Travelling with a vehicle
La Méridionale's ro-ro ships welcome you to board with your car, your van, your motorbike or your campervan Our secure parking decks and the help of our staff during boarding and disembarking operations ensure you make your crossing to Corsica with total peace of mind.
Booking your crossing with a vehicle
Whether you choose to book by phone with our sales team or directly online on our site, you just need to specify your vehicle make, model and registration to book a space for it on-board our ships.
You may add a towed vehicle to your booking (caravan, trailer, etc.) as well as a load and roof-box, being careful to specify their respective sizes.
You may also ship an unaccompanied vehicle by contacting our freight department.
Vehicles permitted on-board
You may board our ro-ro ships to Corsica with any type of vehicle:
- Car
- Van
- Motorbike
- Scooter
- Quad bike
- Side-car
- Campervan
Bikes and e-bikes are also admitted on-board.
Vehicles running on LPG
For safety and security reasons and pursuant to legislation in effect, only LPG vehicles equipped with a safety release valve are permitted to board ships to Corsica.
Electric vehicles
In order to board our ships with complete peace of mind, the battery charge level of your electric vehicle must be between 20% and 80%.
Transporting electric vehicles on board our ferries
To date, there are no specific regulations governing the transport of electric or hybrid vehicles on board ships, only recommendations from the EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency) and the insurance sector.
La Méridionale is aware of the safety issues associated with the development of the vehicle fleet, and has adopted a proactive approach. We are actively participating in the working group coordinated by Armateurs de France, alongside other shipping companies and the Marseille Fire Brigade (BMPM), in order to closely monitor technical developments, best practice and feedback.
At the same time, a number of concrete measures have been put in place on board our fleet:
- Risk analyses have been carried out ship by ship to identify the most suitable parking areas.
- Our General Terms and Conditions of Sale have been amended to prohibit the charging of electric vehicles on board.
- Our reservation system now asks passengers to specify the type of propulsion of their vehicle. This information is checked at check-in and taken into account for boarding.
- Our crews are trained and have specific fire-fighting equipment for lithium-ion batteries.
- Each electric or hybrid vehicle is issued with a badge to be affixed to the windscreen, making it easy to find on board. These vehicles are parked in specific areas with suitable clearances for surveillance rounds.
- Our ships have been equipped with portable thermal imaging cameras to enhance early detection of thermal anomalies.
- Lastly, the number of electric/hybrid vehicles is systematically shown on the LV manifest. There is no limit at present, but we are keen to have rigorous traceability.
The safety of our passengers, our crews and our ships remains our absolute priority. We will continue to actively monitor this issue and adapt our systems in line with regulatory and technological developments.
Boarding with a vehicle on a La Méridionale ferry
You must present your vehicle registration document as well as your booking to be able to board a ferry to Corsica with your vehicle.
ur staff and members of our seagoing crew handle boarding by guiding you to the space reserved for you on the ship's parking deck.
Our parking decks are monitored by a video protection system. Access to parking decks is forbidden once the ship sets sail.
Once your vehicle has been parked, engage a gear and set your handbrake. Disable the vehicle alarm and key lock your vehicle.
Thank you for travelling with us!
OF SATISFACTION
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La Méridionale was granted the prestigious Travellers' Choice label in 2017.
Motorbike trip feedback
So that your motorbike travels in the best possible conditions, we have dedicated parking spaces for two-wheelers on our parking decks.
Boarding staff on hand on the parking decks will stow your motorbike securely using straps and wedges to ensure it doesn't move during the crossing. If you wish, you can bring cloths (or a blanket) to add extra protection to your fairing.
Like this, the quality, safety and security of your crossing to Corsica with your two-wheeler are guaranteed.
A few tips for crossing with a vehicule
- Turn off your alarm, it could be triggered at sea.
- If you arrive at check-in with a load on the roof of your vehicle without having declared it during booking, you will have to pay an extra charge during the formalities in the passenger terminal, with no guarantee of boarding.
- Caravans, motor homes and campervans are permitted to carry a maximum of 3 butane/propane gas bottles for lighting, heating and cooking equipment. The total weight of these bottles must not exceed 47 kg
