Ponant's order of a 30,000-gt icebreaking cruiseship last year reflected the luxury owner's confidence in shipbuilder Vard.
Booking Le Commandant Charcot was also a fitting way of celebrating the operator’s 30 years in business in 2018. Design and construction is said to be costing around €274m ($310m).
Stephen Winter, Ponant international sales director, describes the vessel as the company’s “most ambitious ship yet”.
