PONANT has set course for a fleet of 12 ships by 2021, with an order for two additions in its Ponant Explorer series. To be called Le Bellot and Le Surville, the vessels are scheduled for delivery in the first & second quarter of 2020. They will be built by...
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PONANT has set course for a fleet of 12 ships by 2021, with an order for two additions in its Ponant Explorer series.
To be called Le Bellot and Le Surville, the vessels are scheduled for delivery in the first & second quarter of 2020.
They will be built by Vard, part of Fincantieri Group, the same shipyard as the four previously announced Ponant Explorer ships.
The additions will be twins to the previously ordered Explorer vessels and will offer 92 staterooms and suites, each with a balcony.
They will be 131m long, about 10,000 gross tonnes, adopt the latest environmental protection technologies and will comply with the international Cleanship label.
The six Ponant Explorer ships will feature a “Blue Eye” underwater lounge (CW 01 Jun), featuring two large portholes looking on to the sea bed, underwater lighting and hydrophones integrated into the keel to transit the sounds.
A render of the Explorer fleet is pictured.
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