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In collaboration with our travel partner PONANT EXPLORATIONS, we are proud to once again offer Club Membership an opportunity to traverse new frontiers in search of discovery and a more sustainable future through the EC/PONANT on-board Speaker Series! Join us as we venture to some of the world’s most remote corners on curated travel programs in destinations like Antarctica, the Arctic, and the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Apply below for an opportunity to share your work aboard one of PONANT’s cutting-edge vessels to some of the world’s most remote locations.
In the Wake of Jean-Baptiste Charcot
From / To: Ushuaia – Ushuaia
Dates: January 2 – 17, 2026
Zanzibar, Aldabra, & the Treasures of the Indian Ocean
From / To: Victoria, Mahé – Zanzibar
Dates: February 2 – 14, 2026
From / To: Reykjavik – Reykjavik
Dates: May 4 – 14, 2026
Scottish Archipelagos and the Faroe Islands: Nordic Heritage and Island Identities
From / To: Glasgow – Glasgow
Dates: May 22 – 31, 2026
From / To: Darwin – Broome
Dates: July 12 – 22, 2026
The Geographic North Pole and the East Coast of Greenland
From / To: Longyearbyen – Reykjavik
Dates: September 11 – 27, 2026
Papua New Guinea / Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia
From / To: Darwin – Cairns
Dates: September 28 – October 14, 2026
*Final itinerary confirmation in progress; accepting applications for regional expertise
From / To: Valparaiso – Ushuaia
Start Date: November 3 – 17, 2026
All applications are currently open. The deadline is Friday, March 21 at 11:59pm EST.
Speakers will help bring depth and knowledge of the destinations visited on this incredible expedition and serve as an ambassador for The Explorers Club and PONANT. Speakers will be expected to engage with guests focusing on their work and research on and off the ship in addition to lecturing.
Explore to Inspire: explore to better understand, learn, share and protect. PONANT EXPLORATIONS has been committed to more responsible tourism, and purposeful voyages of exploration for over 35 years. Aboard a fleet of 13 French-flagged small ships, fitted with the latest environmental technologies, the journey of exploration is always elegant, authentic and inspiring.
If you have questions about the application or the voyage, please email PonantExplorers@explorers.org No applications should be sent to this inbox.
