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On 16 July 2013, Fincantieri and Ponant announced that they had signed a contract for a new super luxury cruise ship, to be delivered in 2015. [29] Le Lyrial is the sister ship of Le Soléal and like her sister, she was built in Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard. [30] Explorer class Le Lapérouse: 2018: 2018: 9,900 GT WLF: First ship in the ...
Le Jacques Cartier is the sixth ship of the Ponant Explorers class of cruise ships operated by Ponant. Each member of the class has been allocated the name of a famous French explorer. [ 1 ] Initially, the sixth ship in the class was named Le Surville , after Jean-François-Marie de Surville , a French trader and navigator.
The sister ship L'Austral responded to the distress call and took on some passengers. Working closely with the Falkland Islands Government , British forces enacted a major search and rescue plan. Two Sea King Royal Air Force Search and Rescue helicopters were scrambled, along with two other support helicopters, a C-130 Hercules and a Voyager ...
Le Bellot is the fifth ship of the Ponant Explorers class of cruise ships operated by Ponant. Each member of the class has been allocated the name of a famous French explorer, and Le Bellot is named after Joseph René Bellot, a French naval officer and Arctic explorer. [1] [2] [3]
Pages in category "Ships of Compagnie du Ponant" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. MS Clio; L.
Le Lapérouse is the lead ship of the Ponant Explorers-class of cruise ships operated by Ponant. Each member of the class has been allocated the name of a famous French explorer, and Le Lapérouse is named after naval officer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse .
The vessels will be of the same design as Ponant's current explorer class. However, they will feature batteries to support the ships' energy requirements during port visits and while visiting environmentally sensitive locations. The ships will have a gross tonnage of 11,000 and carry 230 passengers. [5] [6]
DIAMOND XI was a cruise ship renamed in 2024, previously operated by Quark Expeditions as Ocean Diamond. She was previously named Song of Flower, Explorer Starship and Le Diamant. In late 2011, Compagnie du Ponant sold the ship to investors who transferred the ship to Quark Expeditions. Quark has operated the ship as the Ocean Diamond since ...