iwannalilsunshine Posted December 14, 2008 #1 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I am looking for a cruise that leaves from France (possibly Nice, but open to all options) in Summer of 2009. We want to spend a week in Paris and the south of france before embarking on a mediterranean cruise. Any ideas? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne123 Posted December 14, 2008 #2 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I took a wonderful river cruise through Provence on the Peter Dielmann line r/t Lyon in early September last year. (Highly recommend) I flew into Paris and took the fast train down to Lyon. I guess it depends on where your Mediterranean cruise originates, but it's very easy to travel between cities in France. Search for MorganB on Fodors who tells you everything you need to know about rail travel in Europe. http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2 Good Luck! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwannalilsunshine Posted December 14, 2008 Author #3 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Thanks for the info. Do you know whether you can take the TGV to other ports outside of France? I will look up your source. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne123 Posted December 15, 2008 #4 Share Posted December 15, 2008 http://www.raileurope.com/europe-travel-guide/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrp96 Posted December 15, 2008 #5 Share Posted December 15, 2008 RCCL's French cruiseline, Croisieres de France offers cruises from Marseilles I believe. Everything onboard is completely in French so unless you speak French it may not be something you will be interested in. You could always look at taking the train down to Barcelona where many Mediterranean cruises begin which would give you more choices. Or if you are just looking to cruise you could take the Chunnel over to England for cruises out of Southampton, Harwich, or Dover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eh2zed Posted December 15, 2008 #6 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Check out Windstar. We took one once from Marseilles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthopper2009 Posted December 15, 2008 #7 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I took a wonderful river cruise through Provence on the Peter Dielmann line r/t Lyon in early September last year. (Highly recommend) I flew into Paris and took the fast train down to Lyon. I guess it depends on where your Mediterranean cruise originates, but it's very easy to travel between cities in France. Search for MorganB on Fodors who tells you everything you need to know about rail travel in Europe. http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2 Good Luck! :) Off highway 16 from Paris, before the tunnel, turn right, and up the hill. My home is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne123 Posted December 15, 2008 #8 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Oh gosh, you are so lucky. Lyon has to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGG Posted December 16, 2008 #9 Share Posted December 16, 2008 On an RCL cruise, our cruise started at Southampton and the next day we stopped for the day at Le Harve. Several couples got on the ship at that port. They decided to do their pre cruise in Paris and miss the first night of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted December 16, 2008 #10 Share Posted December 16, 2008 There are a couple of Cunard that leave from Cherbourg, other than that, Monaco might be a good starting place and close enough to the South of France to board. I don't think I've seen anything that starts in Nice. Although we'd love that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongerob Posted December 16, 2008 #11 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Another alternative would be cruises originating from Rome or Venice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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