Le Bougainville

Le Bougainville
Le Bougainville in Itea, Greece, 21 April 2019
History
Wallis and Futuna
NameLe Bougainville
OperatorPonant
Port of registryWallis and Futuna Mata Utu
Builder
  • VARD Tulcea, Romania (hull)
  • VARD Søviknes, Norway (outfitting)
Yard number850
AcquiredApril 2019
Maiden voyage15 April 2019
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typePonant Explorers-class cruise ship
Capacity184 passengers

Le Bougainville is the third 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 Bougainville is named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville, a French admiral and explorer.[1][2]

Built by VARD, Le Bougainville had her hull constructed in VARD's Tulcea yard in Romania. By October 2018, she was ready to be transferred to the builder's Søviknes facility in Ålesund, Norway, for final outfitting.[3] She was delivered to Ponant in Norway in early April 2019.[4]

On 8 April 2019, Le Bougainville departed from Søvik, Norway, for Malaga, Spain, where she began her maiden voyage on 15 April 2019.[5] She was christened on 4 June 2019 in Marseille.[6]

References

  1. ^ Gibson, Rebecca (15 September 2017). "Ponant names four newbuilds after French explorers". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ Cooke, Andrew (13 November 2018). "Newbuild of the Month: Le Lapérouse". Shipping Today and Yesterday. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ Staff writer (15 October 2018). "Le Bougainville Ready for Transit to Norway". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. ^ Gibson, Rebecca (11 April 2019). "Ponant's newest Explorer ship prepares for maiden cruise". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  5. ^ Staff writer (8 April 2019). "Ponant Takes Delivery of Le Bougainville". Cruise Industry News. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  6. ^ Vincent Groizeleau (4 June 2019). "Ponant : Le Bougainville baptisé à Marseille". Mer et marine. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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