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Marseille and Provence Cruise Port Guide for 2025!

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👁️ 12K views📅 1 years ago⏱️ 12:58
What This Creator Said
Creator Had Mixed FeelingsTips & Advice🥈Expert Creator
👶 Best for Family (Young Kids)Mediterranean

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Creator's Key Takeaways

Marseilles is the gateway to provance in southern France this was a bucket list destination for us for years

things didn't go as plan we almost missed our ship you're the last one on you're the last one oh my God

we'll share with you how we navigated this situation and the lessons we learned along the way

the experience of being a pork Runner wasn't one I wanted to repeat

Creator's Tips & Advice

Plan for crowds and finding parking to eat up some of that time
If you want to be independent you'll need to walk and either wait for the free shuttle or pay for the public transport
Consider a private driver for the day if you want to explore Provence from the cruise port

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Underestimating time for traffic and side tripsPlan for extra time and consider a private driver
Navigating French roads and speed limitsGet orientation on road signs and have a second set of eyes

Questions This Creator Answers

QHow to navigate Marseille cruise port and rent a car for a road trip to Provence
QWhat to do if you almost miss your cruise ship
QHow to plan a day trip from Marseille to Avignon and lavender fields

Topics Covered

Port Destination1 Sad Bacon

Port Highlights

Marseille1 Sad Bacon
Top: Road trip to Avignon and Sénanque Abbey
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YouTube Video Description

Marseille is France’s second largest city and the gateway to the lovely Provence region, with the famous lavender fields, Avignon, and Aix en Provence. On this cruise ship port of call, we give you all the port basics you need and our experience (and lessons) from renting a car here. Things did NOT turn out as planned! We sailed with the Sun Princess on Princess Cruise Line. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Port 5:07 Car Rental and French Driving 6:48 Provence Road Trip 10:03 Racing Back to the Ship 11:48 What We Learned Finding value and getting some tips from our videos?  Support us: Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLdrgdmwIf5Z1qhRf5HIq-g?sub_confirmation=1 and share with your shipmates.  ***************** Disclaimer: This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we’ll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for helping us bring more port information and independent excursion to you.  ***************** ⚓Helpful links  Car Rental Contacts Olympic https://www.olympiclocation.com/ Discover Cars https://discovercars.tp.st/gvlBIeKf French Road Signs https://www.rhinocarhire.com/France/France-Road-Signs.aspx https://assets.ctfassets.net/mivicpf5zews/6okZXfaBqwhVRdv9GU4F1x/2e142c442efb3a94181f7d5ff9478c53/france-road-signs.pdf https://www.autoeurope.com/travel-guides/france/france-road-signs/ ***************** 🎹Theme music by Rafael Deo  🫶Connect with us  Web: http://www.portlowdown.com  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557696962794 #cruiseport #theportlowdown  #cruiseportguide #marseillecruiseport # marseille #provence #france #princesscruiseline