GNV (Grandi Navi Veloci)
Operates in: IT, ES, MA, TN, FR
Motorhome score: 4/5
Strong point
The key ferry operator for the Sète–Morocco shortcut, which saves Dutch motorhome travellers roughly 1,250 to 1,450 driving kilometres each way, and also one of the most pet-friendly in the Mediterranean with late check-out, its own outdoor area and, from summer 2026, access to restaurant zones and shops.
Watch out for
No published gas or size rules, no motorhome package or ticket discount for club members, the animal may not stay in the vehicle, and the Morocco routes are extremely busy during the Marhaba period.
Gas bottles
- Valve closed during the crossing
- Overnight stays allowed
- Declare at
- state it when booking or at check-in
- Particulars
- GNV publishes no motorhome-specific bottle or kg limit. The practice is 2 to 3 bottles, main valve shut and fridge off in the garage. NOT VERIFIED.
Pets
- Pets
- NO, animals explicitly cannot stay in the vehicle during the crossing
- Kennels on board
- Overnight stays allowed
- Pet-friendly cabins
- yes, the cabina amici a 4 zampe with easy-clean linoleum flooring and daily disinfection, a maximum of 2 animals per cabin, limited availability
- Price indication
- per animal per leg, exact 2026 fares are in the booking engine
- Walking deck
- Overnight stays allowed
- Particulars
- One of the most pet-friendly ferry operators in the Mediterranean: the pet-friendly cabins come with Late Check-Out until 15 minutes before berthing plus their own outdoor area for supervised walks. NEW from summer 2026: animals are also allowed in designated zones within the dining outlets and in the shops. Without a pet-friendly cabin the animal has to go to the kennel.
Dimensions & fares
- Height
- a surcharge above roughly 1.90 to 2.20 m on the island routes, no published table
- Length
- fare per metre of length
- Surcharges
- bike rack and roof box count towards the total
- Particulars
- yes, measured at check-in
Booking & flexibility
- Open ticket
- on the Morocco routes an open return is recommended
- Cancellation & changes
- varies by fare
- Early-booking discount
- book Sète–Tanger Med at least 1 to 2 months in advance, and longer during the Marhaba period
- When it gets busy
- Operation Marhaba runs from 5 June to 15 September 2026; avoid late June to early July southbound, ±20 July to 25 August, and the return peak from late August to early September. Be at the port at least 2 to 3 hrs before departure, and 4 hrs in Sète.
- Loyalty programme
- GNV Club
Vehicle deck during the crossing
- Vehicle deck during the crossing
- closed during the crossing
- Power on the vehicle deck
- not available
- Accessibility & comfort
- Large ro-pax ships with lifts from the garage deck, restaurants and shops; on the long Morocco routes a cabin is practically essential
Discounts
- ADAC members: 20% off in the on-board shop, no ticket discount
- No published motorhome package