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  • Le Champlain
    4.2 rating out of 5  (4 reviews)

    10 Night Volcanic Islands & Historic Cities of the North Atlantic

    Le Champlain

    Departing from: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
    Ports of Call:
    • Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands
    • San Sebastian De La Gomera, Canary Islands
    • Santa Cruz De La Palma, Canary Islands
    • Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
    • Cadiz (Seville), Spain
    • Huelva (Seville), Spain
    • Lisbon, Portugal
    Sailing Dates:
    • April 2026
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    balcony from
    $6,280
    $628pernight
    suite from
    $9,350
    $935pernight
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    Balcony from $6,280
    ($628pernight)
    4.2 rating out of 5  (4 reviews)
  • Le Boreal
    4.7 rating out of 5  (2 reviews)

    7 Night The Dalmatian Coast & Ionian Sea with Smithsonian Journeys

    Le Boreal

    Departing from: Venice, Italy
    Ports of Call:
    • Hvar, Croatia
    • Ploce, Croatia
    • Dubrovnik, Croatia
    • Kotor, Montenegro
    • Sarande, Albania
    • Itea (Delphi), Greece
    • Transit Corinth Canal
    • Athens, Greece
    Sailing Dates:
    • June 2026
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    $7,930
    $1,133pernight
    balcony from
    $8,550
    $1,221pernight
    suite from
    $19,210
    $2,744pernight
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    Oceanview from $7,930
    ($1,133pernight)
    4.7 rating out of 5  (2 reviews)
  • Le Bougainville

    7 Night Greek Islands of the Southern Aegean with Smithsonian Journeys

    Le Bougainville

    Departing from: Piraeus (Athens), Greece
    Ports of Call:
    • Patmos, Greece
    • Symi, Greece
    • Amorgos, Greece
    • Santorini Caldera, Santorini, Greece
    • Mylos (Milos), Greece
    • Delos, Greece
    • Mykonos, Greece
    • Nafplion (Nauplion), Greece
    Sailing Dates:
    • June 2026
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    $8,070
    $1,153pernight
    suite from
    $13,640
    $1,949pernight
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    Balcony from $8,070
    ($1,153pernight)

Europe Ponant Cruises

  • Le Boreal
    4.7 rating out of 5  (2 reviews)

    8 Night Shores of the Adriatic

    Le Boreal

    Departing from: Venice, Italy
    Ports of Call:
    • Ancona, Italy
    • Vieste, Foggia, Italy
    • Dubrovnik, Croatia
    • Split, Croatia
    • Hvar, Croatia
    • Rovinj, Croatia
    • Piran, Slovenia
    Sailing Dates:
    • June 2026
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    $6,870
    $859pernight
    balcony from
    $7,230
    $904pernight
    suite from
    $15,030
    $1,879pernight
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    Oceanview from $6,870
    ($859pernight)
    4.7 rating out of 5  (2 reviews)
  • Le Boreal
    4.7 rating out of 5  (2 reviews)

    7 Night The Aegean: Turkey & Greek Isles with Smithsonian Journeys

    Le Boreal

    Departing from: Piraeus (Athens), Greece
    Ports of Call:
    • Nafplion (Nauplion), Greece
    • Paros, Greece
    • Delos, Greece
    • Mykonos, Greece
    • Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
    • Patmos, Greece
    • Cruise Dardanelles
    • Canakkale (Troy), Turkey
    • Istanbul, Turkey
    Sailing Dates:
    • June 2026
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    $7,670
    $1,096pernight
    balcony from
    $8,280
    $1,183pernight
    suite from
    $19,760
    $2,823pernight
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    • Up to $1,000 to Spend on Board
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    Oceanview from $7,670
    ($1,096pernight)
    4.7 rating out of 5  (2 reviews)
  • Le Bellot
    4.9 rating out of 5  (1 reviews)

    7 Night Icelandic Mosaic

    Le Bellot

    Departing from: Reykjavik, Iceland
    Ports of Call:
    • Surtsey Island, Iceland
    • Heimaey, Westman Islands, Iceland
    • Grundarfjordur, Iceland
    • Grimsey Island, Iceland
    • Akureyri, Iceland
    • Isafjordur, Iceland
    Sailing Dates:
    • May 2026
    • May 2027
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    balcony from
    $8,360
    $1,194pernight
    suite from
    $12,840
    $1,834pernight
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    Balcony from $8,360
    ($1,194pernight)
    4.9 rating out of 5  (1 reviews)
  • Le Laperouse
    4.1 rating out of 5  (3 reviews)

