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Le Champlain, 7 Night Cruising the Historic Cities of the Baltic Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys ex Helsinki, Finland to Copenhagen, Denmark

Cruise Le Champlain, 7 Night Cruising the Historic Cities of the Baltic Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys ex Helsinki, Finland to Copenhagen, Denmark
Cruise Line Ponant
Ship Le Champlain
Destination EU Scandinavia & Baltic
Brief Description 7 Night Cruise sailing from Helsinki, Finland onboard Le Champlain
Type of Cruise Luxury
Departure Date 03 Aug 2026
Cruise Description In alliance with Smithsonian Journeys.

This cruise is part of a collection of PONANT voyages that are specially-tailored for English-speaking travelers who want to engage with the world. In addition to the usual elements of the PONANT experience, the listed price for these voyages includes transfers to and from the ship, talks and discussions aboard ship by world class experts, and a shore excursion or activity in each port of call that encourages guests to embrace the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of the local environment and culture.

Join PONANT and Smithsonian Journeys for an extraordinary 8-day voyage through the Baltic Sea featuring a specially arranged, exclusive presentation and discussion aboard with former President of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize-laureate Lech Wałęsa while in Gdansk, Poland.

The Baltic Sea has been a thoroughfare of trade since the days of the Vikings. We will visit the great cities that ring its shores and experience a comingling of cosmopolitan life with centuries of rich history.

Begin in dynamic Helsinki. Located on a peninsula surrounded by almost 300 islands, the vibrant capital of Finland will charm you with its Art Nouveau architecture.

Le Champlain sails first to Tallinn, an important hub for the Hanseatic League in the Baltic Sea around the 13th century. Its Old Town is a UNESCO Heritage Site and retains remarkably well-preserved ramparts, public buildings, merchant houses, and warehouses.

You call next in cosmopolitan Stockholm, whose lively Gamla Stan (old town) located on a compact island showcases narrow cobblestone streets lined with 17th- and 18th-century buildings, including the Royal Palace.

On Gotland—the largest island in the Baltic Sea—you stop at the beautifully preserved medieval town of Visby, once a stronghold of the Hanseatic League.

Klaipeda is your gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Curonian Peninsula and an opportunity to learn the traditional art of beekeeping or to immerse yourself in the local food and folklore of Lithuania.

You sail next to Gdansk, a city with a 1000 year history whose shipyard served as the birthplace of the Solidarity Trade Union in 1980. The wave of dissent arising from the Solidarity movement helped lead to Polish independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Call at the small Danish island of Bornholm, whose lush farmland and rich herring fisheries share the land with the ruins of a medieval fortress and four of the ancient round churches for which Denmark is noted.

End in sophisticated Copenhagen, which displays 800 years of royal history at the stunning Christiansborg Palace, once home to kings and queens and now home to the Danish Parliament.
Sailing Dates
03 Aug 2026
Category Single Twin Triple Quad
DEL AU $23,020 AU $12,040
PR4 AU $25,550 AU $13,310
PR5 AU $26,800 AU $13,930
PR6 AU $28,320 AU $14,690
DS5 AU $39,440 AU $20,250 AU $10,660
DS6 AU $39,440 AU $20,250 AU $10,660
DS3 AU $39,440 AU $20,250 AU $10,660
DS4 AU $39,440 AU $20,250 AU $10,660
PS5 AU $53,330 AU $27,200 AU $14,130
PS6 AU $56,100 AU $28,580 AU $14,820
PV5 AU $58,880 AU $29,970 AU $15,520
PV6 AU $58,880 AU $29,970 AU $15,520
GD6 AU $64,710 AU $32,890 AU $16,980
Cruise Itinerary
Date Port Arrive Depart
3 Aug 2026 Helsinki, Finland 10:00 PM
4 Aug 2026 Tallinn, Estonia 7:00 AM 1:30 PM
5 Aug 2026 Stockholm, Sweden 7:30 AM 6:30 PM
6 Aug 2026 Visby Sweden 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
7 Aug 2026 Klaipeda, Lithuania 12:00 PM 6:00 PM
8 Aug 2026 Gdansk, Poland 7:30 AM 7:00 PM
9 Aug 2026 Gudhjem, Denmark 10:00 AM 7:00 PM
10 Aug 2026 Copenhagen, Denmark 7:00 AM
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

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