CATLANTE, the originator of catamaran cabin cruising
For more than 20 years, CATLANTE has been committed to introducing people to a different kind of holiday, one that is accessible to all, and until now reserved for a few maritime insiders. By offering comfortable, eco-responsible vessels with spaces designed to preserve everyone's privacy, the company has made possible the principle of intimate and exclusive cruising, in the cabin or by privatising the catamaran. Would you like to discover the experience of a catamaran cruise? Welcome aboard! There's no need to form a group and hire an entire boat. Solo, as a couple, with friends, as a family, in pairs but each with their own bed, with children (aged 7 and over), choose to take only the number of cabins (all with en suite facilities) you need and enjoy the catamaran's vast communal areas in the company of other passengers.
This concept of cabin cruises, with the air of seaside guest houses, was born in France in 2001, thanks to the chance meeting of two men, each in love with the sea in their own way. One lives with his family on a barge moored on the Seine, while the other is a serial entrepreneur in the tourism industry, constantly on the lookout for innovative ideas and a keen traveller.
By pooling their experiences, they have been able to establish this new style of holiday that is unlike any other. By dint of conviction and communication, the concept caught on, the mayonnaise took hold, and the fleet gradually grew. In 2008, building on this initial success, they decided to launch the construction of their own catamaran model, the Catlante 600, with the help of a shipyard in Lorient. This vessel is designed to meet the expectations of customers cruising in cabins or catamaran privatisations: no uncomfortable bunk beds, triple cabins for families, vast communal spaces thanks to a large fly-bridge and a bow net replaced by a sunbathing platform, a semi-professional galley to improve the quality of meals and the working conditions of the cooks, large embarkation platforms to facilitate access to the tender and make swimming safer.
With these revolutionary catamarans, the adventure takes a turn in 2010. The CATLANTE Catamarans brand, as it exists today, was launched under the banner of a move upmarket. After ten or so Catlante 600s, optimised versions of the model will see the light of day from 2017: the Catlante 620 and Catlante 720, bigger, with better sailing performance and wider, even more comfortable cabins.
In 2023, one of the two founders decided to retire after having taken 100,000 people on board this type of catamaran. Hervé Bellaïche, after 10 years as CEO of PONANT, took over as CEO of CATLANTE, accompanied by the company's founder and COO. With the support of his teams on land and at sea, the CATLANTE adventure continues.
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