Our Port stop at Cannes

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Taken from our trip report July 2015:

 

Cannes is a tender port. The arrangement was to get tickets at Eataly(we were on MSC Divina) and approach the tender only when you wanted to go ashore, from 7-11am. We set off about 11.00 and walked to the gangway without tickets. Short delay as they counted and organised the groups. Sea was flat calm but tender still bobbed a bit. Crew help you on/off tender which was full and very warm.

 

Exiting pier at Cannes, Tomsportguides http://www.tomsportguides.com/ mentioned White Palm Hotel opposite but I only could see Radisson Blu. Walked left from there and did not find the steps up to old town, so we walked on and turned right and meandered our way up to the church and museum at the top, Notre Dame d’Esperance(closes from 12.00 to 14.00 – doh!) and the Musee Castre.

 

Great views from there and walked down the narrow streets to the promenade. There is a covered market and further on, pedestrian streets with many shops including a, delightfully airconditioned, Carrefour. Close by is the promenade and if you walk left, you approach the Palais de Congres, where the film festival takes place. As it was very hot, we walked back along the marina and went back on the tender. There is free Wifi at the port waiting area.