TITANIC, RETURN TO CHERBOURG
from £80/person

10 April 1912, 6.35 p.m.. The Titanic entered Cherbourg harbour, the largest artificial harbour in the world. The stop-over lasted for an hour and a half, the time for 281 passengers, including some of the greatest fortunes of the century setting out for America, to embark. At 8.10 p.m., the giant of the seas left Cherbourg, the liner's last continental stop-over.
In the spring of 2012, 100 years after the most publicised sinking of the century, the Cité de la Mer at Cherbourg opens a new 2000 m2 exhibition: "Titanic, return to Cherbourg".

Your programme:
Visit the Cité de la Mer and discover "Le Redoutable", the largest visitable submarine in the world, the huge aquariums and the attraction "On a marché sous la mer" (We walked under the sea)!
In the spring of 2012, the Cité de la Mer will offer you the opportunity of experiencing, one hundred years later, the Titanic's unique and tragic voyage! In the first part of the exhibition, located in the majestic Luggage Room of the transatlantic ferry terminal, you will be immersed in the atmosphere of the period with slide shows, films and archive photographs. In the second part of the exhibition, you will go down along the side of the Titanic's hull to access the gangways of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd class decks through the various settings inspired by the legendary liner. Thanks to the numerous interactive systems, you will be fascinated by the history of the Titanic, its construction and life on board.

Your accommodation:
You will receive a warm welcome and will be most impressed by the comfort of the hotel Le Chantereyne, ideally located, opposite the Cherbourg marina. The hotel is situated in the centre of the port town where you will enjoy strolling through the streets and find a large choice of restaurants and shops.

Our price includes:
2 nights with breakfast at hotel Le Chantereyne**, 1 dinner at the restaurant "Le Quai des Mers", entrance ticket to the Cité de la Mer.
 

Our price does not include:
Meals and drinks, supplement for single room, land transport, personal expenses, cancellation and repatriation insurance.

Useful information:
With the witnesses of the tragedy, especially those who embarked at Cherbourg on 10 April 1912, you will relive the Cherbourg-Queenstown/North Atlantic crossing up to the collision and the sinking.

Booking center

Tel: 02 33 05 90 00
Fax: 02 33 77 16 78
manchescapades@manche.fr