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Le Bellot vs Le Dumont d'Urville

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Le Bellot is an intimate Ponant Cruises ship carrying 184 passengers, in service since 2020. Le Dumont d'Urville is an intimate Ponant Cruises ship carrying 184 passengers, in service since 2019. Le Dumont d'Urville has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Le Bellot if you want more cruises to choose from: it has 33 cruises on sale (vs 1).

Le Dumont d'Urville does not lead by a clear margin on any measure we track, so pick it for its itinerary or its dates.

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Specifications

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

Le BellotLe Dumont d'Urville
Cruise line Ponant Cruises Ponant Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2020 (better) 2019
Gross tonnage 9,976 10,000
Passengers 184 184
Crew 112 110
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.6 (better) 1.7
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 54.2 54.3 (better)
Decks 4 6
Length 430 ft 430 ft
Beam 59 ft 59 ft
Speed 14 mph 14 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 8 / 10 8 / 10
Cruises on sale 33 1
Upcoming sailings 58 6
Cruise lengths 7–15 nights 9 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $2,670

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

Le Dumont d'Urville has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Le Bellot: 9.0
  • Adventure & nature Le Bellot: 10.0
  • Cultural Le Bellot: 6.0
  • Dining Le Bellot: 7.0
  • Entertainment Le Bellot: 5.0
  • Family friendly Le Bellot: 5.0
  • Party Le Bellot: 5.0
  • Romantic Le Bellot: 8.0
  • Spa & fitness Le Bellot: 5.0
  • Staterooms Le Bellot: 7.0

Ponant Cruises

Le Bellot

Like the other ships in the Ponant Explorers class of expedition vessels, Le Bellot was designed to provide comfort for its passengers in chic French stylings even as it roamed to some of the globe's most remote and isolated regions.

Sailing now

33 cruises on sale, from $2,670.

Ponant Cruises

Le Dumont d'Urville

Featuring innovative and environmentally friendly equipment, elegantly designed cabins, spacious suites with large windows and lounge areas that open onto the outside, Le Dumont d’Urville is a luxury expedition yacht from France-based Ponant cruise line that boasts just 92 cabins and suites. The ship launched in August 2019.

Sailing now

1 cruise on sale.

Questions

Le Bellot or Le Dumont d'Urville?

Which is bigger, Le Bellot or Le Dumont d'Urville?

Le Dumont d'Urville is bigger at 10,000 gross tons, against 9,976 gross tons for Le Bellot. Le Bellot carries 184 passengers and Le Dumont d'Urville carries 184.

Which ship is newer, Le Bellot or Le Dumont d'Urville?

Le Bellot is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2020 against 2019 for Le Dumont d'Urville.

Which has more space per passenger?

Le Dumont d'Urville, with 54.3 gross tons per passenger against 54.2 on Le Bellot. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

Le Bellot, with one crew member for every 1.6 passengers against one for every 1.7 on Le Dumont d'Urville.

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