Ponant Explorers Le Austral

Cruise Line

Ponant Explorers

Ship Name

Le Austral

Maiden voyage

20 April 2011✓

Year Built

2010

Refurbished

ⓘ

The year of the ship's most recent major refit or renovation.

2017

Builder

Fincantieri

Gross Tonnage

ⓘ

A measure of a ship's enclosed volume, not its weight. Higher usually means more decks, space and amenities.

10,944 tons2937250800

Length

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Overall length of the hull from bow to stern.

142.1 m88365

Width/Beam

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The ship's width at its widest point. A wider hull is steadier but limits which ports and canals it can use.

18 m

Total decks

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Total number of decks, including crew-only and service decks.

6

Passenger Decks

13

Speed

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Cruising speed in knots (nautical miles per hour). One knot is about 1.15 mph.

14 knots✓

Crew

145✓

Passenger to Crew Ratio

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Guests per crew member. Lower means more staff per passenger, which usually means more attentive service.

1.82✓14

Total Cabins

132

Single Occupancy Cabins

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Whether the ship has cabins built for solo travellers (often without a single supplement).

No

Wheelchair-Accessible Cabins

3

Passenger Capacity

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The maximum number of guests the ship can carry at full occupancy.

264487662

Space Ratio (tons of ship per passenger)

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Gross tonnage divided by passenger capacity — a rough 'spaciousness' gauge. Higher means more room per guest.

41.4552128

Restaurants

2 (Le Coromandel gastronomic restaurant and Le Rodrigues grill restaurant)✓

Restaurants - Paid

0✓

Restaurants - Included

2✓

Onboard Currency

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The currency used for onboard purchases and billing.

Euro

Total Pools

1

- Pools - General Access

1

- Pools - Adults Only

1

- Pools - Exclusive

1✓

Water Playground/Splash Park

No

Kiddie/Splash Pool

No

Total Hot Tubs

3

- Hot Tubs - General Access

0✓

- Hot Tubs - Adults Only

0✓

- Hot Tubs - Exclusive

0✓

WiFi

Yes✓

Internet Center

Yes

Cell Phone Service

No✓

Bars/Lounges

3

Beauty Salon/Barber Shop

Yes

Casino

No

Chapel

No✓

Night Club

No

Laundromats (self service)

No

Laundry/Dry Cleaning

Yes

Library

Yes

Movie Theatre

Yes

Onboard Weddings

No✓

Spa

Yes

Video Arcade

No

Basketball Court

No

Tennis Court

No

Fitness Center

Yes

Ice Skating Rink

No

Jogging Track

No

Mini-Golf Course

No

Rock Climbing Wall

No

Water Slide

No

Water Sports Platform

Yes

24-Hour Room Service

Yes

Babysitting

No

Children's Playroom

Yes

Supervised Youth Program

No

Teen Center

No

Kosher Meals

Yes

Adult Only Relaxation Area

No

Special Amenities

Wellness Centre with Spa, Balneo Room, Hammam, Massage Room, Beauty Salon, Hair Salon, and Relaxation Room with terrace; Turkish bath, sauna, and Snow Room; treatments from SOTHYS, CLARINS, BIOLOGIQUE RECHERCHE, ALGOTHERM; Main Lounge and Panoramic Lounge with outside terraces; Observation Lounge/bar on deck six with forward viewing deck; library; fitness center✓

Tip added to drinks & services

ⓘ

The automatic gratuity percentage added to bar tabs and paid services.

18%

Tipping Expected?

No✓

Call sign

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The ship's unique radio identifier used in maritime communications.

FLTU

IMO number

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A permanent 7-digit ID assigned to the hull for life, even if the ship is later renamed or sold.

9502518

MMSI number

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A 9-digit radio ID broadcast by the ship's transponder for tracking and communications.

578000700

Port of registry

ⓘ

The ship's legal home port and country of registration — its 'flag'.

Mata Utu