🚢 **Le Champlain’s Arrival in Duluth**

Le Champlain arrived in Duluth, bringing passengers ashore. This ship belongs to the Ponant Explorers-class of cruise ships, operated by Ponant. 

🇫🇷 **French Explorer Legacy**

Each ship in the class is named after a notable French explorer. Le Champlain honors Samuel de Champlain, known as “The Father of New France”.

🛠️ **Construction and Delivery**

The ship was constructed by VARD in Romania, with the keel laid down in April 2017. After a year and a week, it moved to Norway for final outfitting, before delivery to Ponant in September 2018.

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Built by VARD, Le Champlain had her hull constructed in VARD’s Tulcea yard in Romania, where her keel was laid down on 20 April 2017. A year and one week later, on 27 April 2018, she arrived at the builder’s Søviknes facility in Ålesund, Norway, for final outfitting. She was delivered to Ponant in Ålesund on 27 September 2018.