Sights
Palais des Festivals & the red-carpet steps
Home of the film festival. Stand on the famous steps and look for film stars' handprints set in the pavement outside.
- Tender port: big ships anchor in the bay and passengers come ashore by tender into the Old Port (Vieux-Port). Allow extra time for tender queues, especially on the way back in the afternoon.
- The Old Port is being rebuilt until about 2027, with most work around Quai Laubeuf. Where tenders land can change from one call to the next, so check the landing point and the last tender time with your ship.
- The city has cut large-ship calls: from 2026 only one ship of more than 3,000 passengers a day, 34 large-ship calls in 2026 and 31 in 2027, and at most 6,000 cruise passengers ashore a day.
- A State order for all Alpes-Maritimes anchorages (9 December 2025) also allows only one ship of more than 1,300 passengers per anchorage per day.
- The Musée des Explorations du Monde on Le Suquet is closed for works from 14 September to 30 October 2026.
Where ships dock
Tender landing at the Gare Maritime, next to the Palais des Festivals
Tender port: the ship's boats bring you into the Old Port. From the Gare Maritime you are a couple of minutes' walk from the Palais des Festivals and the Croisette, about 10 minutes uphill to Le Suquet and about 10–15 minutes on foot to Cannes station (trains to Antibes, Nice and Grasse).
Tender portTender landing at Quai Max Laubeuf (west side of the Old Port)Tender port. From Quai Laubeuf it is about 10–15 minutes' walk round the Old Port to the Palais des Festivals and the Croisette, and about 10 minutes to the foot of Le Suquet. The ferries to the Lérins Islands also leave from the Laubeuf area.
Tender portReady-made days
Add your ship's times above to see what fits in your time ashore.
Practical
Cannes tourist office (Palais des Festivals)
Free maps and advice on the ground floor of the Palais des Festivals. Open daily.
Food & drink
Rue Meynadier
A narrow pedestrian street of food shops, bakeries and small cafés between the market and the station.
Sights
Le Suquet old quarter
The old hilltop quarter above the port, with steep lanes, a castle tower and views over the bay from the church square.
Food & drink
Marché Forville
Cannes' main food market at the foot of Le Suquet, best in the morning. The hall is being renovated, so some stalls trade under a marquee on the nearby Allées de la Liberté; check locally.
SightsClosed Mondays
Musée des Explorations du Monde
A museum of world cultures in the old castle on Le Suquet. Climb its medieval tower for the best view of Cannes. Closed for works until 30 October 2026.
Beaches & parks
The Croisette
The palm-lined seafront boulevard, with grand hotels on one side and sandy beaches on the other, some public and some private.
Boat & day trips
Île Sainte-Marguerite & Fort Royal
A pine-covered island 15 minutes away by ferry, with coastal paths and the fort where the Man in the Iron Mask was held. The fort's museum is closed on Mondays from October to May.
Boat & day trips
Île Saint-Honorat & Lérins Abbey
A quiet island where monks still live and make wine, with an old fortified monastery by the sea. The abbey's own boats leave from the Laubeuf area.
Boat & day trips
Antibes old town & Picasso Museum
Ramparts, a covered market and the Picasso Museum in a castle by the sea, a short train ride away (roughly 15 minutes). Check the museum's opening days before you go.
Boat & day trips
Grasse & the International Perfume Museum
The hill town where much of the world's perfume began, with a museum on the history of scent. Trains take about 30 minutes, then it is an uphill walk into town.
Map
Your ship's times
Type your ship's arrival and departure times at the top of this page and everything here is marked for your day. Your times are on your cruise documents or in the cruise line's app.
Sources we checked on 2026-10-21: cannes.com cannes.com tourmag.com cannes.com cannes.com cannes.com abbayedelerins.com cannes-france.com