France’s Ponant announces the first purpose-built luxury cruise ship to take tourists to the North Pole
December 19, 2017
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The French luxury expedition operator Ponant has signed contract with Vard Søviknes yard in Norway to build the world’s first non-nuclear cruise ship to sail to the geographic North Pole. To be named Ponant Icebreaker, the ship will also be the first cruise vessel with a PC 2 ice class rating.
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