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Emerald Star vs Le Champlain

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Emerald Star is an intimate Emerald Cruises ship carrying 180 passengers. Le Champlain is an intimate Ponant Cruises ship carrying 184 passengers, in service since 2018. Emerald Star has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Emerald Star if you want more cruises to choose from: it has 21 cruises on sale (vs 3).

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

Emerald StarLe Champlain
Cruise line Emerald Cruises Ponant Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted — 2018
Gross tonnage — 9,900
Passengers 180 184
Crew — 110
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better — 1.7
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier — 53.8
Decks — 6
Length 443 ft 430 ft
Beam 38 ft 59 ft
Speed — 21 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 — 9 / 10
Cruises on sale 21 3
Upcoming sailings 54 7
Cruise lengths 7 to 14 nights 10 to 11 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $1,823 —

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Emerald Star has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Le Champlain: 9.0
  • Adventure & nature Le Champlain: 9.0
  • Cultural Le Champlain: 7.0
  • Dining Le Champlain: 8.0
  • Entertainment Le Champlain: 5.0
  • Family friendly Le Champlain: 5.0
  • Party Le Champlain: 5.0
  • Romantic Le Champlain: 8.0
  • Spa & fitness Le Champlain: 5.0
  • Staterooms Le Champlain: 7.0

Ponant Cruises

Le Champlain

Featuring innovative and environmentally friendly equipment, elegantly designed cabins, spacious suites with large windows and lounge areas that open onto the outside, Le Champlain is a luxury expedition yacht from France-based Ponant cruise line that boasts just 92 cabins and suites. The ship launched in September 2018.

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3 cruises on sale.

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