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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Maritime transport |
Founded | April 1988 |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Cruise line |
Owner | Groupe Artémis |
Website | en |
Ponant (officially, Compagnie du Ponant (CDP); "Ponant Company") is a French cruise ship operator. It was founded in April 1988 by Philippe Videau, Jean-Emmanuel Sauvé, and other officers of the French Merchant Navy and launched the first French cruise ship.[1] The company operates eleven ships, all of which operate under the French flag.