ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME

 The Arctic may be off limits to humans for the most part, but when Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot comes gliding over frigid waters, the unexplored wilderness feels compelled to reveal itself in its full resplendence.

- KIRSTIE CLEMENTS

As the world resumes international travel after a two-and-half-year hiatus, there seems to be a renewed sense of adventure in the air to seek the unknown and experience the unfamiliar. What, then, could be more spirited than unravelling the mysteries of the two poles, the most isolated territories on the planet? Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot is the world's first luxury polar exploration vessel and polar cruise ship capable of sailing into the heart of these remote regions, crossing icy seas and oceans that were hitherto inaccessible. For intrepid travellers aboard this expansive and lavish receptacle, it's almost like walking in the footsteps of history's great polar explorers-albeit without the physical dangers-while clinking a glass of the house pour, Veuve Clicquot.