French destroyer Maillé-Brézé — Attraction in Nantes

Have problem sleeping? Don't speak French? Visit the ship! Being passionate on the subject, having also visited the Aurora in St. Petersburg and the Intrepid in New York, I couldn't pass this opportunity: well, after less than half hour I was asleep. The most interesting sections are sealed, the English leaflet is as entertaning as Vogon's poetry, the guide's monotone description (in French, obviously) works better than camomille, the cruiser actually never really accomplished anything worth of mention. 3/4 into the tour I felt I needed to escape to avoid further suffering I wouldn't bring kids (it's a warship after all, not a Lego shop), and for anyone with a little knowledge of warships it's boring. Maybe for recluse people or housewife is interesting. Also, the tour started 15 minutes late, and finished 30...

The guided tour lasted over two hours and was conducted in French, but the guide also spoke English and was very kind in answering our questions. We were given a roughly 10page booklet that followed the entire tour. It was an incredible experience to learn about the history of the ship and how a destroyer operates. I didn’t feel claustrophobic, but visitors with mobility issues should note that it’s not fully accessible, especially if you want to visit the engine rooms, which require climbing down a very steep set of steps. Tip: turn around and descend facing the stairs for safety. The souvenir shop was charming, with reasonable prices. Be sure to check in advance how often tours run during the month of your visit. You are only able to visit along the tour. This attraction is also included in the...

Cool ship. Lots of information if you speak French. Tour guide tried to translate some things in English but really could not. Also could not really answer any questions. Tour takes too long (1.5 hr) and is too slow to keep children engaged.

Update wrt the reply below: the booklet is a giant A4 ring binder in which it is impossible to find information for the room you are in, it does not follow the tour and does not seem organised. We gave up on it and so did the other English visitors. It was difficult to carry the binder up and down all the stairs.

I'm sure the duration of the tour can be more flexible depending on the guide, but with our guide it was not, there were very long elaborate explanations in french, followed by a single sentence in english and very...