Le Bellot is the fifth 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, and Le Bellot is named after Joseph René Bellot, a French naval officer and Arctic explorer.[1][2][3]

Le Bellot
History
Wallis and Futuna
NameLe Bellot
OperatorPonant
Port of registryWallis and Futuna Mata Utu
Builder
  • VARD Tulcea, Romania (hull)
  • VARD Søviknes, Norway (outfitting)
Laid down4 April 2018
AcquiredMarch 2020
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typePonant Explorers-class cruise ship
Capacity184 passengers

Ponant's order for Le Bellot and a sister ship, the sixth of the class, was announced in March 2018.[4] 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.[2] Upon completion, the hulls were transferred to the builder's Søviknes facility in Ålesund, Norway, for final outfitting.[2]

Le Bellot was delivered to Ponant in March 2020.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Gibson, Rebecca (15 September 2017). "Ponant names four newbuilds after French explorers". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Cooke, Andrew (13 November 2018). "Newbuild of the Month: Le Lapérouse". Shipping Today and Yesterday. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Le Bellot". Planetcruise. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ Gibson, Rebecca (7 March 2018). "Seatrade Cruise Global: Cruise lines reveal new ship orders". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. ^ 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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