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Le Lyrial vs Scenic Ikon

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Le Lyrial is a small Ponant Cruises ship carrying 264 passengers, in service since 2015. Scenic Ikon is a small Scenic ship carrying 270 passengers. Scenic Ikon has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Scenic Ikon if you want more cruises to choose from: it has 23 cruises on sale (vs none).

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Specifications

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

Le LyrialScenic Ikon
Cruise line Ponant Cruises Scenic
Ship size Small Small
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2015 —
Gross tonnage 10,944 —
Passengers 264 270
Crew 139 —
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.9 —
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 41.5 —
Decks 7 —
Length 465 ft —
Beam 59 ft —
Speed 18 mph —
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 8 / 10 —
Cruises on sale — 23
Upcoming sailings — 26
Cruise lengths — 9 to 32 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted — $7,086

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

Scenic Ikon has no Bliss scores yet.

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

Ponant Cruises

Le Lyrial

Le Lyrial, which debuted in April 2015 from the French cruise line Ponant, is one of a handful of vessels that can rightly be called a luxury expedition ship. The intimate yacht, with no more than 264 passengers, visits exquisite ports of call around the world while guests revel in her lean, modern design and welcoming atmosphere.

Highlights

  • Exquisite, exotic destinations on this luxury expedition ship
  • Top-rate French-inspired cuisine

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