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.

46 cruises

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Nosy Be (Madagascar)

To

Victoria, Mahé (Seychelles)

10 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Next departure

Offer(s)

Winter Offer: Extra Savings up to $2,700 per guest

From

$12,600 /person*

Package included

From

Singapore (Singapore)

To

Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

14 nightsaboard the shipLe Jacques Cartier

Next departure

Offer(s)

Winter Offer: Extra Savings up to $2,700 per guest, PONANT Bonus 15%

From

$14,830 /person*

From

Colón (Panama)

To

Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Champlain

Next departure

Offer(s)

Winter Offer: Extra Savings up to $2,700 per guest, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

$6,790 /person*

From

Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

To

Colón (Panama)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Champlain

Offer(s)

Winter Offer: Extra Savings up to $2,700 per guest

From

$7,460 /person*

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Vieux Fort (Saint Lucia)

To

Vieux Fort (Saint Lucia)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Bellot

Next departure

Offer(s)

No single supplement, Winter Offer: Extra Savings up to $2,700 per guest, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

$7,980 /person*

From

Durban (South Africa)

To

Walvis Bay (Namibia)

10 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Offer(s)

Winter Offer: Extra Savings up to $2,700 per guest

From

$25,572 /person*

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Osaka (Japan)

To

Busan (South Korea)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Soléal

Next departure

Offer(s)

Back-to-back offer -20%, Back to back offer, No single supplement, Winter Offer: Extra Savings up to $2,700 per guest

From

$32,962 /person*

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Benoa, Bali (Indonesia)

To

Darwin (Australia)

12 nightsaboard the shipLe Jacques Cartier

Next departure

Offer(s)

Winter Offer: Extra Savings up to $2,700 per guest

From

$12,070 /person*

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Valletta (Malta)

To

Valletta (Malta)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Offer(s)

Winter Offer: Extra Savings up to $2,700 per guest

From

$10,525 /person*

Package included

From

London (United Kingdom)

To

Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Bellot

Offer(s)

Back-to-back offer, Back to back offer, Winter Offer: Extra Savings up to $2,700 per guest

From

$24,528 /person*

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Valletta (Malta)

To

Nice (France)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Next departure

Offer(s)

Winter Offer: Extra Savings up to $2,700 per guest

From

$9,195 /person*

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Nice (France)

To

Valletta (Malta)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Offer(s)

Back-to-back offer, Back to back offer, Winter Offer: Extra Savings up to $2,700 per guest

From

$26,594 /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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