LIVING THE FRENCH RIVIERA DREAM
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A central location in the heart of Europe
HOW TO REACH THE COTE D AZUR?
2 nd busiest airport in France after Paris 11 million passengers in 2012 More than 100 scheduled routes More than 55 scheduled airlines use the airport 34 countries directly connected to Nice 36 daily flights to Paris (Orly and Charles de Gaulle)
MONACO VILLEFRANCHE SUR MER NICE 1,5 6 GOLFE JUAN 8,5 ST TROPEZ CANNES 24 4,5 ANTIBES 6,5 NICE-GENOVA : 85 MILES NICE-SAVONE : 100 MILES NICE-MARSEILLE : 150 MILES
FRENCH RIVIERA CRUISE DESTINATION KEY DATA 2012 : 934 329 cruise visitors 1 100 000 THE TOTAL OF CRUISE PASSENGERS HAS INCREASED ALMOST TEN-FOLD OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS 1 000 000 900 000 800 000 700 000 600 000 500 000 400 000 300 000 200 000 100 000 0 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
FRENCH RIVIERA CRUISE DESTINATION KEY DATA
FRENCH RIVIERA CRUISE DESTINATION - KEY DATA Main companies with north american passengers (Calls on the French Riviera) : AZAMARA CRUISE CLUB P&O CARNIVAL CRUISE REGENT CRUISE CELEBRITY CRUISE RCCL COMPAGNIE DU PONANT SEABOURN CRUISE LINE DISNEY CRUISE LINE SEADREAM YACHT CLUB HOLLAND AMERICA LINE SILVERSEA CRUISE NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE WINDSTAR CRUISE PRINCESS CRUISE
VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER Villefranche-sur-Mer CRUISE PORT CRUISE PORT
VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER CRUISE PORT
NICE CRUISE PORT
NICE CRUISE PORT
Bay of Villefranche Port of Nice
ANTIBES CRUISE PORT
GOLFE-JUAN CRUISE PORT
GOLFE-JUAN CRUISE PORT
CANNES CRUISE PORT
ALPES-MARITIMES FRENCH AREA = COTE D AZUR / FRENCH RIVIERA WEATHER / F January 48,4 February 49,5 March 52,2 April 56 May 62,3 June 68,4 July 73,6 August 74,5 September 69,3 October 62,6 November 54,5 December 50
French Riviera Between sea and mountain Diversity and contrasts
TOURIST FACILITIES
The French Riviera : Art & Culture 102 monuments and museums open to the public + 150 art galleries
The «Côte d Azur» Monument Tracker Locate you and... look around you. 4,99 But also
The French Riviera : more than 120 villages TOURRETTES-SUR-LOUP EZE SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE GOURDON
The French Riviera and nature 120km of coastline, including 40km of beaches
The French Riviera : no.1 cruising and yachting destination in Europe 2012: 935 000 cruise passengers 36 marinas
The French Riviera and water sports
The French Riviera: snow in the sun 15 winter sports resorts 3 international ski resorts : Valberg Auron and ISOLA 2000 700km of ski runs up to 2 610 meters
The French Riviera : a destination brimming with events More than 4 000 events are organized every year on the Côte d Azur among which the most prestigious 33
The French Riviera : 3 major winter fests in 2014 NICE Carnival King of Gastronomy 14 th February 4 th March MENTON lemon Festival 20 000 leagues under the sea 15 th February-6 th March MANDELIEU LA Napoule Mimosa Festival 14 th February-23 rd February
The French Riviera : International Film Festival and Monaco formula 1-2014 Cannes Film Festival : May 14th to 25th Monaco Formula 1 : May 22nd to 25th
The French Riviera : also a nice garden, shopping, well being, golf and casino destination
The French Riviera : a well-being destination 3 thalassotherapy centers : Les thermes Marins de Monaco Thalazur Antibes Les Thermes marins de Cannes 20 hotels with spa 14 thalassotherapy centres and spas
The French Riviera : an art & craft destination
The French Riviera : a sun-drenched cuisine and a star-rated gastronomy 5,233 restaurants 33 restaurants with Michelin stars in 2013
French Riviera Cruise Club Local tourism network The aim of the French Riviera Cruise Club is to federate all those concerned with Côte d Azur / French Riviera, A cruise destination in order to be a privileged partner for cruise lines and operators dealing with cruises. IT BLOSSOMED ON THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING 21 ST MARCH 2007
Founding members : French Riviera Tourist Board, Riviera Ports Authority, Chamber of Commerce, Cannes, Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer Tourism Boards & cities Partners 260 members located on the French Riviera Tourist information points Transport services (helicopter, taxi, rental car, transfer & excursions companies) Multilingual guides services Original ideas of visits : confectionneries, perfumeries, wine-tasting Museums Spa Shops Hotels Restaurants & bars
Achievements Personalised welcome : Welcome signs, pedestrian maps & directional signs Objective: Set up signage that is easily visible, recognisable and standardised. On the quay of stopover ports Welcome + Name of the town + logo Plasma screen at each stopover port (greetings, important infos, distribution of films to promote the city which hosts the cruise) Individualized welcome of cruise passengers When a cruise passenger disembarks in our ports, a French Riviera Cruise Club hostess is waiting to assist. Free wifi in Nice, Cannes and Villefranche-sur-Mer
Welcome stickers on FRCC partners entrance door Achievements Personalised welcome : Welcome signs,, pedestrian maps & directional signs Pedestrian maps City of Cannes
Achievements Personalised welcome : Objective: Diffuse up-to-date information Information sheets for cruise passengers when they disembark (can be picked up from a display) : -> Destination with high potential for visitors -> Tourist attractions -> Shopping guide (with discounts for cruise passengers) -> Transport guide
Achievements Personalised welcome : Objective: Diffuse up-to-date information The French Riviera at your fingertips = The French Riviera Cruise Passenger Guide : Villefranche-sur-Mer/Nice/Cannes
Available on smartphones iphone and Android + IPAD The ideal companion for passengers TOURS : Tailored to short-stay visitors GUIDE : Complete guide of the city : attractions, restaurants, shopping, LOCATE : Off-line pedestrian mode GPS. No roaming charges OFFERS : Discount Coupons THE CITY : Images, videos, history
Last achievement Access to ports of calls of the French Riviera :
FRENCH RIVIERA CRUISE CLUB : DEDICATED WEBSITE www.frcc.fr French Riviera : Cruise Destination Events Suggestions of excursions FRCC members, cruise calls, media library, FRCC app
DVD ROM COTE D AZUR /. FRENCH RIVIERA A CRUISE DESTINATION A referential working tool as much for Cruise companies as for tour-operators, Travel agents, the press and the public. Access to ports Presentation of the FRCC members by activity (hotels, shops, transport and excursions companies, restaurants, perfumeries ) Pictures free of use Videos Pedestrian maps (ports of calls) Suggestions of excursions and itineraries in 22 different cities and villages of the French Riviera from the 5 major ports of calls Presentation of the French Riviera Cruise Passenger app (+ video) Technical information : accommodation, events, gastronomy, incoming tourism services, shopping, themed stay suggestions, your privileged contacts in the main tourist offices French Riviera Cruise Passengers web app)
Project : theme cruises Winter in the Med Green cruise Cinema cruise Gastronomy cruise Family cruise Culture cruise
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