PONANT EXPLORATIONS and Smithsonian Journeys, the travel program of the Smithsonian Institution, have formed a unique alliance to offer themed sailings featuring experiences that embrace local cultures and dive deeper into a destination’s history, cuisine, language, environment and wildlife. In addition to the usual elements of the PONANT EXPLORATIONS experience, the listed price for these voyages includes transfers to and from the ship, talks and discussions aboard ship by world-class experts.PONANT EXPLORATIONS and Smithsonian Journeys, the travel program of the Smithsonian Institution, have formed a unique alliance to offer themed sailings featuring experiences that embrace local cultures and dive deeper into a destination’s history, cuisine, language, environment and wildlife. In addition to the usual elements of the PONANT EXPLORATIONS experience, the listed price for these voyages includes transfers to and from the ship, talks and discussions aboard ship by world-class experts.

43 cruises

From

Colón

To

Puntarenas

7 nightsaboard the shipLE CHAMPLAIN

Next departure

Offer(s)

Free solo supplement, PONANT Bonus 20%

From

AU$7,940 /person*

Package included

From

London

To

Glasgow, Scotland

8 nightsaboard the shipLE BELLOT

From

AU$10,280 /person*

Package included

From

Reykjavík

To

Reykjavík

7 nightsaboard the shipLE BELLOT

From

AU$12,260 /person*

Package included

From

Athens

To

Istanbul

7 nightsaboard the shipLE BORÉAL

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 25%

From

AU$8,470 /person*

Package included

From

Venice

To

Dubrovnik

7 nightsaboard the shipLE BOUGAINVILLE

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 20%

From

AU$8,730 /person*

Package included

From

Nice

To

Nice

8 nightsaboard the shipLE DUMONT D'URVILLE

Next departure

Offer(s)

Free solo supplement, PONANT Bonus 25%

From

AU$10,630 /person*

Package included

From

Helsinki

To

Copenhagen

7 nightsaboard the shipLE CHAMPLAIN

From

AU$13,610 /person*

Package included

From

Milwaukee

To

Toronto

8 nightsaboard the shipLE BELLOT

Next departure

Offer(s)

Free solo supplement, PONANT Bonus 25%

From

AU$12,660 /person*

From

London

To

Lisbon

9 nightsaboard the shipLE CHAMPLAIN

Next departure

Offer(s)

Free solo supplement, PONANT Bonus 20%

From

AU$9,850 /person*

From

Valletta

To

Livorno

8 nightsaboard the shipLE DUMONT D'URVILLE

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 25%

From

AU$12,370 /person*

From

Lisbon

To

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

13 nightsaboard the shipLE CHAMPLAIN

From

AU$13,500 /person*

Package included

From

Barcelona

To

Lisbon

7 nightsaboard the shipLE BORÉAL

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 25%

From

AU$7,850 /person*

*Price is per person, based on double occupancy, based on availability, and subject to change at any time. The category of stateroom to which this price applies may no longer be available.

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