Renewing its partnership with Smithsonian Journeys for the fourth year, Ponant announced its 2025 sailings, featuring 30 itineraries, the most ever offered in one year, according to a press release.
Each voyage features notable experts, ranging from geologists to museum curators and archaeologists, as well as experiences that allow guests to dive deeper into a destination’s history, cuisine, language, environment and wildlife.
New itineraries include a two-week voyage from Lisbon to the Canary Islands, sailing October 26-November 8, 2025; and a Mediterranean sailing exploring Sicily, Sardinia and Mallorca, sailing October 3-10, 2025; and an enhanced itinerary featuring a circumnavigation of Sicily with a new stop in Tunisia, sailing June 2-10 and August 29-September 6, 2025.
The cruise line is also bringing back favorites from 2024, including a seven-night itinerary from Panama to Costa Rica, with an exclusive visit to the open-air Punta Culebra Nature Center of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
Highlights of the 2025 voyages include:
- A 14-day Lisbon to the Canary Islands by Sea: Spain, Morocco, and Atlantic Isles itinerary aboard the Le Bellot: Departs October 26, 2025;
- A nine-day Circumnavigation of Sicily aboard the Le Bougainville: Departures from June 2-10, and August 29-September 6, 2025;
- An eight-day Mediterranean voyage: Sicily, Sardinia, and Mallorca aboard the L’Austral: Departure from October 3-10, 2025;
- Cruising the Greek Islands of the Southern Aegean aboard the Le Dumont-d’Urville: Departures from July 6-13 and October 12-19, 2025.
