Le Jacques Cartier

Le Jacques Cartier is the sixth 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.[1] Initially, the sixth ship in the class was named Le Surville, after Jean-François-Marie de Surville, a French trader and navigator.[2][3] However, before entering service she was renamed Le Jacques Cartier, after Jacques Cartier, a French-Breton explorer.[4]

Le Jacques Cartier
Le Jacques Cartier leaving Marseille, 30 October 2021
History
Wallis and Futuna
NameLe Jacques Cartier
OperatorPonant
Port of registryWallis and Futuna Mata Utu
Builder
  • VARD Tulcea, Romania (hull)
  • VARD Søviknes, Norway (outfitting)
Laid down4 April 2018
Acquired10 July 2020
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typePonant Explorers-class cruise ship
Capacity184 passengers

Ponant's order for Le Surville (as she was then named) and a sister ship, the fifth of the class, was announced in March 2018.[5] The hull of each ship was constructed by VARD in the builder's Tulcea yard in Romania; the steel cutting ceremony for both ships took place on 4 April 2018.[3] Upon completion, the hulls were transferred to the builder's Søviknes facility in Ålesund, Norway, for final outfitting.[3]

Following her renaming, Le Jacques Cartier was delivered to Ponant on 10 July 2020.[6][7]

References
  1. Gibson, Rebecca (15 September 2017). "Ponant names four newbuilds after French explorers". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  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. "Le Jacques Cartier deck plans". CruiseMapper. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. Gibson, Rebecca (7 March 2018). "Seatrade Cruise Global: Cruise lines reveal new ship orders". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. Jainchill, Johanna (14 July 2020). "Ponant receives final Explorer-class vessel". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  7. Young, Susan J. (14 July 2020). "Ponant Takes Delivery Of Le Jacques Cartier, Final Ship In Explorer Series". Travel Agent Central. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

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