Cruise port 7 - Cannes

Our last stop before returning to Barcelona. A short stop, arriving at 6 and all aboard by 1:30.

Also unique in that it’s a tender port; the ship does not dock- rather, it anchors in the bay, and passengers who want to go ashore board a smaller boat ( one of the bright red lifeboats in our case) for a 10 minute ride to the tender pier. From there it was about a 10 minute walk to the city center.

We had some coffee, and pastry, before strolling through a nearby market where the locals were shopping. Beautiful produce, bread, olives, flowers, fish…

We walked (hiked) up some steep streets and stairs to a medieval castle atop Le Suquet—the charming old town of Cannes - that now houses a museum, and offers great views of the port and town.

Then back down the hill to another market, where we got some fried fish croquettes and beignets. Tasty! Then we beat the last minute rush back to the boat, and returned to the stateroom to pack for our flight home tomorrow.Read more