Around 431,500 passengers visited 11 ports on France’s north and western coastline
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Rebecca Gibson |
The French Atlantic Ports handled a total of 306 calls and 431,500 passengers in 2014.
Visitors were able to enjoy a wide range of shore excursions and visit various attractions throughout Normandy, Brittany, the Loire Valley and south west France.
“Cruising in Europe, and especially the north and west coastline of France, offers clients a wide range of itineraries and experiences to choose from, and the French Atlantic Ports offer a genuine ‘Art de Vivre’ to our visitors,” said the association in a written statement. “Our ports offer welcome and safe facilities to accommodate any kind of cruise ship in transit or turnaround.”
The French Atlantic Ports association is comprised of 11 destinations on France’s north and western coastline. They include Rouen, Le Havre, Cherbourg, Honfleur, Saint-Malo, Brest, Lorient Belle-Ile, Nantes Saint-Nazaire, La Rochelle, Bordeaux and Bayonne.
Many of the ports benefit from regular year-round calls from a wide range of cruise lines.