Ponant Cruises
Le Champlain
- Cruises
- 3
- From
- —
Ship comparison
Le Champlain vs Viking Honir
Viking River Cruises
Viking Honir
- Cruises
- 8
- From
- $2,499
The verdict
Which should you choose?
Le Champlain is an intimate Ponant Cruises ship carrying 184 passengers, in service since 2018. Viking Honir is an intimate Viking River Cruises ship carrying 190 passengers. Viking Honir has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.
Choose Le Champlain if you want more crew per passenger: it has a crew member for every 1.7 passengers (vs 3.6).
Choose Viking Honir if you want more cruises to choose from: it has 8 cruises on sale (vs 3).
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Specifications
marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.
| Le Champlain | Viking Honir | |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise line | Ponant Cruises | Viking River Cruises |
| Ship size | Intimate | Intimate |
| Maiden voyagenewer highlighted | 2018 | — |
| Gross tonnage | 9,900 | — |
| Passengers | 184 | 190 |
| Crew | 110 | 53 |
| Passengers per crew memberfewer is better | 1.7 (better) | 3.6 |
| Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier | 53.8 | — |
| Decks | 6 | — |
| Length | 430 ft | — |
| Beam | 59 ft | — |
| Speed | 21 mph | — |
| Cruiseable ratingout of 10 | 9 / 10 | — |
| Cruises on sale | 3 | 8 |
| Upcoming sailings | 7 | 82 |
| Cruise lengths | 10 to 11 nights | 7 to 10 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 Honir has no Bliss scores yet.
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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.
Sailing now
3 cruises on sale.
Viking River Cruises
Viking Honir
Sailing now
8 cruises on sale, from $2,499.
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