02/07/2023, Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.

Advertised as "The World's Only Luxury Icebreaker".

A French owned, hybrid electric cruise ship, with LNG propulsion.

https://us.ponant.com/le-commandant-charcot

Keel laid in December 2018, launched during March 2020, and completed on 29 Jul 2021.

Vessel departed Tulcea on 29/03/2020, under tow of Tug 'Pegasus', arriving at Søviknes exactly one month later, on 29/04/2020.

Hull built by Vard Tulcea, Tulcea, Romania (887)
Outfitting and completion by Vard Søviknes, Søvik, Norway (887)
31,283 g.t. & 4,741 dwt., as:
'Le Commandant Charcot'.

Photo with the kind permission of Ovanes Agaryan.