Spend night in Paris vs. Marseille

[vmjp]

We will be leaving on a 7-day NCL cruise out of Marseille this June. We will be spending either 2 or 3 nights before the cruise in Paris, plus 1 more night after the cruise.

 

For the night before we depart from Marseille: would you prefer to take a train to Marseille the day before and spend the night there, or would you prefer to spend the night in Paris and take a train the morning of (cruise departs in the afternoon) and why?

[Hlitner]

We would spend the extra night in Paris. Although we normally recommend getting to a port the day before a cruise this would be the exception. Bottom line for us is that Paris is one of our favorite cities (in the world) and Marseille is not. We would take a train pretty early in the day to give us some extra peace of mind about getting to the port on time, but barring a train strike (always announced in advance) you should be fine.

 

Hank

[cberge]

I, of course, agree with Hank.Why would anyone give up another night in Paris for Marseilles?? No way since you can take the train in the AM.Enjoy!!!:D

[hubofhockey]

I, of course, agree with Hank.Why would anyone give up another night in Paris for Marseilles?? No way since you can take the train in the AM.Enjoy!!!:D

Yup, I thought it was a trick question. Would never give up a night in Paris, especially for Marseille. Sleeping on AM train to Marseille is a great way to rest before your cruise. ;)

[cruisemom42]

Book the extra night in Paris. Monitor for any (unlikely) train strikes while there in case you would need to change plans.

 

While I think Marseilles gets a bit of a bad rap from some, it's certainly nothing to compare to Paris.

[vivskivs]

Leaving out of Marseille in a couple weeks and spending night in Paris. What is best train option in the morning and what can we expect to pay $USD?

[Alex71]

Leaving out of Marseille in a couple weeks and spending night in Paris. What is best train option in the morning and what can we expect to pay $USD?

 

I'd book directly on the SNCF website. Looks like there's a train every hour with pricing depending on the specific train and how long in advance you book. Cheapest I saw was 35 EUR.