SNCM, an essential shipping link in the Mediterranean Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée is a major operator in passenger, vehicle and freight transportation in the Western Mediterranean. All year round, its boats, flying the French flag, provide regular services between the Continent and Corsica and international lines to Sardinia, Tunisia and Algeria.
The top choice for crossings to Corsica SNCM, with the Compagnie Méridionale de Navigation, provides the best capacity for transportation of passengers, vehicles and freight:
- more than 3,500 crossings a year - a full range of services to the island from Marseille and Nice to Bastia, Calvi, Ile Rousse, Ajaccio, Porto Vecchio and Propriano - services 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year between Marseille and Ajaccio / Bastia. - a fleet of different ships: cruise-ferries to enjoy a mini cruise, les mixed ships for a friendly journey and high speed vessels for fast crossings.
A strengthened service to Tunisia and Algeria In 2004, SNCM continued its development of shipping services to North Africa. To Tunisia, the new cruise ferry Danielle Casanova provides regular crossings from Marseille and Toulon with a high standard of comfort and services. To Algeria, SNCM has increased the number of crossings and is developing links between Marseille and Oran (24h crossing) as well as Skikda and Bejaia.
Regular departures to discover Sardinia SNCM provides regular crossings to Porto Torres from Marseille and Corsica (Ajaccio and Propriano) from mid-April to the end of October (2 services a week from mid-May to mid-September). Onboard the cruise ferries, Napoléon Bonaparte and Danielle Casanova, the journey to Sardinia becomes a real mini cruise.
