Seychelles Islands

This morning we arrived at Mahe Quay, Victoria, Seychelles. Seychelles is comprised of 115 beautiful, tropical islands that cover a little over 100 square miles of land. These islands are located in the Indian Ocean about 1,000 miles east of Kenya. French is the native language spoken in this country.

We awoke early this morning and had breakfast in the Lido Café. The Café was busier than usual this morning since we were arriving fairly early to this port of call and some passenger’s were scheduled on various port excursions.

After breakfast we went to the Fitness Center and worked out. There were very few passenger’s working out. Anne Marie worked out on the treadmill machine, while Keith worked out on the elliptical machine. We stayed for about an hour and ten minutes and then got ready to visit the town.

After the local authorities cleared the shp we went into town. A complimentary shuttle was available to take passengers back and forth to town but we decided to just walk into town. It was only about a twenty minute walk into town. The town sits adjacent to various mountains and has very lush scenery. It has a feel and look like being at one of he Hawaiian Islands. Overall, it is a very clean town. We had hoped that after we walked around town that it would be possible to also walk to a beach at a resort that we had heard about but once in town we learned that it would not be practical to walk to a beach. Instead, we walked all around town. We spoke with a few of the locales and they were very friendly.

After walking around town for about ninety minutes we walked back to the ship and we had lunch in the Main Dining Room. After lunch, we decided to take a walk back into town. When we returned back to the ship we walked for about another thirty minutes on the Promenade Deck. While we walked on the ship, we enjoyed the beautiful scenery all around us. The water is a perfect blue with the lush scenery all around us.

This evening we had a very nice dinner in the Main Dining Room.
After dinner we attended a “Ye Olde Renaissance Fair” that was set up for all Passenger’s by the Trident Pool area on the ship. This location was selected since it was indoors and would not be impacted in the event it was windy or rainy since by that time the ship was back at sea. Many from the Crystal Staff were in attendance in costumes that were used in past years from the various Crystal Cruises Production Shows. There lots of games to play and tickets would be given out that could be used for various prizes. We had a fun time playing each of the games and won many tickets.

Tomorrow is a sea day.

Keith & Anne Marie