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Become a polar explorer, without giving up the luxuries

Become a polar explorer, without giving up the luxuries

Ponant’s icebreaker vessel takes cruise passengers right into the icy Arctic circle.

Jane CornwellContributor

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5am, somewhere off the coast of East Greenland. “My dear guests, this is your captain,” comes a French accented-voice from the tannoy above my king-sized bed. “There is a bear on the ice on the starboard side.

“I repeat, there is a bear. With two babies.” And in French. “Deux bébés! C’est incroyable! Extraordinaire!”

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Jane CornwellContributorJane Cornwell is a London-based contributor.

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