PONANT EXPLORATIONS and Smithsonian Journeys. Each of our voyages in alliance with Smithsonian Journeys features an included excursion in each port of call and the opportunity to engage with two Smithsonian Journeys Experts through enriching onboard lectures and casual conversations during each trip.
Each of our voyages in alliance with Smithsonian Journeys features an included excursion in each port of call and the opportunity to engage with two Smithsonian Journeys Experts through enriching onboard lectures and casual conversations during each trip.
Plus, your can savor the season with an additional 10% savings on 2026 PONANT EXPLORATIONS and Smithsonian Journeys
Stephanie Larson Classics Expert Stephanie Larson’s expertise is in the modern histories of both Greece and Turkey, particularly in the rise of the nation-state and its use of the past in creating the present. Stephanie currently codirects a new archaeological excavation in Thebes, Greece, at the sanctuary of Apollo.
Tom Dawson Archaeologist Tom Dawson is a professorial research fellow at the University of St. Andrews and an archaeologist who has pioneered ways of working with sites threatened by climate change. He has conducted excavations in Ireland, Italy, France, and beyond.
Rafael Chacón Art Historian Rafael Chacón lectures and writes on a range of topics related to renaissance and baroque art. He has received numerous research fellowships to study in the Mediterranean basin, including an award from the Spanish Ministry of Culture for his dissertation on Michelangelism in renaissance art.
Ancient Wonders and Culinary Delights: Cruising Southern Italy and Sicily
From Valletta
To Livorno
8 nights on board
09/06/26 - 09/14/26
Gary Radke Art Historian Gary Radke is one of the world’s leading experts on Italian medieval and Renaissance art. He curated major loan exhibitions throughout the United States on Italian Renaissance sculptors. He is also past president of the Italian Art Society and a fellow of the American Academy in Rome.
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