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Inuit Spring at the Edge of Scoresby Sound

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Balcony
$28,536
Suite
$30,506
* Port charges, taxes and fees included
 Cruise Length
13 Days
 Cruise Starts
Reykjavik
 Cruise Finishes
Reykjavik
13 Day Inuit Spring at the Edge of Scoresby Sound Itinerary (Ponant)
Countries Explored: Iceland, Greenland
Cruise Line
Ponant
Ship
Ship Class
Icebreaker
Departures
Passengers
245
Crew
215
Launched
2020
Cruise Code
REKREK12.5

Overview

In partnership with The Explorers Club and with featured guest of Ann Andreasen, director of the Uummannaq children's home in Greenland, Mike Magidson, director of more than twenty documentaries and short films and with the presence of a French-speaking member of The Explorers Club. With the presence of Cindy Miller Hopkins, American Photo Ambassador. A fine layer of mist seems to float above the enormous frozen expanse. A rosy glow points to the horizon, illuminating the immaculate surface. Welcome to the East coast of Greenland, a wild region that is one of the most isolated in the world. At...read more the end of the long winter night, spring is accompanied by the midnight sun, while the coastal ice flow still protects the shores.

Aboard Le Commandant Charcot, a reassuring cocoon capable of sailing through ice-covered waters, explore this coast, which is inaccessible to traditional ships during this precocious season. Here, the powerful yet fragile nature lays down the law. As is taught by Inuit wisdom, only the present moment matters. In the heart of this extreme and majestic universe, encounters with the landscapes and living things are experienced in the here and now. Following the edge of the ice or in the heart of the ice floe, explore Blosseville Coast and then the region of Ittoqqortoormiit, at the entrance to Scoresby Sound, the world's largest network of fjords.

At the entrance to the fjord, the East coast of Greenland's northernmost village enhances the snow-covered panorama with its colourful houses. The Inuit (men in Inuktitut) follow the rhythm of the changing seasons and the ice here, as they perpetuate their traditions, such as hunting on dog sled. An outing alongside the last hunters of the polar region will have you overwhelmed by various sensations aboard this ancient means of transport. Among the first outside visitors of the season, you will be warmly welcomed by the community.

During privileged exchanges mixed with joyful and authentic moments, you will learn about the village customs on the ice floe. Inuit hospitality is no myth, it is given in the warmth of a look or an exchanged smile. From the exterior decks, in a kayak or zodiac, or via a polar hike, you will have diverse opportunities to contemplate these hypnotic panoramas in their infinite variety: sumptuous glaciers, icebergs caught in the ice, hummocks, jagged peaks of dark strata.

You will be struck by the grandeur and the splendour of the region. Perhaps you will be lucky enough to glimpse the magnificent silhouette of a humpback whale coming to the surface to breathe through its blowhole, or the impressive nanuk - the polar bear - lord of the manor, roaming this white desert in search of the perfect spot for hunting or fishing.

In the splendour of the ice before it breaks up, the East coast of Greenland will reveal itself to the patient explorer, one who is conscious of their privilege and remains humble before its immensity. Find out more about the world of Le Commandant Charcot here! We are privileged guests in these extreme lands where we are at the mercy of weather and ice conditions. Our navigation, mainly in the fjords, will be determined by the type of ice we come across; as the fast ice must be preserved, we will take this into account from day to day in our itineraries. The sailing programme, outings, activities and observation of fauna cannot be guaranteed and are subject to weather and ice conditions.

The experiences are unique and vary from day to day and for each departure. The Captain and the Expedition Leader will make every effort to ensure that your experience is as rich as possible, while respecting safety instructions and regulations imposed by the AECO.

Cruise Itinerary

 
Arrive
Depart

Day 1: Reykjavík
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22:00
Day 2: Sailing Through The Denmark Strait
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Day 3: Ammassalik Region
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Day 4: Exploration Of Blosseville Coast
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Day 5: Exploration Of Ittoqqortoormii
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Day 6: Exploration Of Ittoqqortoormii
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Day 7: Exploration Of Ittoqqortoormii
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Day 8: Exploration Of Ittoqqortoormii
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Day 9: Exploration Of Blosseville Coast
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Day 9: Exploration Of Blosseville Coast
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Day 10: Exploration Of Blosseville Coast
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Day 11: Exploration Of Blosseville Coast
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Day 12: Sailing Through The Denmark Strait
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Day 13: Reykjavík
06:00
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Note: Ship ports may not be located in the starting & ending cities listed. Transfers to and/or from the ship port may be required.

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The Lounge Life
The Lounge Life

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Built for Polar Expeditions
Built for Polar Expeditions

Built for the environment, you will leave no trace when you break the ice on a polar expedition. Read more

Renowned French Service
Renowned French Service

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