Ponant's Le Commandant Charcot Cruise Ship Review

"A frozen cove where the ship demonstrated its ice-capabilities by driving into fast ice and coming to rest on a shelf, allowing passengers to disembark via a lowered gangway and be met by local port staff on electric snowmobiles; from this base guests were shuttled ashore in snowmobile-driven aluminum sleds and could take part in guided snowshoe and crampon treks that finished with a dramatic march back across the ice to the vessel." - Paul Brady Paul Brady Paul Brady is the news director at Travel + Leisure and the brand's expert on cruise travel. He has been covering the travel industry for more than 15 years for outlets including Condé Nast Traveler, Skift, and The Huffington Post. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines