Enjoy 7 nights and 8 days aboard the Le Boréal, a Ponant ship that combines luxury, intimacy, and serenity. Sail past glaciers and cliffs, inside huge fjords, between dazzling blue sky or into mysterious polar mist. Discover Svalbard’s wild fauna (polar bears, Arctic foxes, reindeer, walruses, seals, kittiwakes, eiders, guillemots, blue whales, minke whales, and orcas) in Zodiac inflatables with a team of experienced naturalist guides. Weather permitting, hike on tundra, beaches, and glaciers. The winner will be able to choose from the following departure dates:

6/29/2025 to 7/6/2025

7/11/2026 to 7/18/2026

Includes:

  • 7-night cruise for 2 guests sharing one Prestige Stateroom Deck 4
  • Round trip flight from Paris to Longyearbyen for two
  • All excursions included as a Tropical Expedition
  • All meals aboard ship
  • All beverages aboard ship including open bar (excludes premium alcohol drinks served à la carte)
  • Free WiFi aboard ship
  • Crew Gratuities, Port Taxes, and Fuel Surcharge

Not Included:

  • Airfare to Paris
  • Transfers to or from pier
  • Optional excursions/extensions
  • Items of a personal nature

Generously donated by Ponant

This is a live auction item, we encourage you to participate in our top-drawer Live Auction by completing this absentee form and emailing it to Annie Weis at aweis@oceana.org by Monday, September 9, 2024.

Should a travel or experience donation be canceled, postponed, delayed, or rescheduled due to force majeure (i.e., weather, act of God, state of war, terrorism, strike, pandemic, etc.) or any other condition beyond reasonable control, the purchase will be honored, per the experience provider, at the experience provider’s discretion, and the winner will be expected to either attend or transfer the purchase accordingly. No cash refunds.