Disembarkation Time in Marseille

[Bentleythekitty08]

Hello, this is my first time sailing on MSC and we are disembarking in Marseille on Dec 24. I am booking a train ticket from Marseille St. Charles station and wanted to see if it's possible to catch a 10:00 am train after disembarking? Ship arrival time on our itinerary is 9:00 am and we will self-disembark / carry off our luggage. 

 

The next train isn't until 12 and I don't really want to sit around the train station with all of our luggage after getting off the ship waiting for the 12:00 pm train.

 

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks,

Andrea

[Aeroplex]

29 minutes ago, Bentleythekitty08 said:

Hello, this is my first time sailing on MSC and we are disembarking in Marseille on Dec 24. I am booking a train ticket from Marseille St. Charles station and wanted to see if it's possible to catch a 10:00 am train after disembarking? Ship arrival time on our itinerary is 9:00 am and we will self-disembark / carry off our luggage. 

 

The next train isn't until 12 and I don't really want to sit around the train station with all of our luggage after getting off the ship waiting for the 12:00 pm train.

 

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks,

Andrea

 

The cruise pier for MSC ships in Marseille is the MPCT marked below. It is around 5 km to the city. There is no big terminal. When you leave the ship, there are taxis waiting just in front of you. 50m walk in front of the ship. Catch a taxi and drive to the Train station St. Charles. Takes 20min maximum 25 min.

 

With the free shuttle and by walk if you have only light lugguage 😉 you can catch the 12:00 train and even see a little bit of the sights in marseille. But 10:00 is not possible with the free shuttle. 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 4, 2022 by Aeroplex

[Heartgrove]

On our MSC Splendida cruise two weeks ago, a crew member told me that they embarked the majority of passengers in Marseille. The same would probably hold true for disembarkation - and more crowds wishing to leave.

[kofferradio]

Officially MSC is not offering self-disembarkation on cruises in the Med. It will work most of the times (just go to the exit), but officially you have to stick to your designated number/checkout-time.

 

If this works out and the ship is on time (no guarantee for that, especially in Marseille), you could get the 10:00 train. I would say 20-40%. Only do it if you can rebook the train for free or a small fee.

 

I would enjoy a last breakfast, leave the ship at around 10:45 and take the 12:00 train. Way more relaxing!

[Bentleythekitty08]

7 hours ago, kofferradio said:

Officially MSC is not offering self-disembarkation on cruises in the Med. It will work most of the times (just go to the exit), but officially you have to stick to your designated number/checkout-time.

 

If this works out and the ship is on time (no guarantee for that, especially in Marseille), you could get the 10:00 train. I would say 20-40%. Only do it if you can rebook the train for free or a small fee.

 

I would enjoy a last breakfast, leave the ship at around 10:45 and take the 12:00 train. Way more relaxing!

So we can stay on the ship until 1045? If that’s the case - it’s not bad.

[Aeroplex]

48 minutes ago, Bentleythekitty08 said:

So we can stay on the ship until 1045? If that’s the case - it’s not bad.

 

We disembarked in Marseill 2 weeks ago with the MSC Fantasia. It was no problem to disembark with your luggage individually. 

 

You must leave your cabin at a certain time like 8am, but you can deposit the lugguage near the reception. Then you can stay without any problem even until the lunch buffet.  

Edited November 5, 2022 by Aeroplex