International Cruises, Compagnie du Ponant

COMPAGNIE DU PONANT

      Compagnie du Ponant (Ponant Cruises) is a French cruise line owned by the container shipping company CMA CGM. It was founded in 1988, and has four ships until 2013, including three boutique ships and a three-mast sailing ship. Their ships are the best among the cruise ships which are French-flagged.
 

Ship(s) in Operation

 

Ship

Le Boreal

L'Austral

Le Soléal

Entered Service

2010 May 6th

2011 April 27th

2013 July 1st

Builder

Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., Ancona (Italy)

Original Cost

US$100 million

Registry

Mata Utu, Wallis and Futuna Islands

Gross Tonnage

10700 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

142.0 x 18.0 x 4.7 (m), 465.7 x 59.0 x 15.4 (ft)

Speed

16 knots

Passenger Decks

6

Number of Cabins

(Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

132 (0, 8, 124)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

264 / 264

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

40.53 / 40.53

Total Crew

140

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

1.89 / 1.89

Navigation Officers

European

IMO Number, Call Sign

9502506, FLSY

9502518, FLTU

9641675, FIHV

Sister Ships

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History

2010- : Le Boreal
     (Compagnie du Ponant)

 2011- : L'Austral
     (Compagnie du Ponant)

2013- : Le Soléal
     (Compagnie du Ponant)

 

Ship

Le Ponant

Entered Service

1991

Builder

SFCN, Villeneuve-la-Garenne (France)

Original Cost

unknown

Registry

Mata Utu,
Wallis and Futuna Islands

Gross Tonnage

1443 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

88.0 x 12.0 x 4.0 (m), 288.7 x 39.4 x 13.1 (ft)

Speed

10 knots, 12 knots (maximum)

Passenger Decks

4

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

32 (0, 32, 0)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

64 / 67

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

22.55 / 21.54

Total Crew

32

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

2.00 / 2.09

Navigation Officers

French

IMO Number, Call Sign

8914219, FGZZ

Sister Ships

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History

1991- : Le Ponant (Compagnie du Ponant)

 

Former Ship(s)

 

Ship

Le Diamant

Entered Service

1974 / 1986

Builder

KMV, Kristiansand (Norway) / Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven (Germany)

Original Cost

(originally built as a ro-ro vessel)

Registry

Mata Utu, Wallis and Futuna Islands

Gross Tonnage

8282 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

124.2 x 16.0 x 4.9 (m), 407.4 x 52.5 x 16.1 (ft)

Speed

15.5 knots

Passenger Decks

6

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

113 (0, 103, 10)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

226 / 250

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

36.65 / 33.13

Total Crew

120

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

1.88 / 2.08

Navigation Officers

French

IMO Number, Call Sign

7325629, FMAQ

Sister Ships

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History

1974-1986: Begonia (Fearnley & Eger)
1986-1988: Explorer Starship (Exploration Cruise Line)
1988-1990: [laid up]
1990-1994: Song of Flower (Seven Seas Cruise Line)
1994-2003: Song of Flower (Radisson Seven Seas Cruises)
2003-2011: Le Diamant (Compagnie du Ponant)
2011-2012: [laid up]
2012- : Ocean Diamond (Quark Expeditions)

 

Ship

 Le Levant

Entered Service

 1999 January

Builder

 Leroux & Lotz, St. Malo (France)

Original Cost

 US$35 million

Registry

 Mata Utu, Wallis and Futuna Islands

Gross Tonnage

 3504 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

100.6 x 14.0 x 3.5 (m), 330.0 x 45.9 x 11.5 (ft)

Speed

 13.5 knots

Passenger Decks

 5

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

 45 (0, 45, 0)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

 90 / 95

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

 38.93 / 36.88

Total Crew

 55

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

1.64 / 1.73

Navigation Officers

 French

IMO Number, Call Sign

 9159830, FNGC

Sister Ships

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History

 1999-2012: Le Levant (Compagnie du Ponant)
2012- : Tere Moana (Paul Gauguin Cruises)

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