Villefranche-sur-Mer Nice, France Riviera
707
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Atlas Ocean Voyages (7 Cruises)
Aurora Expeditions (3 Cruises)
Azamara Club Cruises (61 Cruises)
Azamara Journey
16 Cruises
| 22 January | 50 days | One-way from Lisbon to Barcelona |
| 22 January | 49 days | One-way from Lisbon to Barcelona |
Azamara Onward
29 Cruises
| 3 June | 5 days | Round-trip Western Mediterranean Azamara Onward Barcelona |
| 3 June | 5 days | Round-trip from Barcelona, Spain |
Azamara Quest
16 Cruises
| 10 August | 79 days | One-way from Stockholm to Piraeus-Athens |
| 10 August | 80 days | One-way from Stockholm to Piraeus-Athens |
Celebrity Cruises (30 Cruises)
Celebrity Equinox
10 Cruises
Celestyal Cruises (10 Cruises)
CroisiEurope (43 Cruises)
Mv La Belle Des Oceans
43 Cruises
Cunard (25 Cruises)
Queen Elizabeth
13 Cruises
Queen Victoria
12 Cruises
| 31 August | 22 days | One-way from Trieste to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 31 August | 21 days | One-way from Trieste to Civitavecchia-Rome |
Emerald Waterways (45 Cruises)
Emerald Kaia
8 Cruises
Emerald Radiance
13 Cruises
| 31 March | 18 days | One-way from Lisbon to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 31 March | 21 days | One-way from Lisbon to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
Emerald Sakara
24 Cruises
| 4 June | 9 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Rome City |
| 30 June | 18 days | One-way from Valletta to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 8 July | 11 days | One-way from Rome City to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 18 July | 12 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Rome City |
Explora Journeys (41 Cruises)
Explora I
22 Cruises
| 24 August | 8 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona |
| 24 August | 15 days | Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
| 14 June | 15 days | Round-trip from Barcelona, Spain |
| 21 June | 15 days | Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
| 21 June | 8 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona |
| 12 July | 15 days | Round-trip from Barcelona, Spain |
| 19 July | 8 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona |
| 19 July | 15 days | Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
| 9 August | 15 days | Round-trip from Barcelona, Spain |
| 16 August | 15 days | Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
| 16 August | 8 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona |
Explora II
17 Cruises
Holland America Line (20 Cruises)
ms Oosterdam
13 Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line (55 Cruises)
Norwegian Epic
37 Cruises
| 16 May | 8 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 30 May | 7 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 30 May | 8 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 6 June | 8 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona |
| 27 June | 7 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 27 June | 8 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
Norwegian Viva
10 Cruises
| 21 July | 10 days | One-way from Ravenna to Barcelona |
| 21 July | 9 days | One-way from Ravenna to Barcelona |
| 30 July | 10 days | One-way from Barcelona to Ravenna |
| 30 July | 9 days | One-way from Barcelona to Ravenna |
Oceania Cruises (14 Cruises)
Ponant (26 Cruises)
Le Boreal
8 Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (19 Cruises)
Seven Seas Prestige
11 Cruises
| 8 June | 19 days | One-way from Lisbon to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 17 June | 10 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
Royal Caribbean Cruises (9 Cruises)
Explorer of the Seas
7 Cruises
Scenic Cruises (48 Cruises)
Scenic Eclipse
6 Cruises
Scenic Eclipse II
6 Cruises
Scenic Gem
10 Cruises
| 26 July | 11 days | One-way from Paris City to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 26 July | 10 days | One-way from Paris City to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
Scenic Sapphire
26 Cruises
| 16 April | 14 days | One-way from Lyon to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 16 April | 13 days | One-way from Lyon to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 23 July | 14 days | One-way from Lyon to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 23 July | 13 days | One-way from Lyon to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 22 August | 11 days | One-way from Lyon to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 22 August | 10 days | One-way from Lyon to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
SeaDream Yacht Club (33 Cruises)
Seadream I
12 Cruises
| 3 June | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 10 June | 14 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Venice |
| 10 June | 15 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Venice |
Seadream II
21 Cruises
Silversea Cruises (38 Cruises)
Silver Shadow
35 Cruises
