Le Lapérouse, first vessel in the PONANT Explorers series, christened in Iceland

PONANT has celebrated the inauguration of Le Lapérouse, the first of the line’s new Explorer series of ice-breaking vessels. A Breton-inspired ceremony celebrates the inauguration of Le LapérousePictures courtesy of @Studio Ponant The vessel was christened by her godmother, Mrs François Pinault, in the Icelandic port of Hafnarfjörður, watched by prominent political and cultural figures. Mrs

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PONANT finally gets hands on its first explorer vessel Le Lapérouse

PONANT was today celebrating the arrival of its new vessel, Le Lapérouse, the first of six EXPLORERS-class ships. It successfully took delivery of Le Lapérouse yesterday, and the vessel left the shipyard in Ålesund, Norway, today bound for Reykjavik in Iceland for the start of her maiden cruise on 19 June.  Le Lapérouse begins her

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Ponant’s Le Lapérouse successfully completes first sea trials

Le Lapérouse, the first ship in the PONANT EXPLORERS series, has successfully completed her sea trials at the Vard Shipyard in Ålesund. Le Lapérouse runs through her sea trials in Norway in May, above and below Pictures courtesy of Ponant The tests, part of the last stage of construction, were also the first opportunity to

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Ponant sponsors major James Cook exhibition at British Library

Exploration cruise specialist PONANT has partnered with the British Library to stage a major new exhibition, James Cook: The Voyages, that marks 250 years since Captain Cook’s ship, Endeavour, first set sail from Plymouth. Portrait of Captain James Cook by John Webber 1776 ©National Portrait Gallery The exhibition, that runs until 28 August, features stunning artworks, original

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New Blue Eyes! Ponant unveils the first multi-sensory underwater lounge

Ponant’s new explorer yacht Le Lapérouse will be the first cruise ship on Earth to be equipped with a multi-sensory underwater space, called Blue Eye, when she arrives in 2018. The other three yachts of the Ponant Explorers series, Le Champlain, Le Bougainville and Le Dumont-d’Urville, will be similarly equipped when they set sail in 2018 and 2019. The Blue Eye

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