Ponant offers departures through the Svalbard Islands, the Great Northeast Passage, reaching the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands to Japan during the summer of 2020 and expands the number of 7-night departures in July and August of its Iceland itinerary from Reykjavic.
The itineraries aboard Le Boreal begin with two departures on July 18 and 25 to the Svalbard Islands (Spitsbergen), departing from the Norwegian port of Longyearbyen, which is reached the day before on a charter flight from Paris. These are followed by two similar itineraries departing on August 8 and 15, also from the same port and again with private charter flights from Paris to Longyearbyen. A 13-night option is also available for the August 15 departure.
Later, Le Boreal embarks on a unique and unforgettable adventure retracing the steps of Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer of polar regions who was the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Between August 28 and September 19, passengers will discover some of the most remote and untamed destinations on the planet, from Longyearbyden, Norway, where they arrive by charter flight, to the distant Russian port of Anadyr after a 23-night voyage, from where they return to Paris on a private flight.
To conclude this fascinating adventure, Ponant offers one final voyage to one of the most remote and inaccessible regions on the planet: the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands. Departing on September 19th from Anadyr, Russia, via a private Ponant flight, Le Boreal will sail the Bering Sea for 16 nights before arriving in Tokyo.
All itineraries offer full safety and hygiene guarantees through a strict protocol developed by Ponant with prestigious scientists.
