Le Champlain arrives at Portland Port from Caribbean

Le Champlain arrived at the port at around 4.14pm from the Caribbean and is currently on its way to Tromso in Norway after departing Portland at around 11.30pm last night. The call was not a part of the port’s 2025 itinerary.

Le Champlain arrived at Portland Port (Image: Justyn Ayton) The luxury expedition cruise ship is operated by Ponant Cruises and was launched in 2018. The ship is named after Samuel de Champlain, a late sixteenth and early seventeenth French explorer who founded New France and Quebec City. The other three expedition sister yachts built by the French cruise line in this time are also named after explorers, namely, Le Lapérouse, Le Bougainville and Le Kerguelen.

Measuring 430ft, the ship can hold up to 184 guests and flies under the French flag. The ship previously called into port back in May 2024.