Musée Maritime de La Rochelle

A great place to visit with kids! The expositions are nice (make sure your French is up to speed though), but the main attraction is obviously the walk through the MNS France 1 (English booklet available).

What a nice experience. The museum is composed by some halls and 3 boats. I enjoyed a lot walking and explore the boats in a free way. All boats are great but the visit to the MNS France 1 is fantastic.

This is a must place to visit in La Rochelle. Kids went free and 8 euro per adult. We visited 3 ships and the additional museum rooms, it was a fantastic day out. We all loved it.

Honestly for non boat fans this is rather boring. But it is amazing for people who love boats. A little boring for the kids and really scary and creepy for the kids inside the France 1. It takes forever to go through the 3 boats especially France 1 where it feels like a maze and you can never get out. The other sections of the museum were a little blah too. Would recommend only for boat buffs. Lots of ship ladders to climb.

A nice experience, will take longer than you think but stays interesting throughout the visits to the boats and the building exhibits. Althought there were many visitors it did not feel crowded at any point. There is a children's activity area at the far end of the building that was a nice surprise. Staff was incredibly nice and there were a number of them who spoke multiple languages proficiently. The special exhibition which covered a large history of a maritime television show popular in France (Thalassa) was very interesting, makes me want to see if I can find it subtitled so I can watch it in the future.

Good museum to visit, it’s a fair price for how big it is. Three ships and two separate indoor exhibitions. Staff speak English and are very polite. Would recommend to all.

It was so interesting. It has three parts - visiting boats and ships, an inside museum and a hall with another exhibit and gift shop. Great for families as we saw lots of them and couples like us!

A nice museum with much to see outside. They have even 3 big ships for visitors. I got a german paper guide with a lot information. The description on the signs are all in French, but ok. I spend 3 hours, but you can make it in 2. The museum is not too big and for the whole familly. Sometimes climbing stairs can be tricky and steep.