SVALBARD, Norway — The cruise company’s promotional video starts with a loop of Arctic nature at its most awe-inspiring: a surfacing whale, a lumbering walrus and a polar bear shrouded in mist.
As you’ll quickly discover, Longyearbyen is not like most cruise ports. It is a world that blurs the line between the ruggedness of the Arctic wilderness and modern Norwegian life. Painted in ...
before making an Arctic voyage aboard Le Commandant Charcot, a revolutionary new ship launched in 2021 by French cruise company Ponant. It was named for Jean-Baptiste Charcot, France’s natty ...
Passionate about the Arctic, a part of the world where Galvagnon ... The vessel is designed to cruise wildlife-rich areas like Svalbard, Norway. Getty Images The interiors are minimalist, with ...
The air defense teams of the Northern Fleet’s naval taskforce shot down all the cruise missiles launched against it during the drills in the Barents Sea for defending the country’s Arctic ...