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.

47 cruises

In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Lisbon to London: Cruising Europe's Western Shores – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Lisbon (Portugal)

To

London (United Kingdom)

9 nightsaboard the shipLe Bellot

Next departures

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 20%

From

$7,640 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Treasures of Japan and South Korea by Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Busan (South Korea)

To

Osaka (Japan)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Soléal

Next departures

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 20%

From

$10,640 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Celtic Voyage: The Hebrides and the Irish Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

London (United Kingdom)

To

Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Bellot

Next departures

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 20%

From

$8,160 /person*

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A Circumnavigation of Sicily – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Valletta (Malta)

To

Valletta (Malta)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Dumont d'Urville

Next departures

From

$12,210 /person*

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

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Benoa, Bali (Indonesia)

To

Darwin (Australia)

11 nightsaboard the shipLe Jacques Cartier

Next departure

From

$13,375 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Mediterranean Island Voyage: Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and Elba – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Valletta (Malta)

To

Nice (France)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Dumont d'Urville

Next departures

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 15%

From

$10,770 /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 5%

From

$9,650 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Cruising the Norwegian Fjords – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Bergen (Norway)

To

Fredrikstad (Norway)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Lapérouse

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 5%

From

$11,830 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Iceland Voyage: Land of Fire and Ice – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Reykjavík (Iceland)

To

Reykjavík (Iceland)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Bellot

Next departures

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 25%

From

$9,870 /person*

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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 15%

From

$11,400 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Cruising the Greek Islands of the Southern Aegean – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Athens (Greece)

To

Athens (Greece)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Dumont d'Urville

Next departures

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 20%

From

$7,380 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Croatia's Dalmatian Coast by Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Venice (Italy)

To

Dubrovnik (Croatia)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Dumont d'Urville

Next departures

Offer(s)

Back to back offer, PONANT Bonus 20%

From

$7,150 /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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