{"id":163180,"date":"2021-08-03T09:16:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T07:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/?p=163180"},"modified":"2024-06-26T11:00:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T09:00:45","slug":"commandant-charcot-polar-expeditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/commandant-charcot-polar-expeditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence Kuyper and her passion for the poles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_margin=\u201d||34px|||\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>An encounter with an expedition leader aboard <em>Le Commandant Charcot<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Florence Kuyper<\/strong> <strong>is passionate about the Arctic, Antarctic and the history of polar expeditions<\/strong> and will be one of the expedition leaders on board <strong><em><u><a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/jean-baptiste-charcot-2\/\">Le Commandant Charcot<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/strong>. She is eager to share unexpected experiences and her love for polar regions, history and nature with passengers, whether this involves new experiences, never-before-visited places or respect for these wild environments.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d link_font=\u201d||||on||||\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_4_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_4_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_4_font_size=\u201d22px\u201d header_4_line_height=\u201d1.5em\u201d header_5_font=\u201d|700|||||||\u201d header_5_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_5_font_size=\u201d18px\u201d header_5_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_6_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_6_font_size=\u201d16px\u201d header_6_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||3px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What does<em> Le Commandant Charco<\/em>t represent to you?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For me, <strong><em>Le Commandant Charcot<\/em> represents the PONANT adventure<\/strong>: showing passengers the very best and making discoveries. We can really describe what we are doing on board this new ship as <strong>exploration<\/strong>. The routes will be different; we will be able to go further. That\u2019s what makes it interesting.<\/p>\n<p>We will get to the essence of <strong>an <u><a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/expedition-antarctica-experience\/\">expedition cruise<\/a><\/u><\/strong>: going to discover things we don\u2019t know and experiencing something completely new together. We can\u2019t predict what it will be. The only thing we can guarantee is that we will make wonderful discoveries. Of course, this requires passengers to be flexible and to trust us. But PONANT, my team and I have great expertise. We are professionals and know how to react to what nature offers us to ensure <strong>the best possible experience<\/strong> for our passengers. We are here to share this unique exploration experience to the full: passengers will almost feel like they have become real polar explorers!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d background_enable_image=\u201doff\u201d width=\u201d100%\u201d width_tablet=\u201d\u201d width_phone=\u201d\u201d width_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d module_alignment=\u201dcenter\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||5px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d background_enable_image=\u201doff\u201d background_size=\u201dcontain\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BaieMaguerite_Antarctique-2.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dcommandant-charcot-expeditions-polaires\u201d title_text=\u201dLes exp\u00e9ditions polaires de Florence Kuyper sur le Commandant Charcot\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||3px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Where are you looking forward to exploring most?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In Antarctica, we will be able to go further south of the peninsula to places where almost no one goes, such as Marguerite Bay, named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot in honour of his wife. Then we will go further still, right to the Weddell Sea. There are lots of places I want to show our passengers in the Arctic too. <strong>Northern <u><a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/introduce-inuit\/\">Greenland<\/a><\/u> and the North Pole<\/strong> are quite something!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d28px||28px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|75%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Expedition leader: a key role<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-25%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>Expedition leaders work every day to create the best route for passengers, ensuring respect for nature, collaborating with the Captain and creating unforgettable experiences. Expedition leaders and their teams of <strong>expert polar region guides<\/strong> are responsible for ensuring that the exclusive experiences offered during the trip run smoothly and for sharing their knowledge and passion for the polar regions.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||3px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Which aspects of the polar regions does <em>Le Commandant Charcot <\/em>make it possible to explore?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Le Commandant Charcot<\/em> will sail through the iconic regions of the heroic age of polar exploration. In Antarctica, we follow in the footsteps of my favourite explorer: Jean-Baptiste Charcot, but we may go much further south as well. At the <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/the-arctic-vs-antarctica-differences\/\">North Pole<\/a><\/u><\/strong>, we will share the magic that has driven<strong> explorers<\/strong> so far from home. The guides on board the ship each have their own speciality and include geologists, glaciologists, ornithologists, marine mammal specialists, historians and ethnologists. Being able to interact with them is part of <strong>the magic of exploration<\/strong>. My role is to ensure passengers understand where we are and why we are doing this. And the participatory science sessions help here, too: passengers will have an adventure and also contribute to the advancement of scientific research.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d background_enable_image=\u201doff\u201d width=\u201d100%\u201d width_tablet=\u201d\u201d width_phone=\u201d\u201d width_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d module_alignment=\u201dcenter\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||5px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d background_enable_image=\u201doff\u201d background_size=\u201dcontain\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/S091219-Paradise-Bay-Antarctique\u00a9StudioPonant-Olivier-Blaud-7-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dcommandant-charcot-expeditions-polaires\u201d title_text=\u201dLes exp\u00e9ditions polaires de Florence Kuyper sur le Commandant Charcot\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_margin=\u201d40px|||||\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||3px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How do you educate passengers about the need to respect these wild places?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Even now, whether we are visiting the Arctic or Antarctica, we always respect nature. Aboard Le Commandant Charcot, we will also discover new places that it is possible no one has ever visited before. It is also our duty to respect this nature, this wildlife, and to ensure that we have no impact on these environments. This is essential. We are just visitors. We do not want to leave any traces. Each year, the PONANT guides take tests created by IAATO and AECO, the bodies that issue the <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/polar-tourism-environment\/\">guidelines that regulate tourist activity in the polar regions<\/a>, to check that they are familiar with all the environmental and safety regulations.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d34px||34px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|75%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2>Find out more about Florence Kuyper<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-25%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>Florence Kuyper, originally from Eindhoven in the Netherlands, has a non-linear career path. As a child, she wanted to become a farmer or an <strong>explorer<\/strong>. She worked for 25 years as a project manager in the field of social innovation. Her mantra: <em>\u201crealising the unusual\u201d<\/em>. Her life changed completely in unexpected ways after a trip to Antarctica in 2004. Her greatest wish was to return. In 2012, she was hired as a base leader at Port Lockroy, a former scientific base that now houses a museum run by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT). That was where she met the PONANT teams. The company then offered her the chance to become an <strong>expedition leader for the polar regions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d background_enable_image=\u201doff\u201d width=\u201d100%\u201d width_tablet=\u201d\u201d width_phone=\u201d\u201d width_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d module_alignment=\u201dcenter\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||5px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d background_enable_image=\u201doff\u201d background_size=\u201dcontain\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/L1100725-PONANT-ANTARCTICA\u00a9PONANT-Ragnar-Axelsson-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dcommandant-charcot-expeditions-polaires\u201d title_text=\u201dLes exp\u00e9ditions polaires de Florence Kuyper sur le Commandant Charcot\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_margin=\u201d11px|||||\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||3px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What would you like passengers to get out of these cruises aboard <em>Le Commandant Charcot<\/em>?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Passengers <strong>aboard <em>Le Commandant Charcot<\/em><\/strong> heading to the Arctic or Antarctica should be warned, they will be taking a big risk: they might fall completely in love with these regions, like I and so many others have before! Once you have had a taste, you will want to go back again and again!<br>I also hope that they will fully appreciate the grandeur of these regions and the beauty of our planet and that they will take this home with them. 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