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.

48 cruises

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)

Back to back offer, Free solo supplement

From

AU$18,510 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Cruising the Caribbean's Windward Islands – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Vieux Fort (Saint Lucia)

To

Vieux Fort (Saint Lucia)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Next departures

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 5%

From

AU$10,550 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

South Africa and Namibia by Sea: Around the Cape of Good Hope – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Durban (South Africa)

To

Walvis Bay (Namibia)

10 nightsaboard the shipLe Dumont d'Urville

Next departures

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

AU$14,010 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Cruising from Morocco to Spain’s Andalusian Coast – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Casablanca (Morocco)

To

Lisbon (Portugal)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Boréal

Next departures

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 15%

From

AU$8,110 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Scottish Isles and Norwegian Fjords Voyage – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)

To

Bergen (Norway)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Lapérouse

Next departures

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

AU$12,170 /person*

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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

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

Package included

From

Toronto (Canada)

To

Boston (United States)

13 nightsaboard the shipLe Bellot

Next departure

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 15%

From

AU$22,030 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Cruising the Historic Cities of the Baltic Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Copenhagen (Denmark)

To

Helsinki (Finland)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Champlain

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 20%

From

AU$14,330 /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 20%

From

AU$17,170 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Voyage to Indonesia: Dragons, Reefs, and the Spice Islands – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Benoa, Bali (Indonesia)

To

Darwin (Australia)

12 nightsaboard the shipLe Jacques Cartier

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 20%

From

AU$15,700 /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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