Le Dumont-d'Urville

Le Dumont-d'Urville is the fourth 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. Initially, the fourth ship in the class was to have been named Le Kerguelen, after explorer and naval officer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec.[1] However, before entering service she was renamed Le Dumont-d'Urville, after Jules Dumont d'Urville, another explorer and naval officer.[2][3]

Le Dumont-d'Urville
Le Dumont-d'Urville in Gdansk, 23 August 2019
History
Wallis and Futuna
NameLe Dumont-d'Urville
OperatorPonant
Port of registryWallis and Futuna Mata Utu
Builder
  • VARD Tulcea, Romania (hull)
  • VARD Søviknes, Norway (outfitting)
Yard number851
Acquired14 June 2019
Maiden voyage7 August 2019
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typePonant Explorers-class cruise ship
Capacity184 passengers

Built by VARD, Le Dumont-d'Urville had her hull constructed in VARD's Tulcea yard in Romania. She was then transferred to the builder's Søviknes facility in Ålesund, Norway, for final outfitting.[3][4]

Le Dumont-d'Urville was delivered to Ponant in Norway on 14 June 2019, and was due to begin her maiden voyage on 7 August 2019.[5][6]

References
  1. Gibson, Rebecca (15 September 2017). "Ponant names four newbuilds after French explorers". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. Staff writer (25 May 2018). "Stunning Le Lapérouse Completes First Set of Sea Trials". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. Cooke, Andrew (13 November 2018). "Newbuild of the Month: Le Lapérouse". Shipping Today and Yesterday. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. Staff writer (6 April 2019). "Two More Ponant Ships Near Completion". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. Yates-Roberts, Elly (18 June 2019). "Vard delivers Le Dumont-d'Urville to Ponant". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. Staff writer (19 June 2019). "Ponant Takes Delivery of Le Dumont-d'Urville". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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