    7 Night Wonders of the Celtic Shores

    Le Laperouse

    Departing from: Dublin, Ireland
    Ports of Call:
    • Rothesay, Isle Of Bute, Scotland
    • Douglas, Isle Of Man, United Kingdom
    • Liverpool, England
    • Holyhead, Wales
    • Bantry, Ireland
    • Cobh (Cork), Ireland
    Sailing Dates:
    • April 2026
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    $7,680
    $1,097pernight
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    Suite from $7,680
    ($1,097pernight)
    4.1 rating out of 5  (3 reviews)
  • Le Dumont dUrville
    4.6 rating out of 5  (2 reviews)

    8 Night Southern Italy & Sicily with Smithsonian Journeys

    Le Dumont dUrville

    Departing from: Valletta, Malta
    Ports of Call:
    • Syracuse (Sicily), Italy
    • Taormina (Naxos), Sicily, Italy
    • Reggio Calabria, Italy
    • Agropoli, Italy
    • Naples, Italy
    • Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
    • Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy
    Sailing Dates:
    • September 2026
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    $9,460
    $1,183pernight
    suite from
    $21,190
    $2,649pernight
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    Balcony from $9,460
    ($1,183pernight)
    4.6 rating out of 5  (2 reviews)
  • Le Bougainville

    7 Night Med Islands: Sicily Sardinia Corsica & Elba with Smithsonian Journeys

    Le Bougainville

    Departing from: Nice, France
    Ports of Call:
    • Portoferraio, Elba
    • Bonifacio, Corsica
    • Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
    • Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    • Taormina (Naxos), Sicily, Italy
    • Syracuse (Sicily), Italy
    • Valletta, Malta
    Sailing Dates:
    • May 2026
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    $17,190
    $2,456pernight
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    Suite from $17,190
    ($2,456pernight)
  • Le Bougainville

    7 Night Mediterranean Island Voyage with Smithsonian Journeys

    Le Bougainville

    Departing from: Valletta, Malta
    Ports of Call:
    • Syracuse (Sicily), Italy
    • Taormina (Naxos), Sicily, Italy
    • Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    • Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
    • Bonifacio, Corsica
    • Portoferraio, Elba
    • Nice, France
    Sailing Dates:
    • May 2026
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    suite from
    $17,170
    $2,453pernight
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    Suite from $17,170
    ($2,453pernight)
  • Le Bellot
    4.9 rating out of 5  (1 reviews)

    8 Night Celtic Voyage The Hebrides & the Irish Sea with Smithsonian Journeys

    Le Bellot

    Departing from: London, England
    Ports of Call:
    • Dover (London), England
    • Cowes, Isle Of Wight, U.K.
    • Isles Of Scilly, United Kingdom
    • Kinsale, Ireland
    • Douglas, Isle Of Man, United Kingdom
    • Belfast, Northern Ireland
    • Iona, Island Of Mull, Scotland
    • Isle Of Mull (Scenic Cruising), Scotland
    • Glasgow, Scotland
    Sailing Dates:
    • May 2026
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    balcony from
    $9,580
    $1,198pernight
    suite from
    $20,220
    $2,528pernight
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    Balcony from $9,580
    ($1,198pernight)
    4.9 rating out of 5  (1 reviews)
  • Le Laperouse
    4.1 rating out of 5  (3 reviews)

    7 Night Scottish Isles & Norwegian Fjords Voyage with Smithsonian Journeys

    Le Laperouse

    Departing from: Glasgow, Scotland
    Ports of Call:
    • Tobermory, Isle Of Mull, Scotland
    • Portree, Isle Of Skye, Scotland
    • Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
    • Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
    • Olden, Norway
    • Flaam, Norway
    • Bergen, Norway
    Sailing Dates:
    • May 2026
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    $24,110
    $3,444pernight
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    Suite from $24,110
    ($3,444pernight)
    4.1 rating out of 5  (3 reviews)
  • Le Bougainville

    8 Night A Circumnavigation of Sicily with Smithsonian Journeys

    Le Bougainville

    Departing from: Valletta, Malta
    Ports of Call:
    • Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Italy
    • Tunis, Tunisia
    • Trapani, Sicily, Italy
    • Palermo, Sicily, Italy
    • Lipari (Isola Lipari), Italy
    • Taormina (Naxos), Sicily, Italy
    • Syracuse (Sicily), Italy
    Sailing Dates:
    • May 2026
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    $29,310
    $3,664pernight
     
    Suite from $29,310
    ($3,664pernight)

Antarctica Ponant Cruises

  • Le Lyrial
    4.5 rating out of 5  (2 reviews)

