Le Bellot

Ponant Cruises · Explorer class · 2020

Le Bellot measures 9,988 gross tons, with room for 184 guests. Le Bellot sails 10-night cruises from Fort-de-France and moves to Colon in Nov 2026.

See cruise scheduleShip specifications
BuiltYear built
2020
TonnageGross tonnage
9,988
Decks
7
Cabins
92
Guests
184
184 at full occupancy
Crew
112

Le Bellot cruise schedule

30 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 30 cruises

Where Le Bellot sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal, with more in the Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands. Le Bellot sails from Fort-de-France (Oct 2026 – Apr 2027), Colon (Nov 2026 – Apr 2027) and Puntarenas (Puerto Caldera) (Nov 2026 – Mar 2027).

Fort-de-FranceColonPuntarenas (Puerto Caldera)Cabo San LucasLisbonLondon (Tilbury)GreenockReykjavíkTorontoMilwaukeeNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Le Bellot visits

78 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Le Bellot sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
9 h
median · 2.5 – 31 h
Port days
77%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
24
staying past midnight
Late departures
44
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 6 ports · 3 sea days10 nights5 cruises
  • 8 ports · 1 sea day10 nights3 cruises
  • 8 ports · 1 sea day10 nights3 cruises
  • 6 ports · 0 sea days7 nights3 cruises
  • 5 ports · 2 sea days7 nights2 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Le Bellot specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Ponant Cruises
Class
Explorer class
Year built
2020
Status
In service
IMO
9852418
MMSI
578001500

Size

Gross tonnage
9,988 GT
Length
131.5 m
Beam
18 m
Decks
7
Cruising speed
15 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
184
Guests, full occupancy
184
Cabins
92
Crew
112
Guests per crew member
1.6
Space per guest
54.3 GT

How it compares

319th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with Le Dumont d'Urville and Le Jacques Cartier

Gross tonnage

  • Le Bellot9,988
  • Ponant Cruises average9,880
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Le Bellot184
  • Ponant Cruises average166
  • All ships in service2,189

Explorer class sister ships

Same design and size as Le Bellot

See the Ponant Cruises fleet

Also from Ponant Cruises: Le Commandant Charcot, Le Lyrial, Le Soléal, L'Austral, Le Boreal, Le Dumont d'Urville

About Le Bellot

Le Bellot was ordered from Vard in 2018 as the fifth of Ponant's six Explorer-class ships. Her hull was built at Vard's yard in Romania and outfitted at Vard Søviknes in Norway, which delivered her on 12 March 2020. The expedition ship has 92 staterooms and suites for 184 guests.