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Ponant Le Boreal Cruise Reviews

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Antarctic Perfection Aboard Le Boreal
"I can’t speak for any other naturalist team than the amazing one we had, but they are so excited to share their passions, and it is clear that they realllllly want us to have a good time, appreciate these amazing places and wildlife, and it made this such a better, richer, more interesting trip for us.The first day and night in Buenos Aires, followed by a flight down to Ushuaia and an afternoon there, an overnight plus 1 more day at sea, one day at two stops in the Falkland Islands, two and a half more days at sea, two and a half days at South Georgia Island (they endeavor to do two different landings per day), plus two and half days at sea in the Southern Ocean, with two and half days around Antarctica (with again, the plan for two separate landings per day at different sites), followed by two days at sea to cross the Drake Passage back to Ushuaia, and a return flight to Buenos Aires...."Read More

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6-10 Cruises

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Superb service, food, cabin, comfort and crew. But a warning about balcony doors.

Review for a Antarctica Cruise on Le Boreal

westy7000
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This cruise was a few years coming because of Covid, cancellations and non-refundable payments. However, it was well worth waiting for. Food, crew, comfort, organisation, helpfulness, friendliness, arrival and departure processes were all excellent. This was an Expedition cruise which meant we had twice-daily expeditions on zodiacs to either explore or land on Antarctica. These expeditions were ...
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Sail Date: February 2023


Antarctic Perfection Aboard Le Boreal

Review for a Antarctica Cruise on Le Boreal

JazzyTheTraveler
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

TRIP REPORT LE BOREAL 11/21-12/7 2022 As a preface, this is exceedingly long because it aims to answer the questions that I had when I was researching this once in a lifetime trip (for most of us) in addition to providing an actual trip report. I found answers to some, but not all, of my questions leading up to this trip, but it required months of me reading literally the internet. So, ...
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Sail Date: November 2022

Cabin Type: Prestige Stateroom


Great expedition cruise

Review for a South America Cruise on Le Boreal

Cruising with style
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

On March 6, 2022 we boarded the Le Boreal, from Ponant in Ushuaia. We had wanted to go the Antartica, but decided to change to the Chilean Fjords itinerary, which we didn't regret! This was our first experience with Ponant and will not be the last! From the moment we were greeted at the hotel in Buenos Aires, we knew we would be having a wonderful experience. Registering was easy and quick ...
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Sail Date: March 2022

Cabin Type: Prestige Stateroom


Bucket list adventure in Antarctia

Review for a Antarctica Cruise on Le Boreal

Train lover
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Since we did an Arctic cruise in 2017 wanted to also do Antarctica. We were lucky enough to be offered a deal of 2 for 1 so grabbed it and consider ourselves very lucky., It was actually a sailing with embarkation on 16 Feb from Ushuaia which was an APT charter. This sailing does not appear on the Cruise Critic list! Unlike some of the other reviews we found the staff to be very friendly, the ...
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Sail Date: February 2020

Cabin Type: Prestige Stateroom


No Fire, No Ice, No Adventure

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Le Boreal

Chris Marshall
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

The cruise was titled Fire and Ice in the Arctic and was promoted as "an unforgettable expedition". Unforgettable perhaps but for all the wrong reasons. For some reason Ponant did not publish details of the flights at the start and end of the cruise so we had to add two nights in Seattle for their convenience (at our expense). Boarding the charter flight from Seattle to Nome in Alaska was tedious ...
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Sail Date: September 2019

Cabin Type: Superior Stateroom


ICELANDIC LOOP

Review for a Arctic Cruise on Le Boreal

plaeger606
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Having never heard of Ponant, we chose this cruise because it did a circumnavigation of Iceland which is what we wanted. The ship was extremely clean, comfortable, and well laid-out. Embarkation from a small port outside of Reykjavik was a breeze (as was disembarkation). Captain Etienne Garcia was terrific - his enthusiasm for the immense beauty of Iceland came through in every message from him ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Prestige Stateroom


Superb overall experience on a modern and tastefully furnished ship

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Le Boreal

FieldstonEagle
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

I am writing this following a April 2019 transatlantic crossing from Miami to Lisbon ( an itinerary to be repeated in 2020 ). This is a wonderful all inclusive experience as PONANT includes fine wines (including French champagne), alcoholic beverages, tips and even WiFi with no additional charge to the cost of the cruise. Cabins feature toiletries from Hermes and offer all the comforts one would ...
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Sail Date: April 2019

Cabin Type: Prestige Stateroom


Highly recommend for anyone and everyone, even the very unfit.

Review for a Antarctica Cruise on Le Boreal

CJSANDFS
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

I wanted to go to Antarctica in comfort and Ponant offered an excellent 'no single supplement' deal. Le Boreal is an elegant and well maintained ship with wonderful staff. It was very annoying not to get our travel documents until 2 weeks before departure. I was stressing about the baggage limits and the timing of the flight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia. It turned out I need not have worried as ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Prestige Stateroom


Expedition of a lifetime

Review for a Antarctica Cruise on Le Boreal

betterthanexpected
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

We chose this cruise because it went to all the places we dreamed of going to. The expedition team were exceptional, very knowledgeable and made the trip forever memorable. Cruising to Falklands and South Georgia were a highlight. Captain and crew did an amazing job enabling us to land at all but one location Food was very good except never hot enough from the buffet on level 6. Many lovely ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom


It was a privilege to visit South Georgia and Antarctica with Ponant

Review for a Antarctica Cruise on Le Boreal

Valann12
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

For a long time I have wanted to visit Antarctica and it was a privilege to be one of comparatively few people who have visited the white continent. Friends talked us into taking a cruise which took in South Georgia and its penguin colonies are amazing. We also visited western Falklands but I wouldn't recommend it as has been too heavily farmed and the wildlife compared with South Georgia is not ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom


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