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 the Historic Cities of the Baltic Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Copenhagen

To

Helsinki

7 nightsaboard the shipLE CHAMPLAIN

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 30%

From

£6,780 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

A Voyage Along the Great Lakes – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Milwaukee

To

Toronto

8 nightsaboard the shipLE BELLOT

Next departure

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 30%

From

£6,680 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Scottish Isles and Norwegian Fjords Voyage – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Bergen

To

Glasgow, Scotland

7 nightsaboard the shipLE CHAMPLAIN

Next departure

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 30%

From

£4,990 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Cruising Southern Spain and Portugal – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Barcelona

To

Lisbon

8 nightsaboard the shipLE LAPÉROUSE

Next departure

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 5%

From

£6,580 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

A Voyage Along the Great Lakes – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Toronto

To

Milwaukee

7 nightsaboard the shipLE CHAMPLAIN

Next departures

Offer(s)

No single supplement

From

£7,660 /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

To

Boston

12 nightsaboard the shipLE CHAMPLAIN

Next departures

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

£12,350 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

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

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Barcelona

To

Civitavecchia (Rome)

7 nightsaboard the shipLE LAPÉROUSE

Next departure

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

£5,490 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

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

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Valletta

To

Barcelona

7 nightsaboard the shipL'AUSTRAL

Next departures

Offer(s)

No single supplement, PONANT Bonus 15%

From

£4,550 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

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

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Athens

To

Athens

7 nightsaboard the shipLE BOUGAINVILLE

Next departures

From

£6,590 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

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

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Nosy Be

To

Victoria, Mahé

10 nightsaboard the shipLE BOUGAINVILLE

Next departure

From

£9,110 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Antarctica: The White Continent – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Ushuaia

To

Ushuaia

10 nightsaboard the shipL'AUSTRAL

Next departures

Offer(s)

No single supplement

From

£12,560 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Coastal Vietnam by Sea: Singapore to Hong Kong – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Singapore

To

Hong Kong

14 nightsaboard the shipLE JACQUES CARTIER

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 15%

From

£10,700 /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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