Greenland. Read more about Nuuk, Greenland

  • Ship

    Le Commandant Charcot Overview

    Le Commandant Charcot

    Le Commandant-Charcot, the very first hybrid-electric polar exploration ship that is powered by liquefied natural gas. The latest addition to the Ponant fleet, the Le Commandant Charcot has now made it possible to operate polar expedition cruises of a kind never before undertaken.

  • Cabins

    Le Commandant Charcot Cabins

    Owners Suite

    Owners Suite

    Owners Suite on the Le Commandant Charcot Owners Suite on the Le Commandant Charcot

    Cabin Types

    DU, SA, DS

    Average Cabin Size – 0 m2

    Average Balcony Size – 0 m2

    Area: 48 m2, Capacity: up to 4 passengers per cabin. Feature - 26 msup2; private balcony with jacuzzi, Shower amp; Balneo bathtub, Butler service, Individually-controlled air conditioning, Stateroom layout: king-size bed or twin beds - communicating staterooms available, Minibar - 24hr room service, Flat screen satellite TV, Video on demand, IPodtrade; 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

    Privilege Suite

    Privilege Suite on the Le Commandant Charcot Privilege Suite on the Le Commandant Charcot

    Cabin Types

    VS8, VS6

    Average Cabin Size – 0 m2

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    Area: 48 msup2;, Capacity: up to 4 passengers per cabin. Features - 12.5 msup2; private balcony, Shower, Individually-controlled air conditioning, Stateroom layout: king-size bed or twin beds - communicating staterooms available, Minibar - 24hr room service, Flat screen satellite TV, Video on demand, IPodtrade; 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.

    Deluxe Suite

    Deluxe Suite

    Deluxe Suite on the Le Commandant Charcot Deluxe Suite on the Le Commandant Charcot

    Cabin Types

    PS8, PS7

    Average Cabin Size – 0 m2

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    Area: 40 msup2;, Capacity: up to 4 passengers per cabin.Features - 10 msup2; private balcony, 2 Showers, Individually-controlled air conditioning, Stateroom layout: king-size bed or twin beds - communicating staterooms available, Minibar - 24hr room service, Flat screen satellite TV, Video on demand, IPodtrade;, 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

    Prestige Stateroom

    Prestige Stateroom on the Le Commandant Charcot Prestige Stateroom on the Le Commandant Charcot

    Cabin Types

    PR8, PR7, PR6

    Average Cabin Size – 0 m2

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    Area: 20 msup2;, Capacity: up to 2 passengers per cabinFeatures - 5 msup2; private balcony, Shower, Individually-controlled air conditioning , Stateroom layout: king-size bed or twin beds - communicating staterooms available, Minibar - 24hr room service, Flat screen satellite TV, Video on demand, IPodtrade;, 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.

  • Deck Plans

    Le Commandant Charcot Deck Plans

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Cabin Availability

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Prestige Stateroom at the Le Commandant Charcot

Prestige Stateroom

From $35710
Deluxe Suite at the Le Commandant Charcot

Deluxe Suite

From $52360
Privilege Suite at the Le Commandant Charcot

Privilege Suite

From $55690
Owners Suite at the Le Commandant Charcot

Owners Suite

From $80660

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  • Disko Bay: Meeting The Inuit & Discovering The Unknown

    Cruiseline: Ponant Cruises Ship: Le Commandant Charcot Departure: Friday, March 21, 2025 Nights: 15 nights Departs: Reykjavik Returns: Nuuk

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