Le Bellot
| History | |
|---|---|
| Wallis and Futuna | |
| Name | Le Bellot |
| Operator | Ponant |
| Port of registry | Mata Utu |
| Builder |
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| Laid down | 4 April 2018 |
| Acquired | March 2020 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ponant Explorers-class cruise ship |
| Capacity | 184 passengers |
Le Bellot is the fifth 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, and Le Bellot is named after Joseph René Bellot, a French naval officer and Arctic explorer.
Ponant's order for Le Bellot and a sister ship, the sixth of the class, was announced in March 2018. The hull of each ship was constructed by VARD in the builder's Tulcea yard in Romania; the steel cutting ceremony for both ships took place on 4 April 2018. Upon completion, the hulls were transferred to the builder's Søviknes facility in Ålesund, Norway, for final outfitting.
Le Bellot was delivered to Ponant in March 2020.