The French Riviera

LIVING THE FRENCH RIVIERA DREAM
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A central location
in the heart
of Europe
HOW TO REACH
THE COTE D’AZUR ?
• 2nd 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
6’
1,5’
GOLFE JUAN
CANNES
ST
TROPEZ
24
’
8,5’
ANTIBES
4,5’
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
THE TOTAL OF CRUISE PASSENGERS HAS INCREASED ALMOST TEN-FOLD OVER THE PAST
TWENTY YEARS
1 100 000
1 000 000
900 000
800 000
700 000
600 000
500 000
400 000
300 000
200 000
100 000
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92
93
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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
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
48,4
49,5
52,2
56
62,3
68,4
73,6
74,5
69,3
62,6
54,5
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 33
Côte d’Azur among which the most prestigious…
The French Riviera : 3 major winter fests
in 2014
NICE Carnival King of Gastronomy
14th February – 4th March
MENTON lemon Festival
20 000 leagues under the sea
15th February-6th March
MANDELIEU LA Napoule Mimosa
Festival
14th February-23rd 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
14 thalassotherapy centres and spas
 20 hotels with spa
The French Riviera : an art & craft
destination
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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 21ST 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
Achievements
Personalised welcome : Welcome signs, , pedestrian
maps & directional signs
Pedestrian maps
City of Cannes
Welcome stickers on FRCC
partners entrance door
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…
. FRENCH RIVIERA
DVD ROM COTE D’AZUR /
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
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Winter in the Med ”
Green cruise ”
Cinema cruise ”
Gastronomy cruise ”
Family cruise ”
Culture cruise ”
See you soon
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US$2,000 value
VALID UNTIL JUNE 30TH, 2014