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.

45 cruises

In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

A Voyage Along the Great Lakes – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Milwaukee (United States)

To

Toronto (Canada)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Bellot

Next departure

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

AU$15,850 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Scottish Isles and Norwegian Fjords Voyage – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Bergen (Norway)

To

Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Champlain

Next departures

Offer(s)

Back to back offer

From

AU$12,990 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Southern France and the Italian Riviera by Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Barcelona (Spain)

To

Livorno (Italy)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Boréal

Next departure

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 25%

From

AU$8,960 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Fall Foliage on the St. Lawrence: Québec to the Canadian Maritimes – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Toronto (Canada)

To

Boston (United States)

13 nightsaboard the shipLe Bellot

Next departure

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 5%

From

AU$24,340 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Cruising the Dalmatian Coast and the Ionian Sea: Venice to Athens – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Venice (Italy)

To

Athens (Greece)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Dumont d'Urville

Next departures

From

AU$14,860 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Ancient Wonders and Culinary Delights: Cruising Southern Italy and Sicily – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Civitavecchia (Rome) (Italy)

To

Valletta (Malta)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Lapérouse

Next departure

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, Free solo supplement, PONANT Bonus 25%

From

AU$12,860 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Cruising the Aegean: Turkey and the Greek Isles – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Athens (Greece)

To

Istanbul (Turkey)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Dumont d'Urville

Next departures

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 5%

From

AU$12,110 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Lisbon to the Canary Islands by Sea: Spain, Morocco, & Atlantic Isles – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Lisbon (Portugal)

To

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Spain)

13 nightsaboard the shipLe Champlain

Next departures

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

AU$16,230 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Panama and Costa Rica by Sea: The Natural Wonders of Central America – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Colón (Panama)

To

Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 30%

From

AU$9,360 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Madagascar and Seychelles: Natural Treasures of the Indian Ocean – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Victoria, Mahé (Seychelles)

To

Nosy Be (Madagascar)

10 nightsaboard the shipLe Dumont d'Urville

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 15%

From

AU$18,000 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Costa Rica by Sea: Wildlife and Rainforests of the Pacific Coast – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

To

Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Next departure

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 25%

From

AU$9,110 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Cruising the Mediterranean: Sicily, Sardinia, and Mallorca – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Tarragona (Spain)

To

Valletta (Malta)

8 nightsaboard the shipL'Austral

Next departure

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 30%

From

AU$9,240 /person*

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*Price displayed 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. The price includes the Ponant Bonus discount.

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