From the St Lawrence To Greenland, the Last Moments of Winter on the Le Commandant Charcot

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    Duration

    15 DAYS
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    Class of Ship

    Large Expedition Ship & Icebreaker
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    Sustainability

    Hybrid Electric, Science Centre, LNG Powered (liquified natural gas), Green Marine Certified, Ship to Shore Power
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    Berths

    245
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    Ice Class

    PC2 Rating
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Duration
15 DAYS
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Class of Ship
Large Expedition Ship & Icebreaker
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Sustainability
Hybrid Electric, Science Centre, LNG Powered (liquified natural gas), Green Marine Certified, Ship to Shore Power
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Berths
245
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Ice Class
PC2 Rating
  • Experience unique encounters with indigenous communities: the Micmac in Gaspé and the Inuit in Greenland, for an unforgettable time learning about their culture and way of life. 
  • The eye and the sound advice of our photo ambassador, a privileged opportunity to immortalise your journey with, on the programme: workshops, lectures and customised advice to improve your photographic skills.
  • Take advantage of a programme of included excursions* and optional fee-based activities* carefully designed by our destination experts and led by local guides.

Winter is almost over. Although the ice has begun to break up in the, a blanket of white still covers the tops of the conifers that make up the boreal forest. On this cruise in the delicious comfort of Le Commandant Charcot, the cliffs of Gaspé and Forillon National Park hide the mysteries of the hinterland, while the Saguenay enchants with its boreal forests and the Magdalen Islands offer a variety of extraordinary landscapes including drifting ice floes, sandy beaches covered in a blanket of pure white, and towering red sandstone cliffs. On Greenland's frozen south-west coast, the sheer vastness of the landscape stops time as the broken ice takes possession of the land. Here, the colour white reveals its nuances in the drifting icebergs, broken sea ice, majestic fjords and jagged mountains that form the changing landscape. We are privileged guests in these extreme lands, where we are at the mercy of the weather and ice conditions.

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