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Superb service, food, cabin, comfort and crew. But a warning about balcony doors.
"My only warning and criticism is that the doors between cabin and balcony, if slammed shut while you're outside during ship movement, will lock behind you!I know of at least 3 occasions where guests were locked outside with little clothing on and had to scream, shout, bang chairs on doors and balcony dividers before anyone became aware...."Read More
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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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2023
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, ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2022
Cabin Type: Prestige Stateroom
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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2022
Cabin Type: Prestige Stateroom
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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2020
Cabin Type: Prestige Stateroom
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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2019
Cabin Type: Superior Stateroom
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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2019
Cabin Type: Prestige Stateroom
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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2019
Cabin Type: Prestige Stateroom
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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2019
Cabin Type: Prestige Stateroom
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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom
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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2018
Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom
