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Princess Cruises
Page 6: Cannes - Saturday 29th October
2011
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This page is one of a series showing mainly shipping
and other transport images from a 14 night cruise on Grand Princess in
October2011 from Southampton to the Mediterranean. We travelled in balcony
cabin C316, Deck 10 on the port side. This page covers our fifth port of
call Cannes.
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Princess Cruises
Page 5: Cannes - Saturday 29th October
2011
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Our fifth port of
call was Cannes. Apart from the old town, I am not a fan of Cannes. To
complicate things, a world economic summit (G20) was due to start the
following day so there were barriers everywhere and 100s of police &
motorcycles. We took the first possible tender and wandered around the old
town and had a wonderful coffee, then returned to the ship and watched the
excursion boats sailing back and forth to the islands. Our tender back was
delayed due to an emergency medical evacuation which allowed for some good
photo opportunities as we waited some distance from the ship.
Grand Princess at Cannes
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
The chateau in Cannes
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Iron mask at the chateau in Cannes
The original Man in the Iron Mask was held on Île Sainte-Marguerite
off Cannes
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Palm Beach
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Cafe in the old town with lots of photos of 50s/60s
film stars in the cafe
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Local Ferries & Excursion Boats in Cannes
Azur I at Cannes
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Caribe in service between Cannes and
the island of Ste Marguerite
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
St Honorat III in service between
Cannes and the island of St Honorat
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Cannes breakwater lights
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
The Îles de Lérins protect the Baie de
Cannes and consist of Île Sainte-Marguerite and the smaller Île
Saint-Honorat. It only takes a 15-minute boat ride from Cannes to get to Île
Sainte-Marguerite, but it took the Man in the Iron Mask 11 years to
leave this tiny, forested island. The mysterious individual was believed to
be of noble blood, but his identity has never been proven. His cell can be
visited in the Fort of St Marguerite, now renamed the Musée de la Mer
Cistercian monks are the only inhabitants of the smaller, southern Île
Saint-Honorat. Monks have inhabited the island more or less continuously
since AD410 and, at the height of their powers, owned Cannes, Mougins and
Vallauris, plus Seborga (in Italy). Medieval vestiges remain in the stark
church, which is open to the public, and in the ruins of the 11th-century
monastery on the sea’s edge. The monastery is closed to the general public.
The monks also run the only boat trips to the island, with departures from
Cannes jetée Edouard.
The smaller Îlot Saint-Ferréol and Îlot de la Tradelière are uninhabited.
Île Sainte-Marguerite
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Île Saint-Honorat
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Bus Azur 001 and Dotto train at Cannes
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Bus Azur vehicles on Cannes town service
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
A lot of police motorcycles (approx 140) for the G20
Summit at Cannes
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Fishing boat at Cannes
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Diving vessel
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Sapeurs-Pompiers - not sure why Cannes needs a fire
boar
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
Collection of work bots & tugs
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 29th October 2011
