Just Hop a Tender to Villefranche and the Cote d’Azur is Yours
If you make a point of it, it’s easy to avoid the cruise mobs both on and off the ship. For example, in Villefranche on the French Riviera, I skipped breakfast and “tendered” into port as others were hitting the breakfast buffet.
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I was also surprised that on a ship with 4000 passengers that we would not hit crowds. The breakfast buffet got busy on shore mornings, but they also offered sit down breakfast in the dinning room. I think it is no different than learning how to avoid crowds at museums and popular sites when traveling on your own.
Find a need and fill it. Wish there is a way they could erase the cruise ships from view from the shore. I had a terrific view of the Med from my hotel room in Villefranche until two large cruise ships entered the bay early one morning and stayed all day. Ruined the view for me. Still can’t quite believe that Rick is on one of those large hideous cruise ships.
He’s on that ship because he’s a businessman first and foremost and is trying to corner the cruise ship market.
Greedy capitalist. Just another millionaire…
I could be wrong, but it seems like the only way you could know that those large, hideous cruise ships entered the bay early one morning and stayed all day, ruining the view from your hotel, would be that you were actually in your hotel all day. Otherwise, why would you care if the view from your hotel room was obstructed? I get a kick out of tourists who complain about other tourists ruining their experiences abroad. Aren’t we all tourists, after all?
I’m also puzzled by William’s comment…can’t tell if he’s being serious or sarcastic, in a silly way. I hope it’s the latter! If not, I guess I’m not sophisticated enough to “get it.”
I was also surprised that on a ship with 4000 passengers that we would not hit crowds. The breakfast buffet got busy on shore mornings, but they also offered sit down breakfast in the dinning room. I think it is no different than learning how to avoid crowds at museums and popular sites when traveling on your own.
Find a need and fill it. Wish there is a way they could erase the cruise ships from view from the shore. I had a terrific view of the Med from my hotel room in Villefranche until two large cruise ships entered the bay early one morning and stayed all day. Ruined the view for me. Still can’t quite believe that Rick is on one of those large hideous cruise ships.
He’s on that ship because he’s a businessman first and foremost and is trying to corner the cruise ship market.
Greedy capitalist. Just another millionaire…
I could be wrong, but it seems like the only way you could know that those large, hideous cruise ships entered the bay early one morning and stayed all day, ruining the view from your hotel, would be that you were actually in your hotel all day. Otherwise, why would you care if the view from your hotel room was obstructed? I get a kick out of tourists who complain about other tourists ruining their experiences abroad. Aren’t we all tourists, after all?
I’m also puzzled by William’s comment…can’t tell if he’s being serious or sarcastic, in a silly way. I hope it’s the latter! If not, I guess I’m not sophisticated enough to “get it.”