Voyage Logbook: The Blue Coast By Ship

To toast the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010 we chose the mini cruise of 3 nights, 4 days in Côte d' Azur which was proposed by Moby. In the all-inclusive package, they were included: cabin + meals + New Year's Eve dinner, plus a calendar of events to animate the evenings on the ship. We departed from the port of Livorno on 30 December around 2pm with berth scheduled to go for Nice the following day at dawn. On the first evening we were served an excellent buffet dinner with a comic show of the great Zelig family.

I thought that the ship's roll would annoy me but I must confess that I had absolutely no need to resort to the plasters that I had carried behind me. Even in bed (strange but true, comfortable), apart from the first ten minutes in which you feel a bit of movement, you get used to it quickly and fall asleep without further discomfort. The next day we looked out of the porthole and saw Nice for the first time in all its splendor, even though the weather wasn't the best.

Breakfast was really good. It was a buffet with a wide choice of croissants, sweets, yogurt and fruit (in addition to salted) and hot drinks with table service. After the time of a refreshing refreshment, we ventured to discover Monte-Carlo (written so, otherwise the navigator DOES NOT find it at least ours!), postponing the visit of Nice to the first of the year, when certainly nobody would have wanted to get into the car.
We preferred to park in the center, even if someone had tried to discourage us, saying that the cost was excessive: parking in front of the casino instead is FREE for the first hour and has a cost of 2.50 euros for the following hours. It seemed more than feasible, given the prices paid in other Italian cities.
It was pleasant to stroll through the streets of downtown, crowded with tourists, luxury shops and sports cars parked in front of the most beautiful hotels in the world.

Before we left, however, we couldn't resist the temptation to film ourselves while we were driving with the car through the curve of the Casino and the Mirabeau hairpin bend, feeling a little Schumacher driving Ferrari. We returned to Nice with the intention of doing a rest, in view of the Luuuunga evening of 31, which would begin at 6.30 pm with an excellent and scenic aperitif, continuing with the dinner scheduled at 7.30 pm and ending with dances and toasts until late at night. The evening's menu exceeded our expectations. The food was great and the paired wine was really guessed. The courses were served with the right rhythm, taking us to midnight without almost noticing it.

The first of the year we wanted to discover Nice, a beautiful city by day with its extravagant monuments (such as Tete Carrée, the Louis Nucera library, an example of modern art designed by the architect Sacha Sosno realized with human features)
the sculpture by Sandro Chia, entitled "Europe and the sea" and its famous Promenade. But even more fascinating we found it at night, with its play of light and shadow.

For dinner, we had recommended a "special" restaurant, the Boccaccio (www.boccaccio-nice.com 7 Rue Massena): we can only confirm the excellent cuisine of this place, the fresh fish and the rich wine list. I suggest only to go with the awareness that you will not spend little (average is 60 euros for a full meal), especially if you ask the Plateau Royal, a dish of cruel fish (at least for two people, maybe even three) costing 130 euros.