Le Soléal

Le Soléal
Le Soléal moored in Venice in 2014
History
Wallis and Futuna
NameLe Soléal
OperatorPonant
Port of registryWallis and Futuna Mata Utu
Ordered2011
BuilderFincantieri
Laid down2012
Launched6 December 2012
Completed21 June 2013
Maiden voyage1 July 2013
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeLe Boreal-class cruise ships
Tonnage10,992 GT[1]
Length142.1 m (466 ft)
Beam18.0 m (59 ft)
Draught4.9 m (16 ft)
Decks7
Propulsion2 propeller shafts: 2 propellers
Capacity264 passengers
Crew139 crewmembers

Le Soléal is a cruise ship operated by Compagnie du Ponant.[2]

History

The ship was built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy, and was launched on the 6 December 2012, being christened by Kiki Tauck Mahar.[3] The vessel started its maiden voyage on 1 July 2013.

Le Soléal became the first French commercial shipping vessel to traverse the Northwest Passage. The vessel left Kangerlussuaq in Greenland on August 26, 2013, and arrived in Anadyr, in Russia on September 16, 2013.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bureau Veritas
  2. ^ "Le Soléal". Compagnie du Ponant. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  3. ^ "New cruise ship hosts Pittsford woman as godmother and guest of honor". BrightonPittsfordPost.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Compagnie du Ponant ship makes history". SixStarCruises. Retrieved 15 December 2013.

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