2028 Antarctica Circumnavigation

In January 2028, aboard Le Commandant Charcot—the world’s only luxury icebreaker—PONANT EXPLORATIONS invites you on an unprecedented 61-nights circumnavigation of Antarctica. Traveling roundtrip from Ushuaia, this journey travels deep into the Antarctic Circle—far beyond the more easily explored Antarctic Peninsula—as it traces the continent’s frozen coastline, navigating legendary southern seas that few passenger ships have ever reached. This is polar exploration at its most complete—elemental, immersive, and transformative.

Hosted by a team of naturalists and scientists, guests will retrace the routes of famous explorers through the Bellingshausen, Amundsen, Ross, and Weddell Seas. In addition to the vast ice shelves, drifting tabular bergs, colonies of emperor penguins and rare wildlife, the expedition will navigate Charcot Island, and the Balleny Islands. Visits to historic huts and research stations are complemented by geographic highlights including the South Magnetic Pole and Ross Ice Shelf before journeying into the rarely explored Weddell Sea. From wildlife to ice floes and everything in between, this extraordinary journey reveals Antarctica in its fullest expression.