Monaco

The season is over in Guernsey now, and apart from the odd "conference" cruise there is no more activity until next year. The liners will now leave their Northern European routes and head for the cruises in warmer climes.

September in Southern France bought the opportunity to see the liners visiting the ports on the Cote d'Azur. Villefranche, the port for Nice, is a tender port between the town and Cap Ferrat in a most spectacular setting. The Liberty of the Seas and the MSC Poesia were in port on a perfect day.

The Monaco Yacht Show at the end of September provided spectacular settings for visiting liners with the guests of the Wind Surf being entertained by the Red Arrows as well as the most photographed Boat/Car/Thing at the show.

The Noordam was in port as the show opened and provided its guests with views of the final setting up of this major event, as well as the constant flow of tenders to the Super Yachts in the bay.

The Seabourn Quest stayed into the evening in Monaco and its guests had views of the Maltese Falcon coming alongside.

The Discovery was at Monaco on Friday, the penultimate day of the show.  However a lot of its guests decided to go on coach tours to Eze and Nice rather than enjoy the activities of the harbour. Guests had to be back on board by 2100 for a late evening departure.

As there are no more Liner visits for the rest of the year this will be the last of the regular post,s although there might be some historic ones through the winter.