- The Port of Nice
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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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cards and photographs are not for sale.
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- Companies on this Page:-
- Excursion
Ships - Excursions
from Nice
- Ferry
Services -
Ferry Services from Nice
- 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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- Links to Associated
Pages:-
- Excursion ships of Var
- SNCM-Ferryterranee
- CGT/CGTM
Mediterranean Services
- CGT
- French Line Postcards For Sale
- French
Ocean Liner Postcard Galleries
- Simplon
Postcards Home Page
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- Nice - Excursion Ships
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- Nice - Trans Cote d'Azur
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- Excursions from Nice
are run by Gallus and 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. I visited Nice in February 2000. Gallus were
not operating, and their offices were closed. (This was still
the case on a second visit in August 2000, so they may have ceased
trading). Trans Cote d'Azur, however, were running two non-landing
cruises daily (except Mondays) to Villefranche using the modern
vessel Mediterranee 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 Mediterranee
V.
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- Mediterranee
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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- Two
photos of Jules Verne II in Nice, with the SNCM ferry
Corse in the background of the first picture. The second
shows 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 paddlesteamer
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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Mediterranean Services
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