| 9 March | 24 days | One-way from San Juan to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 23 March | 10 days | One-way from Lisbon to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 7 May | 11 days | One-way from Venice to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 24 May | 9 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 5 January | 133 days | One-way from Miami to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 5 January | 132 days | One-way from Miami to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 6 May | 11 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 16 May | 25 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Piraeus-Athens |
| 16 May | 13 days | One-way from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Piraeus-Athens |
| 13 September | 25 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| 25 September | 13 days | One-way from Venice to Villefranche-sur-Mer |
Star Clippers (34 Cruises)
Royal Clipper
25 Cruises
Star Clipper
9 Cruises
Viking Ocean Cruises (119 Cruises)
Viking Jupiter
10 Cruises
Viking Mars
8 Cruises
| 23 February | 21 days | One-way from Fort Lauderdale to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 23 February | 20 days | One-way from Fort Lauderdale to Civitavecchia-Rome |
Viking Neptune
23 Cruises
| 30 January | 20 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Lisbon |
| 30 January | 13 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Barcelona |
Viking Saturn
19 Cruises
| 11 January | 13 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Barcelona |
| 17 January | 7 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona |
| 9 February | 13 days | One-way from Barcelona to Piraeus-Athens |
| 9 February | 7 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 14 March | 21 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Barcelona |
| 22 March | 13 days | One-way from Venice to Barcelona |
| 28 March | 7 days | One-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona |
Viking Sky
8 Cruises
Viking Star
24 Cruises
| 5 January | 15 days | Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
| 13 January | 7 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 16 February | 15 days | Round-trip from Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
| 24 February | 14 days | Round-trip from Barcelona, Spain |
| 24 February | 7 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
Viking Vela
21 Cruises
Windstar Cruises (17 Cruises)
Star Legend
9 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Ships anchor in the middle of the bay and tenders land passengers directly on the old town quay, at the foot of the lanes. It is a short transfer in a sheltered bay considered one of the safest anchorages in the Mediterranean, but it is still a tender: in rough weather it can be delayed.
Everything sits within a few minutes' walk: the Saint-Pierre chapel decorated by Jean Cocteau on the quay itself, the Rue Obscure, the Saint-Michel church with its baroque surprise, then the 16th-century citadel at the end of the seafront. Two hours cover it, and many passengers do nothing else.
A vaulted 14th-century passage running beneath the houses along the whole length of the lower town. You walk through cool half-darkness, between walls that sheltered residents during past sieges. It is short, free, and the most surprising thing in the village.
Frescoes painted in 1957 by Jean Cocteau in a modest fishermen's chapel on the quay, mixing scenes from the life of Saint Peter with tributes to seafaring people. The visit takes only a few minutes: intimate, unusual, and one of the artistic signatures of the French Riviera.
Yes, by train. The station is about a five-minute walk from the landing stage and the coastal line serves both. A common plan is a morning in Nice or Monaco and a return in early afternoon to enjoy the village. Leave a comfortable margin: the return is by tender and the last runs do not wait.
Yes, across the bay, a stretch of sand and fine gravel running toward the railway station, about fifteen minutes' walk from the quay. The water is reputedly among the clearest on the coast. This is not fine Caribbean sand: bring water shoes if your feet are sensitive.
Yes, and entry is free. You can walk the ramparts and gardens, and a few small museums occupy the old military buildings. It has watched over the bay since the 16th century, at the far end of the seafront, ten minutes from the landing stage.
Yes, if you accept the slopes. The village is steep and the lanes climb, but everything is short. The beach, the free citadel and the colourful fishing boats fill a day easily. Strollers, on the other hand, struggle in the narrow lanes.
May, June, September and October strike the best balance: clear light, swimmable sea, moderate crowds. July and August are hot and very busy all along the Riviera. In winter several businesses close and swimming loses its appeal.
The euro and French. Cards work everywhere, including the quayside cafés. English is widely spoken in this visitor-oriented village. Haggling is not the custom.
