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Spend night in Paris or Marseille

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?

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I'd say stay in Marseilles. You don't want to take a chance on a travel disruption causing you to miss your cruise departure. And Marseilles is worth a day.

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9420 posts

I'd choose Paris because 2-3 nights is way too little time there. Two nights is one day. Paris is amazing and wonderful, you won't want to leave.

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8700 posts

I'd take an evening train to Marseille and see a bit of the city in the morning before boarding the cruise ship. I'd also add more time in Paris, if at all possible.