{"id":2004198,"date":"2023-09-26T20:05:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T18:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/?p=2004198"},"modified":"2024-06-26T09:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T07:48:04","slug":"ponant-cooperation-local-peoples-greenland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/ponant-cooperation-local-peoples-greenland\/","title":{"rendered":"PONANT in Greenland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\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=\u201d4.21.0\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=\u201d40px||40px||true|\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lasting ties<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to devise <strong>unique and immersive experiences in Greenland,<\/strong> PONANT cooperates on the ground with local communities \u2013 an approach synonymous with exchange, reciprocity and preservation of the ways of life of these peoples at the ends of the earth. Meet the <strong>local actors<\/strong> with whom PONANT forges lasting ties and co-constructs <strong>voyages of exploration imbued with sense and meaning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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=\u201d4.21.0\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||2px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jaakusaaq S\u00f8erensen: future expedition guide<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\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||40px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>A tall, slender figure moves back and forth between <em>Le Commandant Charcot <\/em>and terra \u2013 or ice rather \u2013 firma. In his wake, the cruise guests, initially taken aback by this young man who one\u00a0 could easily believe to be not completely at home in his slim adult body but who is listened to assiduously once his shyness and apparent modesty evaporate at the first glance, with his eyes automatically meeting those of his interlocutors, never to avoid their gaze again. Barely into his twenties, Jaakusaaq S\u00f8erensen is the first participant in a <strong>training programme created by PONANT for local people<\/strong>. The aim: to train Inuit villagers to be expedition guides.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\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=\u201d900px\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\/2023\/09\/131_CC050523-Tasiilaq-Groenland-\u00aePONANT-VioletteVauchelle.webp\u201d alt=\u201dPONANT au Groenland\u201d title_text=\u201dPONANT au Groenland\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_margin=\u201d-6px||20px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\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||40px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>The programme offers an opportunity for PONANT to <strong>pay tribute to the local<\/strong> communities and a chance for the apprentice guide to shine a light on his culture in terms of its philosophy, traditions and spirituality \u2013 a process of <strong>sharing<\/strong> that comes fully to the fore when Jaakusaaq recounts the legend of Sedna, goddess of the sea and creator of marine animals: a mythical figure for the Inuit people.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_testimonial author=\u201dJaakusaaq S\u00f8erensen\u201d job_title=\u201dTrainee naturalist guide\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_orientation=\u201dcenter\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>It\u2019s important, for me, to be here. I like explaining the history of our land and the manner in which we live\u2026 our way of life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/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=\u201d4.21.0\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||2px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Line Kristiansen: encounters, the core of the experience<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\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||40px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating moments of exchange and interaction<\/strong> with the local populations is also the ambition of Line Kristiansen, the founder of Semilik Adventures, an agency that provides immersive travel experiences in Greenland. When first contacted by PONANT, she was initially astonished that a potential partner was interested in offering activities in <strong>Tasiilaq, a small isolated village on Greenland\u2019s east coast<\/strong>, at a time of year when no boat can get there. \u201c<em>And then\u2026 I saw <\/em>Le Commandant Charcot<em> and realised that it was a ship unlike other ships,\u201d <\/em>she recalls.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\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=\u201d900px\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\/2023\/09\/549_CC050523-Qernertivartivit-Groenland\u00a9PONANT-VioletteVauchelle.webp\u201d alt=\u201dPONANT au Groenland\u201d title_text=\u201dPONANT au Groenland\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_margin=\u201d-6px||20px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_testimonial author=\u201d Line Kristiansen\u201d job_title=\u201dSemilik Adventures Founder\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_orientation=\u201dcenter\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe and <em>PONANT have the same goal in common: to give people out-of-the-ordinary experiences and\u00a0 involve the region\u2019s inhabitants. It\u2019s important that visitors have the opportunity to meet them and learn about their everyday lives, their culture. Travelling by dog sled is a part of that, and definitely provides an experience to remember.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/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=\u201d4.21.0\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||2px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Justus Hansen: a day of celebration<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\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=\u201d900px\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\/2023\/09\/27_CC050523_Royal-Arctic-Tasiilaq-Groenland-\u00aePONANT-VioletteVauchelle.webp\u201d alt=\u201dPONANT au Groenland\u201d title_text=\u201dPONANT au Groenland\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_margin=\u201d-6px||20px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\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||40px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of<em> Le Commandant Charcot<\/em> at these remote, icy shores is also a major event for the local inhabitants. In this region, where supply by sea is rendered impossible between October and mid-July due to the ice, <strong>the presence of the ship from May onwards is a godsend<\/strong>. It\u2019s then that he puts a different hat on, that of supplier: \u201c<em>Deliveries being made more than two months earlier than what has customarily been done is something undreamt of by the population, and gives the ship an even greater sense of purpose,\u201d <\/em>explains Captain Patrick Marchesseau, who was at the helm when the ship delivered its <strong>first supplies to Tasiilaq and Ittoqqortoormiit<\/strong> in May 2023.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/22_CC050523-Justus-Hansen-\u00aePONANT-VioletteVauchelle.webp\u201d alt=\u201dPONANT au Groenland\u201d title_text=\u201dPONANT au Groenland\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_margin=\u201d-6px||20px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.21.0\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||16px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>Justus Hansen, a local councillor who played a part in getting the project off the ground and was present that day, remembers the welcome from his people, which was very warm and friendly, to say the least. \u201c<em>At that time of year, food normally arrives by plane, which drives up prices. You could expect to pay \u20ac3 for an apple for example, whereas they cost around 50 cents when delivered by boat. 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