Cruising Through Marseille

Cruise tourism is growing apace in Marseille and well over a million cruise passengers are expected to pass through the port in 2013. I've never been able to get a good look at it before, as you need to be a bona fide cruise passenger to visit the terminals. But I was recently given a VIP visit of the brand-new cruise terminal and a tour of the Costa Luminosa, which happened to be in dock that day as part of Seatrade Med, the region's largest industry cruise event which was held in Marseille last month. So if you're planning to start a cruise in Marseille, or to stop off here as part of a longer itinerary, my first-hand report will give you all the information you need to know. Click here to read more.