Ponant
Le Commandant Charcot
Ponant's polar-class icebreaker, which sails to the Geographic North Pole.
About Ponant →Why we love it
The Arctic is two journeys in one. In winter it's dark skies, deep snow and the Northern Lights. In summer the sun never sets, the ice opens up and expedition ships head north in search of polar bears, walrus and whales.
We'll help you choose the right season and the right way to see it, whether that's a glass-roofed cabin in Lapland, a lodge in Iceland, or an expedition ship all the way to the North Pole.
Winter
Lapland, northern Norway and Iceland, from autumn to early spring, with cosy lodges and dark skies.
A glass roof over your bed in Lapland →Norway
Fjords, fishing villages and the wildlife of Svalbard, by expedition ship.
Northern Norway with HX →Greenland
Huge icebergs, remote Inuit settlements and fjords on a scale that's hard to imagine.
Explore expedition travel →Iceland
Waterfalls, glaciers, geothermal lagoons and the Northern Lights from a countryside hotel.
Hotel Rangá and the Northern Lights →The top
The ultimate expedition: a polar icebreaker through the pack ice to 90° north.
Read our North Pole story →Ask us
Light, ice and wildlife change dramatically through the year. We'll help you choose the right month.
Talk to an advisor →From The Frontier Edit
Arctic expedition lines
Small, ice-strengthened ships with expert expedition teams.
Frontier by Design
Light, ice and wildlife all depend on the season. Your advisor will help you choose the right time, the right ship or lodge, and the right gear to bring.