    10 Night Emblematic Antarctica

    Le Lyrial

    Departing from: Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina
    Ports of Call:
    • Cruise Drake Passage
    • Antarctic Experience
    • Cruise Drake Passage
    Sailing Dates:
    • February 2027
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    $14,820
    $1,482pernight
    balcony from
    $16,430
    $1,643pernight
    suite from
    $23,790
    $2,379pernight
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    Oceanview from $14,820
    ($1,482pernight)
    4.5 rating out of 5  (2 reviews)
  • L Austral
    4.8 rating out of 5  (5 reviews)

    10 Night Emblematic Antarctica

    L Austral

    Departing from: Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina
    Ports of Call:
    • Cruise Drake Passage
    • Antarctic Experience
    • Cruise Drake Passage
    Sailing Dates:
    • November 2026
    • December 2026
    • February 2027
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    $16,230
    $1,623pernight
    balcony from
    $17,240
    $1,724pernight
    suite from
    $25,060
    $2,506pernight
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    Oceanview from $16,230
    ($1,623pernight)
    4.8 rating out of 5  (5 reviews)
  • L Austral
    4.8 rating out of 5  (5 reviews)

    18 Night Journey to the Austral Lands & Valdes Peninsula

    L Austral

    Departing from: Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina
    Ports of Call:
    • Cruise Drake Passage
    • Cruise Antarctic Peninsula
    • Cruise The Weddell Sea
    • South Georgia Island
    • Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
    • Puerto Madryn, Argentina
    • Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Sailing Dates:
    • February 2026
    • February 2027
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    $19,630
    $1,091pernight
    balcony from
    $22,380
    $1,243pernight
    suite from
    $32,790
    $1,822pernight
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    Oceanview from $19,630
    ($1,091pernight)
    4.8 rating out of 5  (5 reviews)

Caribbean Ponant Cruises

  • Le Bougainville

    7 Night Pearls of the Caribbean

    Le Bougainville

    Departing from: Fort-De-France, Martinique
    Ports of Call:
    • Union Island, Grenadines
    • Tobago Cays, Grenadines
    • Mayreau, Grenadines
    • Port Elizabeth, Bequia, Grenadines
    • Pigeon Island, St. Lucia
    • Soufriere, St. Lucia
    • Iles Des Saintes, Guadeloupe
    Sailing Dates:
    • December 2026
    • January 2027
    • February 2027
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    balcony from
    $5,060
    $723pernight
    suite from
    $7,560
    $1,080pernight
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    Balcony from $5,060
    ($723pernight)
  • Le Bougainville

    7 Night Wonders of the Caribbean

    Le Bougainville

    Departing from: Fort-De-France, Martinique
    Ports of Call:
    • Antigua, West Indies
    • Virgin Gorda, B.V.I.
    • Jost Van Dyke, B.V.I.
    • Gustavia, St. Barts
    • Deshaies, Guadeloupe
    • Marie Galante, Guadeloupe
    Sailing Dates:
    • January 2027
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    balcony from
    $5,060
    $723pernight
    suite from
    $7,560
    $1,080pernight
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    Balcony from $5,060
    ($723pernight)
  • Le Bougainville

    7 Night Caribbean Flavours

    Le Bougainville

    Departing from: Fort-De-France, Martinique
    Ports of Call:
    • Antigua, West Indies
    • Virgin Gorda, B.V.I.
    • Jost Van Dyke, B.V.I.
    • Gustavia, St. Barts
    • Deshaies, Guadeloupe
    • Marie Galante, Guadeloupe
    Sailing Dates:
    • December 2026
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    balcony from
    $5,750
    $821pernight
    suite from
    $8,600
    $1,229pernight
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    Balcony from $5,750
    ($821pernight)

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Ponant Explorations . . . Life "À La Française"

Discover a New Kind of Cruise with Ponant Explorations & Dream Vacations

Ponant Explorations sets sail for legendary locales throughout Europe, from the charming capitals of the Baltic States (Latvia's Riga, Estonia's Tallinn) to points both north (including St Petersburg) and south (the Mediterranean's Athens, Istanbul, Naples, and Venice). Depending on the itinerary you select, your Ponant Explorations Europe cruise may include a visit to Bergen, "Capital of the Fjords" (its brightly painted and gabled homes are Norwegian icons), vibrant Galway (where Ireland's most ancient traditions are still very much alive), Ibiza (world-famous for its sun-drenched beaches and its spirited nightlife), and/or Dubrovnik (a UNESCO World Heritage Site, magnificently restored and surrounded by medieval ramparts).