French cruise ship coming to Iqaluit

The French cruise ship Le Levant is scheduled to sail into Iqaluit on July 22, when about 90 well-heeled passengers will disembark to catch a charter flight from Iqaluit to Toronto the next day.

For $7,995 per person, the tourists enjoyed a 15-day cruise that took them to St. John’s, Hebron, Akpatok Island, Cape Dorset and Kimmirut.

They’re staying in 45 well-appointed staterooms finished with inlaid wood and equipped with marble bathrooms. As is traditional in the passenger ship industry, they’ll enjoy a gala dinner hosted by the captain before leaving Iqaluit.