Le Champlain

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Le Champlain
Le Champlain moored with HMS Belfast, in The Thames, 11 May 2024
History
Wallis and Futuna
NameLe Champlain
OperatorPonant
Port of registryWallis and Futuna Mata Utu
Builder
  • VARD Tulcea, Romania (hull)
  • VARD Søviknes, Norway (outfitting)
Yard number849
Laid down20 April 2017
Launched29 March 2018
Acquired27 September 2018
Maiden voyage25 October 2018
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typePonant Explorers-class cruise ship
Capacity180 passengers

Le Champlain is the second 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 Champlain is named after Samuel de Champlain, "The Father of New France".[1][2]

Built by VARD, Le Champlain had her hull constructed in VARD's Tulcea yard in Romania, where her keel was laid down on 20 April 2017.[3] A year and one week later, on 27 April 2018, she arrived at the builder's Søviknes facility in Ålesund, Norway, for final outfitting.[4] She was delivered to Ponant in Ålesund on 27 September 2018.[5]

On 25 October 2018, Le Champlain departed from Honfleur, France on her maiden voyage to Lisbon, Portugal.[6]

References

  1. ^ Gibson, Rebecca (15 September 2017). "Ponant names four newbuilds after French explorers". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ Cooke, Andrew (13 November 2018). "Newbuild of the Month: Le Lapérouse". Shipping Today and Yesterday. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (4 July 2017). "Ponant : Mise sur cale des Bougainville et Dumont d'Urville" [Ponant: Staging of Bougainville and Dumont d'Urville]. Mer et Maritime (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. ^ Stephenson, Josh (4 June 2018). "Ponant's upcoming ship Le Lapérouse is one step closer to delivery". World of Cruising. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. ^ Bond, Mary (5 October 2018). "Ponant's newest Explorer yacht Le Champlain to be named in Saint Malo". Seatrade Cruise News. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Le Champlain en escale inaugurale à Honfleur" [The Champlain in inaugural call at Honfleur]. HAROPA (in French). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.

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