{"id":45259,"date":"2025-08-13T16:48:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/ai-blog\/western-mediterranean-cruise-9-nights-11-days-travel-day-3-record-marseille\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T04:02:18","slug":"western-mediterranean-cruise-9-nights-11-days-travel-day-3-record-marseille","status":"publish","type":"ai-blog","link":"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/en\/travel\/france\/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur\/marseille\/western-mediterranean-cruise-9-nights-11-days-travel-day-3-record-marseille\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Mediterranean Cruise 9 Nights 11 Days Trip Day 3: Marseille"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Marseille
Marseille Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<a href="Marseille<\/a>“>Marseille<\/a><\/a> Cathedral<\/p>\n

Travel Date: 2023.09.08 – 2023.09.18<\/p>\n

Destinations: <a href="Marseille<\/a>“>Marseille<\/a><\/a> Cathedral, Vieille Charit\u00e9, Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica, GLACIER BIO Le Metropole Vieux Port, La Tour de Pizz<\/p>\n

Western Mediterranean Cruise 9 Nights 11 Days Trip Day 3<\/p>\n

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\"Costa
Costa Smeralda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After breakfast, let’s go!<\/p>\n

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Costa Smeralda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Costa
Costa Smeralda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since the distance to <a href="Marseille<\/a>“>Marseille<\/a><\/a> city is quite far,<\/p>\n

we took a shuttle bus from the pier!<\/p>\n

<a href="Marseille<\/a>“>Marseille<\/a><\/a> Cathedral<\/h2>\n

Pl. de la Major, 13002 Marseille<\/a>, <a href="France<\/a>“>France<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

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Marseille Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marseille
Marseille Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The shuttle bus dropped us off right in front of the <a href="Marseille<\/a>“>Marseille<\/a><\/a> Cathedral.<\/p>\n

The top photo shows the view before climbing the stairs (under renovation).<\/p>\n

The bottom photo is in front of the cathedral! \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n

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Marseille Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marseille
Marseille Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marseille
Marseille Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Is this… <a href="France<\/a>“>Marseille<\/a><\/a>‘s <a href="Marseille<\/a>“>Old Port<\/a>..? \ud83d\ude2e<\/p>\n

Seeing famous Western tourist attractions and architecture in person,<\/p>\n

I was overwhelmed by the sheer size.<\/p>\n

\"Marseille
Marseille Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marseille
Marseille Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Took a photo from a good spot on the side \ud83d\udcf7<\/p>\n

Galaxy’s wide-angle lens is too much!<\/p>\n

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Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marseille
Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marseille
Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The walk from <a href="Marseille<\/a>“>Marseille<\/a><\/a> Cathedral to the museum called Vieille Charit\u00e9<\/p>\n

seems to take less than 10 minutes on foot!<\/p>\n

Vieille Charit\u00e9<\/h2>\n

2 Rue de la Charit\u00e9, 13002 Marseille<\/a>, <a href="France<\/a>“>France<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Vieille Charit\u00e9<\/p>\n

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Vieille Charit\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Vieille
Vieille Charit\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Vieille
Vieille Charit\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Vieille
Vieille Charit\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The grandeur that cannot be captured in photos…<\/p>\n

Entrance to the museum is paid.<\/p>\n

Due to our schedule, we only looked around the outside and used the free restroom before leaving. \u314e<\/p>\n

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Vieille Charit\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Me, looking like an ant.<\/p>\n

And me, thinking they zoomed in to take the photo.<\/p>\n

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Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Les Petits Trains de Marseille<\/a><\/h2>\n

2 Quai du Port, 13002 Marseille<\/a>, <a href="France<\/a>“>France<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Les Petits Trains de Marseille<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Les Petits Trains de Marseille<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We took a tourist bus, like a little train, to get to Notre-Dame de la Garde!<\/p>\n

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Les Petits Trains de Marseille<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Les Petits Trains de Marseille<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Les Petits Trains de Marseille<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica<\/h2>\n

Rue Fort du Sanctuaire, 13006 Marseille<\/a>, <a href="France<\/a>“>France<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

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Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

View from afar, from below!<\/p>\n

Honestly, the exterior looks similar to the <a href="Marseille<\/a>“>Marseille<\/a><\/a> Cathedral \u314b<\/p>\n

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Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica<\/p>\n

However, the view from the top was spectacular.<\/p>\n

Watching the video again, I vividly remember how I felt then.<\/p>\n

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Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica<\/p>\n

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Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Took a photo in front of the golden Virgin Mary statue \u314b<\/p>\n

\"Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was so excited to visit a souvenir shop for the first time that<\/p>\n

I didn’t take any interior photos lol.<\/p>\n

I bought a magnet shaped like Notre-Dame Cathedral!<\/p>\n

Since there was still some time before the next meeting, I just sat on the ground and rested \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n

The photos make it look fresh, but it was very hot…<\/p>\n

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Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marseille
Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We came back down on the little train and had a brief meeting at the meeting point with the mirrored ceiling.<\/p>\n

<a href="Marseille<\/a>“>Marseille<\/a><\/a> sightseeing was only a half-day, so it ended quickly.<\/p>\n

