Ponant Cruises
Le Bellot
- Cruises
- 3
- From
- —
Ship comparison
Le Bellot vs Viking Sjofn
Viking River Cruises
Viking Sjofn
- Cruises
- 5
- From
- $2,499
The verdict
Which should you choose?
Le Bellot is an intimate Ponant Cruises ship carrying 184 passengers, in service since 2020. Viking Sjofn is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 190 passengers. Viking Sjofn has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.
Choose Le Bellot if you want more crew per passenger: it has a crew member for every 1.6 passengers (vs 3.6).
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Specifications
marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.
| Le Bellot | Viking Sjofn | |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise line | Ponant Cruises | Viking River Cruises |
| Ship size | Intimate | Intimate |
| Maiden voyagenewer highlighted | 2020 | — |
| Gross tonnage | 9,976 | — |
| Passengers | 184 | 190 |
| Crew | 112 | 53 |
| Passengers per crew memberfewer is better | 1.6 (better) | 3.6 |
| Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier | 54.2 | — |
| Decks | 4 | — |
| Length | 430 ft | — |
| Beam | 59 ft | — |
| Speed | 14 mph | — |
| Cruiseable ratingout of 10 | 8 / 10 | — |
| Cruises on sale | 3 | 5 |
| Upcoming sailings | 8 | 99 |
| Cruise lengths | 7 to 11 nights | 7 to 12 nights |
| Fares fromlower highlighted | — | $2,499 |
Bliss scores
How they rate, out of 10
Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.
Viking Sjofn has no Bliss scores yet.
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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
3 cruises on sale.
Viking River Cruises
Viking Sjofn
Sailing now
5 cruises on sale, from $2,499.
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