Ponant Explorer Class
Le Dumont d'Urville (2019)
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The Ponant Explorer class is a cruise ship class of the French shipping company Compagnie du Ponant .
Eight ships have been ordered from the class, named after French explorers. They should come into operation between 2018 and 2022 .
General
In March 2016, a preliminary contract was signed between Ponant and the Vard shipyard, which belongs to the Fincantieri group, for four ships with delivery from summer 2018 to summer 2019. The construction contract for an initial four ships was signed in August 2016. At the beginning of March 2018, two more ships were ordered for delivery in 2020. The shell construction is carried out at Vard in Tulcea , Romania , the final equipment in Søviknes. A ship of the class costs US $ 110 million each.
Two ships each were delivered in 2018 and 2019, and another in 2020. The sixth ship in the series is also scheduled for 2020. The ships of the Ponant Explorer class, named after French explorers, are operated under the flag of the French overseas territory Wallis and Futuna and are registered in Mata Utu . The ship class was designed by the ship architecture firm Stirling Design International in Nantes , which was also responsible for the ships in the Boreal class. The concept for the interior design comes from the French designer studio Jean-Philippe Nuel. At the shipyard, the ship type is referred to as VARD 6 08.
In 2019 Ponant ordered two more ships, a further development of the ships of the Ponant Explorer class, for the Paul Gauguin Cruises brand. They should be delivered in 2022.
history
The construction of the first ship of the class, the Le Lapérouse , began with the first steel cut on January 3, 2017. The keel was laid on March 1, 2017, the launch on December 18, 2017. In January 2018, the ship met in Norway for the final equipment a. The Le Lapérouse was delivered on June 15, 2018. She was put into service on June 19 and christened in Reykjavik on July 10, 2018 .
Construction of Le Champlain also began on March 1, 2017 . The ship arrived in Søviknes, Norway on April 27, 2018 for final equipment.
Construction of Le Bougainville and Le Dumont d'Urville began in May 2017 .
On April 4, 2018, construction of the Le Bellot and Le Surville began in Tulcea.
The transfer of the Le Jacques Cartier from Romania to Norway in tow with the Fairplay 33 began in December 2019.
There is the option of another ship.
description
The ships have seven decks . They are equipped with 92 passenger cabins, including four suites, so that 184 passengers can be accommodated on board with double occupancy. The cabins, which all have their own balcony, are spread across decks 3 to 6. There are two restaurants and two lounges as well as a theater on board. In the hull , below the waterline in the midship area, there is an underwater lounge known as the "Blue Eye", which is intended to enable passengers to take a look at the underwater world. The underwater lounge was designed by French architect Jacques Rougerie .
There is a swimming pool in the stern area . The ships are also equipped with a bathing platform at the stern. From here, the Zodiacs can also be used for expeditions and water sports equipment.
The ships are powered by diesel-electric technology . The electricity for the propulsion machinery and the work on board, four diesel generators, each with 1,366 kW power (1,707 kVA apparent power ) is available. Propulsion is carried out by two electric motors, each with an output of 2,000 kW, which drive two controllable pitch propellers. The ships are equipped with a bow thruster with a controllable pitch propeller.
Ships classified by Bureau Veritas are marked with the “Cleanship” label, which is awarded by the classification society for compliance with certain MARPOL regulations with regard to anti-fouling paintwork on the hull, ballast water management and exhaust gas treatment.
The hulls of the ships are reinforced with ice ( ice class 1C).
Ships
| Ponant Explorer Class | |||
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| Building name | Build number | IMO number |
Keel laying, launching, delivery |
| Le Lapérouse | 848 | 9814026 | March 1, 2017 December 18, 2017 June 15, 2018 |
| Le Champlain | 849 | 9814038 | April 20, 2017 September 27, 2018 |
| Le Bougainville | 850 | 9814040 | June 23, 2017 April 5, 2019 |
| Le Dumont d'Urville | 851 | 9814052 | June 28, 2017 June 14, 2019 |
| Le Bellot | 889 | 9852418 | March 2020 |
| Le Jacques Cartier | 890 | 9852420 | July 10, 2020 |
| 924 | 9907029 | |
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| 925 | 9907031 | |
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The name Le Kerguelen was originally intended for the fourth ship in the class . In March 2017 this was changed to Le Dumont d'Urville . The planned name of the sixth ship was changed from Le Surville to Le Jacques Cartier in 2019 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ VARD: 4 cruise ships for Ponant: Fincantieri's Subsidiary will built the first ships of its history in this segment. Press release. Fincantieri, March 15, 2016, accessed June 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Ponant: La commande de quatre navires confirmée à Vard , Mer et Marine, August 11, 2016. Accessed May 30, 2018.
