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

From

Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

To

Colón (Panama)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Champlain

Offer(s)

Christmas offer 2025

From

6,110 € /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, Christmas offer 2025, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

6,530 € /person*

From

Durban (South Africa)

To

Walvis Bay (Namibia)

10 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Offer(s)

Christmas offer 2025, PONANT Bonus 15%

From

6,950 € /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, Christmas offer 2025, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

9,130 € /person*

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Benoa, Bali (Indonesia)

To

Darwin (Australia)

12 nightsaboard the shipLe Jacques Cartier

Next departure

Offer(s)

Christmas offer 2025

From

10,840 € /person*

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Valletta (Malta)

To

Valletta (Malta)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Offer(s)

Christmas offer 2025

From

9,540 € /person*

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Valletta (Malta)

To

Nice (France)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Next departure

Offer(s)

Christmas offer 2025

From

8,330 € /person*

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Nice (France)

To

Valletta (Malta)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Offer(s)

Back-to-back offer -10%, Back to back offer, Christmas offer 2025, PONANT Bonus 5%

From

7,960 € /person*

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)

To

Bergen (Norway)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Lapérouse

Offer(s)

Christmas offer 2025, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

7,290 € /person*

From

Athens (Greece)

To

Athens (Greece)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Offer(s)

Christmas offer 2025, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

6,290 € /person*

From

Venice (Italy)

To

Athens (Greece)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Boréal

Next departure

Offer(s)

Christmas offer 2025, PONANT Bonus 15%

From

6,170 € /person*

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Helsinki (Finland)

To

Copenhagen (Denmark)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Champlain

Offer(s)

Back-to-back offer -20%, Back to back offer, No single supplement, Christmas offer 2025, PONANT Bonus 15%

From

9,020 € /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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