Ponant Le Boreal
The Arctic and polar regions (Ponant)
Location
The Arctic, by yacht
Le Boreal sails Iceland, Spitsbergen and Greenland in the Arctic and Antarctica in the austral summer, an ice-strengthened French Explorer-class mega-yacht with a coastal-cruising emphasis.
Transfer
By itinerary
Embarkation ports and transfers vary by itinerary and are confirmed at booking, the ship working the fjords of Spitsbergen, Greenland's Disko Bay and the Icelandic coast in the Arctic season.
Villas
132 French-designed cabins
Up to 264 guests in 132 cabins across six categories, around ninety-five percent with private balconies, from the window-view Superior Stateroom to the forty-five-square-metre Owner's Suite, the top suites with a butler — French-designed throughout, the polar light filling the cabins.
Best For
Who it suits
Travellers who want stylish, intimate French luxury and an all-inclusive Open Bar, and families — the ship is notably family-friendly for an expedition vessel, with a dedicated children's area aboard.
Board Basis
Open Bar all-inclusive
Open Bar all-inclusive: fine wines, champagnes, spirits and a minibar; top suites add a butler and priority boarding, with two restaurants and lounges with live music aboard.
Overview
An elegant French mega-yacht for the poles
Le Boreal is an elegant French mega-yacht for the poles — up to 264 guests in 132 French-designed cabins, around ninety-five percent with private balconies. Open Bar all-inclusive covers fine wines, champagnes and spirits, and onboard are two restaurants, panoramic lounges with live music, an outdoor pool, a spa and a lecture theatre. An ice-strengthened Explorer-class hull and a Zodiac fleet open up Svalbard, Greenland and Iceland in the Arctic season, with Antarctica in the austral summer. In the high Arctic the ship works the fjords of Spitsbergen in search of polar bears, walrus and seabird cliffs, threads the iceberg-strewn waters of Greenland's Disko Bay, and traces Iceland's coast, with Zodiac landings and naturalist lectures shaping the days. Intimate, stylish and yacht-like, with a children's area that makes it notably family-friendly for an expedition ship, it carries French luxury to the ends of the earth under the Ponant flag.
Accommodation
Staterooms and suites
Up to 264 guests sail in 132 French-designed cabins across six categories, around ninety-five percent with private balconies, from the window-view Superior Stateroom to the forty-five-square-metre Owner's Suite, the top suites adding a butler. Intimate and yacht-like, the cabins make a stylish base aboard an Explorer-class mega-yacht, the fjords and the ice framed from the private balconies through the long polar days. The Owner's Suite and the top categories add a butler and priority boarding, and the French design keeps the focus on the fjords and the ice beyond the balcony rail.
Entry
Superior Stateroom
Sleeps two. A stateroom with a window, a sofa bed and a dressing table.
WindowSofa bed
Standard
Prestige Stateroom
Sleeps two. A 19-square-metre stateroom with a balcony, French-designer decor and a Nespresso machine.
19 square metresPrivate balcony
Family
Prestige or Deluxe Suite
Sleeps two to four. A larger suite with a balcony, a living area and butler service.
Living areaButler service
Top
Owner's Suite
Sleeps two. A 45-square-metre suite with a terrace, a bath and shower, butler service and priority boarding.
45 square metresTerrace
Food & Drink
Dining
Two restaurants run from refined French cuisine in the gastronomic restaurant to a relaxed all-day deck grill, joined by the Main and Panoramic lounges with their live music. With Open Bar all-inclusive throughout, it is French dining and conviviality carried to the high Arctic, the day shaped around the landings as much as the table. The Open Bar runs throughout the voyage, and the live music in the lounges gives the evenings a distinctly French rhythm after a day of Zodiac landings among the ice.
Signature
Gastronomic restaurant
Gastronomic restaurant, refined French cuisine.
Grill
Deck grill
Deck grill, relaxed all-day dining.
Lounges
Main and Panoramic lounges
Main and Panoramic lounges, with live music.
Wellbeing
The spa and pool
A spa brings treatments and a gym, joined by an outdoor pool on Deck 6 and a children's area on Deck 5 that makes the ship notably family-friendly for an expedition. Wellness aboard is easy and yacht-like, a treatment or a swim between Zodiac cruises as the ship works the fjords and the ice.
A spa
A spa, with treatments.
An outdoor pool
An outdoor pool, on Deck 6.
A children's area
A children's area, family-friendly.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Iceland, Spitsbergen and Greenland with French style define a voyage — work the fjords of Spitsbergen for polar bears and walrus, thread Greenland's iceberg-strewn Disko Bay, and trace the Icelandic coast, with Zodiac landings among the ice. The polar wildlife of the high Arctic, French dining and live music aboard, and a notably family-friendly ship round out the days under the Ponant flag. The children's area and family cabins make Le Boreal a rare expedition ship to suit younger travellers, the polar wildlife and the fjords just as much a draw for them.
Spitsbergen and Greenland
Spitsbergen and Greenland, ice-strengthened Arctic sailing.
Iceland's coast
Iceland's coast, coastal cruising.
Zodiac landings
Zodiac landings, among the ice.
Polar wildlife
Polar wildlife, of the high Arctic.
French dining and music
French dining and music, onboard.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
By itinerary
By itinerary, embarkation ports and transfers confirmed at booking.
By sea
To Svalbard and Greenland
To Svalbard and Greenland, with the Icelandic coast in the Arctic season.
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Good to Know
Good to know
Open Bar all-inclusive
- Open Bar all-inclusive, fine wines, champagnes and spirits.
Family-friendly
- Family-friendly, with a children's area.
Arctic season
- Sailings run in the Arctic summer.
Operator
- Sails under the Ponant flag.
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