{"id":13498,"date":"2012-04-23T23:20:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T23:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/ponant-names-third-vessel-le-soleal-2\/"},"modified":"2012-04-23T23:20:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-23T23:20:00","slug":"ponant-names-third-vessel-le-soleal-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2012\/04\/ponant-names-third-vessel-le-soleal-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponant names third vessel Le Sol\u00e9al"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With the same elegant contours as her two sister ships, Le Bor\u00e9al (2010) and L\u2019Austral (2011), LE SOL\u00c9AL is set to become further embodiment of Compagnie du Ponant\u2019s \u2018Yacht cruises\u2019 concept.<\/p>\n

Boasting five-star accommodation in the 132 staterooms and suites with a sophisticated design, Le Sol\u00e9al offers the same level of comfort as a private yacht. Plus, this human-size vessel is permitted access to the most outstanding sites around the globe, where larger ships can\u2019t even get close.<\/p>\n

By naming its new ship \u2018Le Sol\u00e9al\u2019, Compagnie du Ponant not only makes the connection with its two other ships, L\u2019Austral and Le Bor\u00e9al, obvious, but also aims to emphasise the \u2018soft expedition\u2019 aspect of their itineraries. Etymologically, Le Sol\u00e9al is a combination of two of the company\u2019s most powerful symbols \u2013 \u2018le soleil\u2019 (French for sun) and \u2018the one who leads the way\u2019.<\/p>\n

For her inaugural season starting in July 2013, Le Sol\u00e9al will be taking passengers to a new, rarely visited and exclusive, destination: the Arctic. From the legendary North West Passage (which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans) to the Bering Strait, from ice floe to tundra, these unusual itineraries will offer passengers the chance to discover hidden gems way beyond the Arctic Circle. Le Sol\u00e9al\u2019s 264 passengers will be able to follow in the footsteps of the great explorers, discover Inuit villages and watch extraordinary wildlife, including polar bears, brown bears, wolves, puffins, walrus and even belugas.<\/p>\n

Excursions in zodiacs, hiking excursions and helicopter tours will also be on offer for the most adventurous guests.<\/p>\n

Stable and quiet, Le Sol\u00e9al is designed to navigate safely in the most extreme regions. The ship was awarded a CLEANSHIP certificate<\/p>\n

Designed by architect Jean-Philippe Nuel, the contemporary interiors are inspired by the world of yachting. Nautical codes have been subtly revisited and applied to re-create the atmosphere of chic seaside resorts, with clean lines and combining the soothing colours of driftwood, and shades of grey and white.<\/p>\n

Restaurants, lounges, a library, theatre and spa also offer passengers a whole range of five-star facilities and commodities.<\/p>\n

A well thought design, excellent service and gourmet cuisine enhanced by state-of-the-art equipment and comfort reflects perfectly the philosophy of Compagnie du Ponant \u2013 a slow cruise combining intimacy, authenticity and elegance, as only the French know how.<\/p>\n

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With the same elegant contours as her two sister ships, Le Bor\u00e9al (2010) and L\u2019Austral (2011), LE SOL\u00c9AL is set to become further embodiment of Compagnie du Ponant\u2019s \u2018Yacht cruises\u2019 concept. Boasting five-star accommodation in the 132 staterooms and suites with a sophisticated design, Le Sol\u00e9al offers the same level of comfort as a private […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[342],"class_list":["post-13498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ponant-cruises"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}