Corsica (Ajaccio) Cruise Reviews

Interesting and good ...

Charming town. The night before this stop, we attended the ship's orientation lecture onboard. It was standing room only, because no one had much knowledge about this port. The speaker made it sound like the port was only a handful of buildings, and almost everything would be closed since it would be Sunday. I think many decided to skip this stop and stay on the ship. Fortunately we went ...

One of the highlights of our cruise. Corsica is a French island but was an Italian Island for much of its history. Corsica sill has much Italian influence and personality, so much so that even the oft times arrogant French cannot subdue. If you arrive early morning, you must visit the fresh produce market just a short 50 metres from the port where you can buy freshly made Italian and French ...

Ajaccio is a port with a small town and few beaches. Best thing to do is swim at the beaches, otherwise you can walk about the town or take a bus tour to go around the town and look at the scenery from the second deck of the bus. ...

We went on the little train at the port around the town and visited napoleon’s house and statue ...

We arrived on a Sunday, and everything was closed. But we had a great walk through the town, ending up on the beach. ...

Very busy, market on at the time which was interesting as was Napoleons house! ...

Town a bit crowded and tatty. Difficult to get through crowds with mobility scooter. ...

Also here the ship docks in town. A short walk into the center. Also here a hopon off bus, and a touristic train with 2 different routes. One of 1 hour and one of 1 1/2 hour. Nice restaurants around the port for a good lunch. ...

We love Corsica. Ajaccio is easy on the feet. We did the HoHo bus trip well worth doing. If you arrive in port on a Monday however the main draw of Napoleons birth place is closed. ...