Le Ponant is a sailing ship launched in 1991 and her age is 33 year old, registered under the flag of France. The vessel welcomes 67 passengers on board attended by a crew of 32 professionals. The passenger to space ratio is 23. It has 4 decks of which 3 decks with cabins, altogether 32 cabins. Le Ponant is owned by Groupe Artemis (Financiere Pinault) and operated by Compagnie du Ponant Cruises. Shipbuilder is SFCN Shipyard (Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France). Тhe hull's class is 3-masted motor sailing ship. The building cost is USD 50 million. The vessel's operational speed is 14 kn. The main particulars are as follows - length of 88 m, beam of 11 m, gross tonnage of 1189 GT. It was last refurbished in 2011.
