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Le Soleal
PonantLe Boréal classSpecification
ClassLe Boréal class
Guest capacity264
Crew139
Gross tonnage10,992
Length142.1 m
Beam18 m
Year built2013
IMO9641675
FlagFrance (Wallis and Futuna)
BuilderFincantieri
Overview
Le Soléal is a small, French-flagged luxury expedition ship and the third of Ponant's Le Boréal-class yachts, carrying just 264 guests in an intimate, contemporary style. Built by Fincantieri and in service since 2013, she is designed for polar and remote-region voyages and made history as the first French commercial vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. Her shallow draught and yacht-like scale let her reach ports and anchorages that larger ships cannot.
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