GETTING THERE
The SNCF offers 20 daily return trips between Paris and Marseille during the week, and up to 25 at weekends.
Internet : www.voyages-sncf.com
TO FIND OUT MORE
MSC Croisières: 5, rue Barbès, 92120 Montrouge.
Tel.: 01 70 74 00 55
Internet: www.msccroisieres.fr
WHAT TO DO IN PORT
A host of excursions and activities are available on board, and can even be customised with a driver and personal guide. All you need to do is book the day before, as a programme is distributed in the cabins every evening. Of course, passengers are free to organise their own time and activities. Here are a few examples.
GENEVA
Historic centre of Genoa; Genoa and the Palazzo del Principe; Imperial Palace and pesto demonstration; Genoa by segway; Portofino...
NAPLES
Discover the historic centre of Naples; Underground Naples and pizza workshop; Naples delicacies: coffee, pastries and pizza; Pompeii; Sorrento and Pompeii; excursion to Vesuvius, visit to the island of Capri...
MESSINE
City tour of Messina; Messina and the regional museum; Taormina and Messina; Tindari; Sport and adventure: jeep on the Sicilian coast, adventure on Mount Etna by super truck...
LA VALETTE
Valletta and Mdina; Rabat, Mosta and Mdina; jeep ride; boat trip in the harbour and wine tasting; dolphin experience; Malta's megalithic temples and Marsaxlokk Bay; visit to Gozo; panoramic tour of the island; jogging in the streets of Valletta with an instructor...
BARCELONA
Panoramic tour of the city and shopping; aquarium and shopping; tour of the city by electric bike; walking tour of the Gothic Quarter; modern Barcelona and ham tasting; discovering Gaudi; Barcelona-Montserrat and wine tasting; Girona, Figueras and the Dali Museum...
MARSEILLE
City tour; Monte Cristo circuit; Aix-en-Provence, Avignon and panoramic view of Marseille; Cassis; Arles la Romaine...
