Ponant Explorers Le Dumont d'Urville

Cruise Line

Ponant Explorers

Ship Name

Le Dumont d'Urville

Maiden voyage

7 August 2019

Year Built

2019

Refurbished

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

Not yet

Builder

VARD Søviknes

Gross Tonnage

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

9,988 tons2937250800

Length

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Overall length of the hull from bow to stern.

131.5 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

Ship Within a Ship

No✓

Total decks

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

7

Passenger Decks

6✓

Speed

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

15 knots✓

Crew

118✓

Passenger to Crew Ratio

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

1.56✓14

Total Cabins

92

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

2

Passenger Capacity

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

184487662

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.

54.2832128

Restaurants

Le Nautilus (main restaurant/gastronomic dining) and a smaller relaxed dining venue; plus the Blue Eye underwater lounge/bar✓

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

0✓

- Pools - Exclusive

0✓

Water Playground/Splash Park

No

Kiddie/Splash Pool

No

Total Hot Tubs

2

- 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

Yes

Children's Playroom

No

Supervised Youth Program

No

Teen Center

No

Kosher Meals

No✓

Special Amenities

Blue Eye multi-sensory underwater lounge (2 giant hull-mounted windows shaped like whale eyes, 2-3m below sea level, with vibrating sofas and hydrophone-transmitted ocean sounds); aft marina platform for water sports/Zodiac excursions; reinforced polar-class hull✓

Tip added to drinks & services

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

20%✓

Tipping Expected?

No

Call sign

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

FLDS

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.

9814052

MMSI number

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

578001200

Port of registry

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

Mata Utu