1) I was there in February. Murder rate is up. Our taxi driver said that it's typically fights among young guys over a girl.
While it's sad, should not impact a charter.
2) we had no issues with credit cards
3) I understand that the part of the Rhone that collapsed was the area around the Jaqueline Bisset hatch.
We always lock the dinghy as dinghy theft has been high for years. Especially at trellis and cane garden.