Nice
Port
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- These pages are devoted to postcards
and photographs of the port of Nice and its shipping, including
the local excursion ships and ferry services.
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- Excursion
Ships
- Excursions from Nice
- Gallus
- Trans
Cote d'Azur
- Ferry
Services
- Ferry Services from Nice
- Gallus - Excursions from Nice
(ceased c.2000)
- Hamburg-Atlantik - Winter Services from
Nice to Monaco and Genoa
- Trans
Cote d'Azur
- Excursions from Nice
- Air
France
- Fast Ferry from Nice Airport to Cannes & St Tropez
- CGT
& CGTM
- State owned companies operating to Corsica
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- Other Nice Pages:-
- Nice - Nice Header Page
- Nice
Photo Diary
- February 2009 - Trams, CP and ferries
- Nice
Trams - Page 1
- Route T1
- Nice
Trams - Page 2
- The Trams
- Nice
Shipping
- this page!
- CP Page 1A - Chemins de Fer de
Provence Rolling Stock - Autorails
- CP Page 1B - Chemins de Fer de
Provence Rolling Stock - Diesel Locos & Trailers
- CP Page
2 - Chemins
de Fer de Provence Stations & Publicity
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Nice Excursion Ships
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- Nice - Gallus
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- Since before
WW2, most sea excursions from Nice were run by Gallus, who had
offices adjacent to the harbour. When I visited Nice in February
2000, Gallus were no longer operating, and their offices were
seemed recently closed. The offices have since been redeveloped.
Post-war, they ran the
Fairmile 'B' launch
Ariel from a
jetty on the Promenade des Anglais.
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- Ariel at the jetty on the
Promenade des Anglais, in Nice
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- Ariel at the jetty on the
Promenade des Anglais, in Nice
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- Ariel at the jetty on the
Promenade des Anglais, in Nice
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- Nice - Trans Cote d'Azur
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- Excursions from
Nice are now run mainly by Trans Cote d'Azur - the latter being
the same company as SNRTM, described running from Toulon and
La Londes on my pages devoted to the
Excursion Ships of Var. Even in February in
2000, Trans Cote d'Azur, however, were running two non-landing
cruises daily (except Mondays) to Villefranche using the modern
vessel Méditerranée IV. The Star Cote d'Azur was
also in port. In summer, Trans Cote d'Azur/SNRTM run trips to
St Tropez, San Remo, Monaco etc from Nice, and similar destinations
from Cannes. Other vessels listed as operating in this area are
the Aqua Vision, Jules Verne II and Méditerranée
V.
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- Méditerranée
IV in
Nice, with the SNCM ferry Danielle Casanova in the background.
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- Star
Cote d'Azur
in Nice.
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- Aqua
Vision
in Nice, with NGV Asco, an SNCM fast monohull ferry on
Corsica services.
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- Jules
Verne II
in Nice, with the SNCM ferry Corse in the background
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- Jules
Verne II
in Nice, with some of the eccentric villas for which Nice is
famous
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- Brochure
of services from Nice by Aqua Vision.
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- Brochure
of services from Cannes, showing Star Cote d'Azur.
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- Brochure
of services from Cannes to the Iles de Lerins, showing Mediterranee
V.
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- Nice - Ferry Services
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- Air France - Nice-Cannes-St Tropez
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- In June
2000, a fast ferry service started between Nice Airport, Cannes
and St Tropez, marketed by Air France but operated by Emeraude
Ferries. This service continued to run in 2001, and photos of
the Sea Shuttle I arriving at St Tropez are shown below.
More information and photos on this service are
available on
this link.
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- CGT - CGTM
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subsidised mail services to Corsica were operated by Fraissinet
until 1945, when the contract was passed to the French Line (CGT),
along with the ships which operated it. A selection of Nice postcards
showing CGT, and its successor CGTM, is shown below. A complete
history of the Mediterranean services of CGT and CGTM begins
on
this link.
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- An EPI
(Nice) card of Cyrnos in Nice harbour.
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- An Editions
Gilletta card (Nice) of Napoleon leaving Nice (s/n 91).
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- An Editions
la Cigogne card (Monaco) of Napoleon leaving Nice (s/n
06.088.140).
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breakwater to the right makes an excellent photographic vantage
point, with the sun behind the photographer. The quay in the
foreground is now used by Corsica Ferries.
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- Editions
"YPA" card of Fred Scamaroni in CGT colours
at Nice.
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- Editions
"CAP" card (s/n A333) of Corse in CGT colours
leaving Nice.
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- Hamburg-Atlantik
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- The paddle steamer
Cobra was built in 1889 for Burns & Laird's Ardrossan-Belfast
service. She only lasted one year before being returned to her
builders. She then spent one year as the St Tudno on North
Wales services, before being sold for Hamburg-Helgoland service,
reverting the the name Cobra. In winter, she operated
on charter in the Mediterranean between Genoa, Monaco and Nice.
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- This
card shows the Cobra arriving at Nice, dressed overall
and flying the German flag. The card is dated March 1908.
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- Cobra arriving at Nice at
night.
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