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Le Commandant Charcot vs Scenic Ikon

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Le Commandant Charcot is a small Ponant Cruises ship carrying 270 passengers, in service since 2021. Scenic Ikon is a small Scenic ship carrying 270 passengers. Scenic Ikon has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Scenic Ikon if you want more cruises to choose from: it has 23 cruises on sale (vs none).

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

Le Commandant CharcotScenic Ikon
Cruise line Ponant Cruises Scenic
Ship size Small Small
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2021 —
Gross tonnage 31,757 —
Passengers 270 270
Crew 235 —
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.1 —
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 117.6 —
Cabins 135 —
Decks 9 —
Length 492 ft —
Beam 92 ft —
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 9 / 10 —
Cruises on sale — 23
Upcoming sailings — 26
Cruise lengths — 9 to 32 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted — $7,086

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Scenic Ikon has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Le Commandant Charcot: 10.0
  • Adventure & nature Le Commandant Charcot: 10.0
  • Cultural Le Commandant Charcot: 7.0
  • Dining Le Commandant Charcot: 8.0
  • Entertainment Le Commandant Charcot: 5.0
  • Family friendly Le Commandant Charcot: 5.0
  • Party Le Commandant Charcot: 5.0
  • Romantic Le Commandant Charcot: 7.0
  • Spa & fitness Le Commandant Charcot: 6.0
  • Staterooms Le Commandant Charcot: 7.0

Ponant Cruises

Le Commandant Charcot

Le Commandant Charcot debuted in 2021 as the latest luxury polar expedition ship from Ponant. The ship travels to the North Pole, Antarctica and other polar climes with up to 245 guests and 215 crew members, offering one of the best passenger-to-crew ratios at sea.

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