{"id":742,"date":"2010-05-10T15:50:09","date_gmt":"2010-05-10T13:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/?p=742"},"modified":"2010-05-10T16:06:15","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T14:06:15","slug":"after-the-storms-the-scramble-is-on-to-get-cannes-ready-for-the-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/10\/after-the-storms-the-scramble-is-on-to-get-cannes-ready-for-the-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"After the storms, the scramble is on to get Cannes ready for the Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Major waves from a freak storm last week decimated much of the beachfront in Cannes, including several beach restaurants that are used for entertainment during the film festival.\u00a0 We saw mounds of sand needing to be carted away, broken piers, and ripped up restaurant floorboards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/cannespier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-743\" title=\"cannespier\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/cannespier.jpg\" alt=\"A broken pier in Cannes due to freak waves\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Everyone has been pulling together, and with the addition of \u00e2\u201a\u00ac2 million in interest free loans provided by the French Government, it looks like most if not all of the damage to the will be repaired on time for the opening of the Festival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/cannesdamage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-744\" title=\"cannesdamage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/cannesdamage.jpg\" alt=\"Earth movers cleaning up debris in Cannes from the storms\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, the sun was back and shining in Cannes, although the forecast for the week is still unsettled. But we certainly hope that the worst is behind us and that the\u00a0 Film Festival will go off without a hitch!<\/p>\n<p>You can get up to the minute information on Cannes via our <a title=\"IRiviera iPhone App\" href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/iriviera\/id356031139?mt=8\">&#8220;iRiviera&#8221; iPhone app<\/a>, to keep abreast of the happenings in Cannes during the festival (tweets, news feeds, specials, services, etc.).\u00a0 Or click here if you&#8217;re interested in <a title=\"Cannes Film Festival Yacht Charter Guide\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/cannes_film_festival_yacht_charter.php\">chartering a yacht for a celebration or accommodation during the festival<\/a>. We hope to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major waves from a freak storm last week decimated much of the beachfront in Cannes, including several beach restaurants that are used for entertainment during the film festival.\u00a0 We saw mounds of sand needing to be carted away, broken piers, <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/10\/after-the-storms-the-scramble-is-on-to-get-cannes-ready-for-the-film-festival\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  After the storms, the scramble is on to get Cannes ready for the Film Festival<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yachting-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.5.1 - 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