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 |
| 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 | 180 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 was floated out of VARD's Tulcea yard in Romania on 18 December 2017, and finally outfitted at the builder's Søviknes facility in Ålesund, Norway.[2][3] After successful sea trials that began in May 2018,[4] she was delivered to Ponant in Ålesund on 15 June 2018.[5]
The following day, 16 June 2018, Le Lapérouse departed for Reykjavík, Iceland, where she commenced her maiden cruise on 19 June 2018.[6] She was christened by Maryvonne Pinault, the wife of French billionaire businessman François Pinault, at a ceremony in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, on 10 July 2018.[7]
References
- ^ Gibson, Rebecca (15 September 2017). "Ponant names four newbuilds after French explorers". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved 10 September 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 Le Lapérouse at Wikimedia Commons
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