La Méridionale
Operates in: FR, IT, MA
Motorhome score: 4/5
Strong point
Pets are allowed in the cabin, which is rare, LPG propulsion is permitted with a safety valve, and on Marseille–Tanger Med you can cancel free of charge up to 4 days before departure, an excellent fallback if Sète is fully booked.
Watch out for
Low frequency to Morocco at around 2 sailings a week, no published pet fares and no motorhome package.
Gas bottles
- Maximum number of bottles
- 3×
- Maximum weight
- 47 kg
- Valve closed during the crossing
- Overnight stays allowed
- Declare at
- compulsory declaration when reserving
- Fixed gas tank
- permitted, but only with a safety valve, declaration compulsory
- Particulars
- A maximum of 3 bottles totalling 47 kg in motorhomes, in line with the French decree of 20-12-2016.
Pets
- Pets
- NO
- Kennels on board
- Overnight stays allowed
- Pet-friendly cabins
- yes; La Méridionale has a reputation for being particularly pet-friendly and allows animals in the cabin
- Walking deck
- Overnight stays allowed
- Particulars
- Of the French ferry operators on the Corsica corridor, La Méridionale is most often named as the most pet-friendly, precisely because the animal is allowed in the cabin.
Dimensions & fares
- Height
- not published as a separate table
- Length
- the fare is calculated on the total length including the tow bar, with 7 m as the pivotal threshold
- Surcharges
- trailers are permitted with a surcharge based on the combined dimensions
- Particulars
- yes
Booking & flexibility
- Cancellation & changes
- on Marseille–Tanger Med the ferry operator says you can cancel free of charge up to 4 days before departure, one of the most generous cancellation windows on the Morocco corridor
- Early-booking discount
- limited frequency on Marseille–Tanger Med at around 2 sailings a week, so book early
- When it gets busy
- an official Marhaba port in 2026, avoid the peak days
Vehicle deck during the crossing
- Vehicle deck during the crossing
- closed during the crossing
- Power on the vehicle deck
- not available
- Accessibility & comfort
- Overnight ferries with cabins in which pets are allowed
Discounts
- No public motorhome package known
Sources:touriscope.fr