The Le Ponant
Thursday, 1 February 2024 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa Category/Kategorie: Tall ships , Cruise Ships , Superyachts , Yacht of the Month
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Le Ponant is a three-masted, commercially operated
French luxury yacht operated by
Compagnie du Ponant . The ship has capacity for up to 32 passengers in 16 cabins. It was built 1991 by the Societe Francaise de Construction Navales (SFCN) shipyard in
Villeneuve-la-Garenne , France. In 2008, the ship was attacked by
Somali pirates and was only released after a military intervention. In 2022, the yacht was refitted for increased environmental protection to a design by Jean-Philippe Nuel Studio.
On board, Le Ponant has one restaurant. Le Diamant panoramic restaurant offers buffet breakfast and dinner as well as fine gastronomic cuisine.
approaching the Grenada Port Authority Cruise ShipTerminal © Arnoldius/cc-by-sa-4.0
Le Ponant was entirely refitted and refurbished in 2022. Having been totally renovated with a design by the Jean-Philippe Nuel Studio, the end result was 16 staterooms for a maximum of 32 guests.
Le Ponant , which will navigate under sail as often as possible, includes other improvements such as a dockside connection, an innovative system of SCR filters to eliminate fine particles and reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 90%, waste sorting and a state-of-the-art water treatment system – all to help protect the environment.
On 4 April 2008,
Le Ponant was seized by
Somali pirates in the
Gulf of Aden while en route from the
Seychelles to the
Mediterranean . The ship carried no passengers at the time of its capture, but all 30 crewmembers were taken hostage; 22 French, 6 Filipino, 1 Cameroonian and 1 Ukrainian. French forces, including the aviso
Commandant Bouan , and a Canadian
CH-124 helicopter from
HMCS Charlottetown were monitoring the yacht after its seizure.
Read more on
ponant.com – Le Ponant and
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