L'Austral is an ocean going cruise ship launched in 2011 and her age is 13 year old, registered under the flag of Wallis and Futuna Islands. The vessel welcomes 264 passengers on board attended by a crew of 136 professionals. The passenger to space ratio is 54. It has 7 decks of which 6 decks with cabins, altogether 132 cabins. L'Austral is owned by Groupe Artemis (Financiere Pinault) and operated by Compagnie du Ponant Cruises. Shipbuilder is Fincantieri (Ancona, Italy). Тhe hull's class is ice-strengthened cruise ship. The building cost is USD 150 million. The vessel's operational speed is 16 kn. The main particulars are as follows - length of 142 m, beam of 18 m, gross tonnage of 10944 GT. It was last refurbished in 2018.
