Ports of Call

No time to stay a few days on this visit unfortunately, so only a handful of photos from the coach to/from airport - 10 & 17 April 2006. For photos of previous visits in 2005, see links on this page:-
http://magwa.fotki.com/cruising/oceanic_2005/ports_of_call/
and in 2003, see these 2 albums:-
http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/view_ad.asp?Ad_ID=615
http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/view_ad.asp?Ad_ID=616

Cannes - "Star" of the Riviera. In 1946 Cannes earned the title of “Capital of Cinema” & became the haunt of crowned heads & billionaires. MSC Port Information & map.
For photos in 2003, see:-
http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/view_ad.asp?Ad_ID=614

Built towards the end of the 18th Century, this property has been restored to depict a typical Tunisian home of that time. Located in the main tourist shopping street, it is well worth a visit for a few Euros, the mint tea served and the views from the roof terrace - 14 April 2007

Livorno for Florence, Pisa & Lucca. MSC Port information leaflet [in French] & map. For more photos of Livorno please see
http://magwa.fotki.com/cruising/oceanic_2005/ports_of_call/livorno/

Photos of an early morning [07:00] arrival at the Cruise Terminal and a walk into the city. MSC Port Information. For more photos of an earlier visit in 2003, see:-
http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/view_ad.asp?Ad_ID=1025

Photos from aboard only; mainly of mega yachts in port; Stargate, Al Mirqab, Salem, Moecca. We did not go ashore with it being an evening call on Easter Sunday and pouring down with rain! MSC Port Information. For photos of a visit in 2003 see:-
http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/view_ad.asp?Ad_ID=1022

In the centre of the Port of Livorno is the Old "Navicello", used for the transport and unloading of goods. It was salvaged from the "Venezia Nuova Canal" Il Livorno by the "Azienda Mezzi Meccanici" in 1985. It was been restored and placed here in 1992, beside the Ex "Darsena Maritima" in memory of the Boathen and Caulkers who worked so hard in the port for 4 centuries.

The boats now need further restoration and the photographs of the Old Port need cleaning up terribly. I doubt many people actually see this exhibit.

Only a handful of photos of the island as seen from the road, and St Louis Cathedral in the distance. There is little to see of the Punic Port, but there is a small museum to visit. Best depicted from the air, see postcard.

For many photos of other Carthage sites, Amphitheatre, National Museum of Carthage, Roman Theatre & the Thermal Baths of Antonin, on a previous visit, see:-
http://magwa.fotki.com/cruising/oceanic_2005/ports_of_call/tunisia_-_carthage/

Some miscellaneous buildings/views worth noting, and the various shapes [depending on the era built] of the Mosque Minarets in Tunis - 14 April 2006
MSC Port Information

For many photos of Carthage sites, see above & Amphitheatre, National Museum of Carthage, Roman Theatre & the Thermal Baths of Antonin, on a previous visit, see:-
http://magwa.fotki.com/cruising/oceanic_2005/ports_of_call/tunisia_-_carthage/
Other photos of Tunis at http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/view_ad.asp?Ad_ID=1012

A few photos taken around the Port & Promenade of Civitavecchia; of little interest - 13 April 2006
MSC Port Information for Rome
For photos taken in July 2005, see:-
http://magwa.fotki.com/cruising/oceanic_2005/ports_of_call/civitavecchia/