Le Lapérouse
 Le Lapérouse in the Kiel Canal, 31 August 2018
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| History | |
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| Name | Le Lapérouse |
| Operator | Ponant |
| Port of registry | Wallis and Futuna |
| Builder | VARD |
| Yard number | 848 |
| Laid down | 1 March 2017 |
| Launched | 18 December 2017 |
| Sponsored by | Maryvonne Pinault |
| Christened | 10 July 2018 |
| Acquired | 15 June 2018 |
| Maiden voyage | 19 June 2018 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Capacity | 264 passengers |
Le Lapérouse is the lead ship of the Template:Sclass- of cruise ships operated by Ponant. Each member of the class has been allocated the name of a famous French explorer, and Le Lapérouse is named after naval officer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse.[1]
Built by VARD, Le Lapérouse had her keel laid down at VARD's Tulcea yard in Romania on 1 March 2017.[2] She was floated out on 18 December 2017, and was then finally outfitted at the builder's Søviknes facility in Ålesund, Norway.[3][4] After successful sea trials that began in May 2018,[5] she was delivered to Ponant in Ålesund on 15 June 2018.[6]
The following day, 16 June 2018, Le Lapérouse departed for Reykjavík, Iceland, where she commenced her maiden cruise on 19 June 2018.[7] She was christened by Maryvonne Pinault, the wife of French billionaire businessman François Pinault, at a ceremony in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, on 10 July 2018.[8]
References
- ^ Gibson, Rebecca (15 September 2017). "Ponant names four newbuilds after French explorers". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (4 July 2017). "Ponant : Mise sur cale des Bougainville et Dumont d'Urville" [Ponant: Staging of Bougainville and Dumont d'Urville]. Mer et Maritime (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Le Lapérouse Heading to Norway from Tulcea". Cruise Industry News. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Le Laperouse Arrives in Norway for Final Outfitting". Cruise Industry News. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Gibson, Rebecca (5 June 2018). "Le Lapérouse successfully completes first sea trials in Norway". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Le Lapérouse Delivered". Cruise Industry News. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ James, Lindsay (18 June 2018). "French cruise company Ponant takes delivery of Le Lapérouse". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Gibson, Rebecca (13 July 2018). "Ponant names Le Lapérouse in Hafnarfjörður". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
External links
Media related to IMO 9814026 at Wikimedia Commons
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