''Le Soléal'' is a

cruise ship Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on tours known as ...

operated by Compagnie du Ponant.

History

The ship was built at the Fincantieri shipyard in

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...

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, and was launched on the 6 December 2012, being christened by Kiki Tauck Mahar. The vessel started its maiden voyage on 1 July 2013. ''Le Soléal'' became the first French commercial shipping vessel to traverse the

Northwest Passage The Northwest Passage (NWP) is the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The eastern route along the Arc ...

. The vessel left

Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq (; ; da, Søndre Strømfjord), is a settlement in western Greenland in the Qeqqata municipality located at the head of the fjord of the same name. It is Greenland's main air transport hub and the site of Greenland's largest commer ...

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on August 26, 2013 and arrived in

Anadyr Anadyr may refer to: *Anadyr (town), a town and the administrative center of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia *Anadyr District *Anadyr Estuary *Anadyr (river), a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia *Anadyr Highlands *Anadyr Lowlands *Operati ...

, in

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on September 16, 2013.

References

External links

Compagnie du Ponant official site page about the ship
{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Soleal Ships built in Ancona Ships built by Fincantieri Ships of Compagnie du Ponant 2012 ships