- ↑ Fincantieri: VARD will build 2 further luxury expedition cruise vessels for Ponant. Press release. Fincantieri, March 6, 2018, accessed March 7, 2018 (Italian).
- ↑ a b Fleet will grow to 12 ships by 2021! , Compagnie du Ponant. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ↑ Ponant commande deux Explorer de plus à Vard , March 6, 2018. Accessed May 30, 2018.
- ^ Cruise Ship Orderbook , Cruise Industry News. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ↑ a b Ponant: Des noms d'explorateurs français pour les futurs navires , Mer et Marine, September 15, 2016. Accessed May 30, 2018.
- ^ A b Ponant Explorers , Compagnie du Ponant. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ A b Ponant annonce quatre nouveaux navires , Mer et Marine, March 16, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ Expedition Vessel , Stirling Design International. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ↑ Four new expedition ships for Ponant , Compagnie du Ponant. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ↑ Ponant: Le Lapérouse bientôt mis en chantier , Mer et Marine, November 9, 2016. Accessed May 30, 2018.
- ^ VARD 6 08 , Vard Group. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ VARD: Signed the contract for the 2 new cruise ships for Ponant. Press release. Fincantieri, December 19, 2019, accessed December 27, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Ponant: Mise sur cale des Bougainville et Dumont d'Urville , Mer et Marine, July 4, 2017. Accessed May 30, 2018.
- ↑ Le Laperouse Arrives in Norway for Final Outfitting. Cruise Industry News, January 25, 2018, accessed January 25, 2018 .
- ^ Ponant: Vard livre le premier des six Explorer , Mer et Marine, June 19, 2018.
- ↑ Ponant solemnly christened the new Le Laperouse , Ships and Cruises, July 12, 2018.
- ↑ A second PONANT EXPLORERS on theway and ... a world first to come! Press release. Ponant, March 2017, accessed June 3, 2018 .
- ^ Ponant: Les Bellot et Surville mis en chantier. Mer et Marine, May 25, 2018, accessed May 27, 2018 (French).
- ↑ PONANT EXPLORERS: Work begins on the 3rd and 4th ships in the series! Press release. Ponant, May 2017, accessed June 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Ponant: Les Bellot et Surville mis en chantier , Mer et Marine, May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ↑ IMO 9476006
- ↑ LE JACQUES CARTIER - IMO 9852420. December 20, 2019, accessed December 20, 2019 .
- ^ New Ships Orderbook. In: new-ships.com. Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
- ^ Ponant dévoile le salon sous-marin des Explorer , Mer et Marine, May 31, 2017. Accessed May 30, 2018.
- ^ Ponant dévoile ses quatre nouveaux navires , Mer et Marine, April 13, 2016. Accessed May 30, 2018.
- ↑ a b Ponant: Vard lance la construction des 3ème et 4ème Explorer , Mer et Marine, May 24, 2017. Accessed May 30, 2018.
- ↑ Additional class notations "Cleanship" and "Super Cleanship" , Bureau Veritas. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ↑ Acte de francisation , Compagnie du Ponant, September 28 2018th
- ↑ Ponant Fleet Grows to Seven as Le Champlain Delivered. Cruise Industry News, September 29, 2018, accessed September 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Ponant takes over Le Bougainville. Press release. Compagnie du Ponant, accessed April 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Ponant Takes Delivery of Le Dumont d'Urville , Cruise Industry News, June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ↑ Ponant prend livraison du dernier Explorer. July 10, 2020, accessed on July 11, 2020 (French).
- ↑ Ponant: Le quatrième Explorer rebaptisé Dumont d'Urville , Mer et Marine, March 8, 2017. Accessed May 30, 2018.
- ↑ Le Jacques Cartier: croisières , Azur Croisieres. Retrieved June 20, 2019.