Le Dumont-d'Urville
Le Dumont-d'Urville in Gdańsk, 23 August 2019 | |
| History | |
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| Wallis and Futuna | |
| Name | Le Dumont-d'Urville |
| Operator | Ponant |
| Port of registry | Mata Utu |
| Builder |
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| Yard number | 851 |
| Acquired | 14 June 2019 |
| Maiden voyage | 7 August 2019 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ponant Explorers-class cruise ship |
| Capacity | 184 passengers |
Le Dumont-d'Urville is the fourth 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. Initially, the fourth ship in the class was to have been named Le Kerguelen, after explorer and naval officer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec. However, before entering service she was renamed Le Dumont-d'Urville, after Jules Dumont d'Urville, another explorer and naval officer.
Built by VARD, Le Dumont-d'Urville had her hull constructed in VARD's Tulcea yard in Romania. She was then transferred to the builder's Søviknes facility in Ålesund, Norway, for final outfitting.
Le Dumont-d'Urville was delivered to Ponant in Norway on 14 June 2019, and was due to begin her maiden voyage on 7 August 2019.