Le Soléal

**Le Soléal**
Ship data
flag	France
Ship type	Cruise ship
class	Boreal class
Callsign	FIHV
home port	Mata-utu
Owner	SNC Point Barrow
Shipping company	Compagnie du Ponant
Shipyard	Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani , Ancona
Build number	6229
baptism	June 29, 2013
Launch	December 2012
takeover	June 28, 2013
Commissioning	June 29, 2013
Ship dimensions and crew
length	142.10 m ( Lüa ) 126.20 m ( Lpp )
width	18.00 m
Side height	20.40 m
Draft	Max. 4.90 m
measurement	10,992 GT / 3,440 NRZ
crew	139
Machine system
machine	diesel-electric; 2 × electric motors
Machine ; performance	4,600 kW (6,254 hp)
Top ; speed	16 kn (30 km / h)
propeller	2 × fixed propellers
Transport capacities
Load capacity	1,400 dw
Permitted number of passengers	264
Pax cabins	132
Others
Classifications	Bureau Veritas
Registration ; numbers	IMO no. 9641675

The Le Soléal is a cruise ship owned by the French cruise company Compagnie du Ponant .

history

The ship was built under construction number 6229 at the Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani shipyard in Ancona, Italy . The ship was undocked in early December 2012. After completion, the ship was delivered to Compagnie du Ponant on June 28, 2013 and christened and commissioned in Venice on June 29 . The godmother was Kiki Tauck Mahar, wife of the CEO of the US tour operator Tauck. The construction costs were given at around 100 million euros.

Technical data and equipment

The ship is powered by two electric motors with an output of 2,300 kW each. The motors act on two fixed propellers . The ship reaches a speed of up to 16 knots .

Four diesel generators each with an output of 1,600 kW ( apparent power : 2,000 kVA ) as well as a generator with an output of 800 kW (apparent power: 1000 kVA) and a generator with an output of 600 kW (apparent power: 750 kVA) are available for the power supply Available.

The ship has 132 passenger cabins and can accommodate 264 passengers with double occupancy. All cabins are outside cabins. Only eight cabins do not have their own balcony.

The hull of the ship is reinforced with ice ( ice class 1C), so the ship can also be used in the polar regions. In order to be able to bring passengers ashore during expedition cruises even in areas without port infrastructure, the ship is equipped with Zodiac inflatable boats.

Web links

Commons : Le Soléal - collection of images, videos and audio files

Information about the ship , Compagnie du Ponant

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Franz Neumeier: Le Soleal launched in Ancona , cruisetricks.de, December 6, 2012. Accessed on April 27, 2015.

↑ Fincantieri: "Le Soleal" Delivered in Ancona , The Maritime Executive, June 28, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

↑ Ponant names Le Soleal and plans the next ship , touristik aktuell, July 1, 2013. Accessed May 10, 2019.

^ Franz Neumeier: Le Boreal and L'Austral get sister ship , cruisetricks.de, September 20, 2011. Accessed April 27, 2015.

↑ French luxury yacht for luxurious expedition trips , Azur - Das Kreuzfahrtmagazin (PDF file, 338 kB). Retrieved April 27, 2015.

[CT-1212-1] A ^b Franz Neumeier: Le Soleal launched in Ancona , cruisetricks.de, December 6, 2012. Accessed on April 27, 2015.

[2] Fincantieri: "Le Soleal" Delivered in Ancona , The Maritime Executive, June 28, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

[3] Ponant names Le Soleal and plans the next ship , touristik aktuell, July 1, 2013. Accessed May 10, 2019.

[4] Franz Neumeier: Le Boreal and L'Austral get sister ship , cruisetricks.de, September 20, 2011. Accessed April 27, 2015.

[5] French luxury yacht for luxurious expedition trips , Azur - Das Kreuzfahrtmagazin (PDF file, 338 kB). Retrieved April 27, 2015.