Le Commandant Charcot

Le Commandant Charcot, polar exploration vessel for the French cruise company PONANT, has been delivered by Fincantieri's subsidiary Vard.

The unique and state-of-the-art electric hybrid exploration vessel propelled with LNG has been specially designed to bring passengers to discover the polar world's extreme unexplored lands such as the geographic North Pole (90 degrees North Latitude), the Weddell Sea, the Ross Sea and Peter I Island.

The unit, classified as Polar Class 2, will fulfill the highest standards for environmentally friendly and safe operations.

It is the first-ever electric hybrid cruise vessel with ice-breaking technology and dual fuel propulsion, featuring high-capacity batteries and LNG storage on board.