Thanks. You should stay tuned as I am soon going to be onboard their newest, most luxurious icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot and I am hopeful that I will release a ship tour of this newest ship from Ponant.
On our cruise it was only filled up one day, and that was with Antarctica water so that we could do a polar plunge in the pool. Check out here: th-cam.com/video/Cev9VVprN-E/w-d-xo.html
Hi Ken. Thanks for showing us around. I love the smaller ships. The pool didn’t look appealing to me but the bistro area was very nice. You would definitely see me in the library. Overall I liked the the tour of the ship. Xx
Unfortunately, not on this ship. They do have it on their icebreaker cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot. You can see the full tour of that on my channel.
wow,,, I am so excited.. thinking of going next year.. did you book direct? or a travel agency.. and approx how much did it cost. and what time of year did you go.. thanks.. your video was great xx
Thanks for your support. We booked ours direct with Ponant. It was the cheapest one for that period. I think prices are higher now, but that's the same with everything else. We went at Christmas time, check out my other videos where we celebrated Christmas on the ship.
I recently sailed Le Boreal from Hawaii to French Polynesia. I would add a few things - There are very few public restrooms ... There is a group (3) outside of the main lounge (handicapped, women's, men's) on deck 3, one (only) outside of the theater on deck 4 and one at the spa on deck 5. I asked multiple bartenders where the nearest bathroom was and many times they said, "your room". Also, the threshold to the entrance on the main lounge on deck 3 was very slippery - It may have been the humidity of our location but I slipped many times. Not to mention, the pool deck is very slippery when wet - I wore beach-walking shoes all the time (pool splashes a lot and it rained a few times).
Thanks for your comments. The lack of toilets is something I did notice, but only when we were disembarking, as yes normally the easiest bathroom to go to is your own stateroom's.
Thanks for watching and your comment. To be fair, the kids were well behaved, and we decided really noticed them until the Christmas party. Most expedition cruise lines allow kids on their cruise, and it's not possible to predict if there would be kids on your sailing or not.
Only on gala dinners nights. There were 3 of them. (One extra due to Christmas). You could get away with dressing less formally and if you don’t want to, you could eat at the buffet instead. We just prefer to dress up a bit for the occasion.
@@KenTravels360 Thanks, Ken! I love how you respond so quickly to queries and answer all questions. .You’re the best travel channel I’ve found and it’s wonderful to subscribe to your channel.
I use Stugeron which is widely available in the UK. They should be taken an hour or two before motion. If you are based elsewhere, then some other medicine may be more common for motion sickness. The best advice I can give is to go to your local pharmacy and ask them the best medicine for motion sickness for you.
What do you think of the ship Le Boréal? Does it appeal to you? If you have been on it, share your experience on it here.
Recently saw video of Viking cruise and it looks more luxurious at same price.
Great video! I enjoyed the walk through as I’m considering cruising with Ponant too. Thanks for posting this very informative video.
Thanks. You should stay tuned as I am soon going to be onboard their newest, most luxurious icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot and I am hopeful that I will release a ship tour of this newest ship from Ponant.
When i felt the swimming pool it was hot asf ngl and its a very fancy cruise
On our cruise it was only filled up one day, and that was with Antarctica water so that we could do a polar plunge in the pool. Check out here: th-cam.com/video/Cev9VVprN-E/w-d-xo.html
Never will go but much appreciated the video and thanks for the beautiful explanation 🎉
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
Hi Ken. Thanks for showing us around. I love the smaller ships. The pool didn’t look appealing to me but the bistro area was very nice. You would definitely see me in the library. Overall I liked the the tour of the ship. Xx
Thanks Pauline. Glad you enjoyed the tour. Stay tuned with the future episodes when something special would be happening at the pool. 😊
We did our Antarctica cruise on Le Lyreal. Loved every bit of it especially the champagne and macarons on the ice shelf. Very special
That sounds really amazing. We didn’t have that on our cruise.
2:09 THAT'S THE CITY WHERE I LIVE!!
Cool. Ushuaia is an interesting city!
Thank you for the tour...Was hoping for a small walking track outside.
Unfortunately, not on this ship. They do have it on their icebreaker cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot. You can see the full tour of that on my channel.
wow,,, I am so excited.. thinking of going next year.. did you book direct? or a travel agency.. and approx how much did it cost. and what time of year did you go.. thanks.. your video was great xx
Thanks for your support. We booked ours direct with Ponant. It was the cheapest one for that period. I think prices are higher now, but that's the same with everything else. We went at Christmas time, check out my other videos where we celebrated Christmas on the ship.
I recently sailed Le Boreal from Hawaii to French Polynesia. I would add a few things - There are very few public restrooms ... There is a group (3) outside of the main lounge (handicapped, women's, men's) on deck 3, one (only) outside of the theater on deck 4 and one at the spa on deck 5. I asked multiple bartenders where the nearest bathroom was and many times they said, "your room". Also, the threshold to the entrance on the main lounge on deck 3 was very slippery - It may have been the humidity of our location but I slipped many times. Not to mention, the pool deck is very slippery when wet - I wore beach-walking shoes all the time (pool splashes a lot and it rained a few times).
Thanks for your comments. The lack of toilets is something I did notice, but only when we were disembarking, as yes normally the easiest bathroom to go to is your own stateroom's.
As soon as I saw kids on your sailing, I said NOPE! I wont be sailing Ponant
Thanks for watching and your comment. To be fair, the kids were well behaved, and we decided really noticed them until the Christmas party. Most expedition cruise lines allow kids on their cruise, and it's not possible to predict if there would be kids on your sailing or not.
Ken, I noticed that you were dressed formally for dinner. Is it mandatory? Thank you.
Only on gala dinners nights. There were 3 of them. (One extra due to Christmas). You could get away with dressing less formally and if you don’t want to, you could eat at the buffet instead. We just prefer to dress up a bit for the occasion.
@@KenTravels360 Thanks, Ken! I love how you respond so quickly to queries and answer all questions. .You’re the best travel channel I’ve found and it’s wonderful to subscribe to your channel.
@@CruisingWithChooChoo thanks I try my best
What medication you recommend for the Drake Passage crossing?
I use Stugeron which is widely available in the UK. They should be taken an hour or two before motion.
If you are based elsewhere, then some other medicine may be more common for motion sickness. The best advice I can give is to go to your local pharmacy and ask them the best medicine for motion sickness for you.
Thank you Ken! I am from USA, will check with the local pharmacy. Did you do the rtk test at Sofitel?
@@nienping0714 no, we did the PCR test before we left London. We wanted to make sure we had a negative result before even flying to Argentina.
How many gala nights did they arrange for the entire Antarctica trip?
It was two nights.