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.

44 cruises

In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Cruising Southern Italy and Sicily – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Valletta

To

Livorno

8 nightsaboard the shipLE DUMONT D'URVILLE

Next departure

Offer(s)

Back-to-back offer, No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 25%

From

£5,920 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

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

Last cabinsPackage included

From

London

To

Lisbon

9 nightsaboard the shipLE CHAMPLAIN

Next departures

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 20%

From

£5,330 /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

To

Puntarenas

7 nightsaboard the shipLE CHAMPLAIN

Next departure

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 20%

From

£4,390 /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

Puntarenas

To

Colón

7 nightsaboard the shipLE CHAMPLAIN

Next departures

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 20%

From

£4,400 /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

To

Walvis Bay

10 nightsaboard the shipLE BOUGAINVILLE

Next departures

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 20%

From

£5,800 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

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

Package included

From

Osaka

To

Busan

8 nightsaboard the shipLE SOLÉAL

Next departure

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 20%

From

£7,200 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

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

Package included

From

London

To

Glasgow, Scotland

8 nightsaboard the shipLE BELLOT

Next departures

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 25%

From

£5,380 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Scottish Isles and Norwegian Fjords Voyage – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Glasgow, Scotland

To

Bergen

7 nightsaboard the shipLE CHAMPLAIN

Next departures

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 25%

From

£5,450 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

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

Package included

From

Reykjavík

To

Reykjavík

7 nightsaboard the shipLE BELLOT

Next departures

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 25%

From

£6,760 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

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

Package included

From

Athens

To

Istanbul

7 nightsaboard the shipLE BORÉAL

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 25%

From

£4,680 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Croatia's Dalmatian Coast by Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Venice

To

Dubrovnik

7 nightsaboard the shipLE BOUGAINVILLE

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 20%

From

£4,830 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Corsica and the Tuscan Archipelago by Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Nice

To

Nice

8 nightsaboard the shipLE DUMONT D'URVILLE

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 25%

From

£5,870 /person*

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*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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