We awoke early this morning and first went over to the Lido Café for breakfast. We enjoyed a very nice breakfast and spoke with some of our fellow passengers. We saw Don Shula, former NFL coach of the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins, for the first time since this segment of the World Cruise began. He will be one of the guest lecturers on this segment of the World Cruise.
After breakfast, we worked out in the Fitness Center for about an hour. We did our usual workout with Anne Marie working out on the treadmill and Keith working out on the elliptical machine. Once again, we saw Don Shula and his wife as they came up to the Fitness Center to workout as well.
We arrived in Marseille, France at 7:30 AM this morning. Marseille is Frances’s oldest city and is considered to be on of the Mediterranean’s premier ports. This old port is very quaint and is also known for having a vast number of fishing boats in its harbor.
We took the first complimentary shuttle provided by Crystal into town in the morning. When we first arrived it was not crowded at all but by the time we left to return to the ship the downtown area was bristling with tourists. We walked for about two hours. We could see an enormous number of boats in the harbor. The majority of boats were fishing boats. As we walked along the harbor there were many stands set up that were selling fresh fish. The fish were likely caught earlier in the day and several of the fish were still alive. That’s what we call fresh fish. ☺. Many of the locals were buying the fish. We also walked by an area with lots of stands selling all types of fresh flowers. The flowers were beautiful and were reasonably priced.
We walked along both sides of the harbor to an area that was a walled city. We walked by two forts. One of the forts is called Fort St. Jean and the other fort is called Fort St. Nicolas. We also walked by a vast number of outdoor cafes and restaurants. It was a beautiful day in the morning and we really enjoyed our walk around this area of town.
As we started to return back to the ship the weather actually became a bit cooler and the fog started to roll in. Later in the day, the fog dissipated and it began to warm up again.
We arrived back toe ship at around 12:00 Noon and we decided to have lunch at the Lido Café. We each had a very nice salad entrée.
In the afternoon Keith did a wash while Anne Marie did some packing. Given that we will be disembarking the ship at the end of this segment, we thought it best to get those items that we no longer need for the rest of the voyage packed away.
We are around day 100 on the ship which in many ways is hard to believe. We have seen so many areas of the world in such as short period of time. From time to time we have talked about the crew. While we have always been treated very well by the crew on each of our cruises on-board Crystal Cruises, there is no question that with so many day on this ship the crew and passengers become very close. We have really gotten to know so many of the crew and almost all of them know us by name, except for a few members who came back from their vacations over the past month or so. We have enjoyed learning about each persons background, including the country they come from, their families, their educational background, their work experiences and their future goals. The crew is a big part of what makes sailing on Crystal such a unique experience.
This evening we had a very nice dinner in the Main Dining Room. We had pre-ordered Caesar salad, which was made right near our table, and we had also pre-ordered Swordfish. We also sent down to the dining room a bottle of wine that we had purchased on our tour of one of the vineyards in South Africa.
Tomorrow we will be at sea all day as we sail to the next port of call; Malaga, Spain.
Keith & Anne Marie
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