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Answering my own question - called Ponant this a.m. Extra bags are allowed when you make prior arrangements and pay the extra bag fee - for us $60 per bag each way. Weight limit the same.

As a Ponant newbie and first time traveler to the Antarctic, I have questions about the air charters that Ponant arranges. The documentation we have received for our upcoming cruise - In the wake of Jean-Baptiste Charcot, states economy class seating and luggage limitations - one checked bag @50 lbs., one carry-on @ 22 lbs. and a personal item. Additional baggage has to be declared in advance or can be refused. How do you declare the additional luggage, if any? Has anyone experienced this and, if so, was there a charge for an additional bag?

We leave 12/31 to journey to Antarctica aboard Le Commandant Charcot and at the conclusion fly from SCL to EZE to the OU pre-tour to Iguazu Falls, etc.

For Jazzbeau - what is your boarding date for the Stella Australis with Odysseys Unlimited? We are on the 1/23 sailing with Odysseys. Also doing the pre-extension to Iguazu Falls. Perhaps we are on the same tour.

We are taking the expedition In the WakeJean-Baptiste Charcot in early January. Thanks for the lists above. How was the charter flight to Ushuaia? Departure: Jetway boarding or stairs? Who provided charter service, how was seating? Thanks for any comments on the above.