They explained that they would divide into groups to return to the ship and those who wanted to stay longer, but<\/p>\n

everyone else went back to the ship except us. \u314e<\/p>\n

Noted the shuttle bus stop and bye!<\/p>\n

GLACIER BIO Le Metropole Vieux Port<\/h2>\n

2 Pl. Gabriel P\u00e9ri, 13001 Marseille<\/a>, <a href="France<\/a>“>France<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

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GLACIER BIO Le Metropole Vieux Port<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"GLACIER
GLACIER BIO Le Metropole Vieux Port<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"GLACIER
GLACIER BIO Le Metropole Vieux Port<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since we’re in Europe, we have to eat gelato \u314b<\/p>\n

Each had 2 flavors; from the left,<\/p>\n

I think it was dark chocolate, mint, mango, and strawberry, and the flavors were very intense…<\/p>\n

The dark chocolate was too intense and a bit chalky, with not enough sweetness, which was a shame.<\/p>\n

The mint flavor was nowhere near the mint chocolate I’ve had in Korea \u314b\u314b\u314b\u314b\u314b\u314b<\/p>\n

Is this how anti-mint chocolate people feel? I wondered.<\/p>\n

Still, I was still caught up in the travel excitement, so it was okay.<\/p>\n

The shops here don’t turn on the air conditioning much, so the ice cream was<\/p>\n

a bit melted, which was a shame. Is gelato always like this?<\/p>\n

Just getting used to it little by little \u314b<\/p>\n

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GLACIER BIO Le Metropole Vieux Port<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since we bought ice cream, we also used the free restroom.<\/p>\n

The mirror was pretty, so I just took a picture.<\/p>\n

La Tour de Pizz<\/h2>\n

12 Cr Jean Ballard, 13001 Marseille<\/a>, <a href="France<\/a>“>France<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

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La Tour de Pizz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"La
La Tour de Pizz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"La
La Tour de Pizz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since we’re in Europe, we have to eat pizza 222<\/p>\n

This place has a Google Maps rating of 4.8!<\/p>\n

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La Tour de Pizz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"La
La Tour de Pizz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There were about 7 types of pizza.<\/p>\n

We ordered Gorgonzola and a basic mushroom pizza whose name I don’t know.<\/p>\n

It was the most delicious pizza I’ve had recently, and one slice was so big that I was very full.<\/p>\n

(Even when folded in half, it was almost face-sized.)<\/p>\n

We also ordered bottled beer, but when we asked for a recommendation, they didn’t seem to understand well,<\/p>\n

so we just ordered one of each type \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n

I was very satisfied with the pizza, but some Italians in the Google reviews seemed quite unhappy.<\/p>\n

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Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saw a flat peach in person for the first time \ud83c\udf51<\/p>\n

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Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the way back, I got a cute bottle opener from a souvenir shop!<\/p>\n

This reminded me of Hu-chu……\ud83e\udd7a<\/p>\n

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Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marseille Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marseille
Marseille Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We returned to the place where we got off the shuttle bus earlier.<\/p>\n

Looking back now, it was free admission, so I should have gone inside the <a href="Marseille<\/a>“>Marseille<\/a><\/a> Cathedral!!!<\/p>\n

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Costa Smeralda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Costa Smeralda<\/p>\n

After returning to the ship, I immediately showered and went to enjoy the dance program lol.<\/p>\n

I danced along after taking the video.<\/p>\n

They taught us from the very basic steps, so it was easy and fun.<\/p>\n

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Costa Smeralda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Costa
Costa Smeralda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cruise internal tour with the tour leader.<\/p>\n

This was optional, but surprisingly few people participated.<\/p>\n

I participated because I needed to know what was where to enjoy it properly!!<\/p>\n

(The photo above is a mini-museum inside the cruise ship)<\/p>\n

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Costa Smeralda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Terrace (smoking area)<\/p>\n

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Costa Smeralda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Perrier Bar<\/p>\n

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Michelin Restaurant<\/p>\n

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Costa Smeralda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Luggage<\/p>\n

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Costa Smeralda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Costa Smeralda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And the square we were at earlier, we played there again<\/p>\n

so the cruise guide left in the middle lol.<\/p>\n

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Teppanyaki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Teppanyaki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The second day’s dinner on the cruise was pre-arranged.<\/p>\n

It was a paid Japanese restaurant, Teppanyaki, provided by Lotte Tour.<\/p>\n

They even provided a translated menu, so we chose in advance!!<\/p>\n

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Teppanyaki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Teppanyaki\"
Teppanyaki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Appetizer and main ingredients!<\/p>\n

They looked so good, as if they were sprinkled with water, I couldn’t help but take a picture.<\/p>\n

Teppanyaki<\/p>\n

It varies slightly from one grill to another,<\/p>\n

but eventually, the guests became one with “We Will Rock You” \ud83e\udd1f\ud83d\ude0e\ud83e\udd1f<\/p>\n

It was very loud and fun, so I couldn’t capture it on video lol.<\/p>\n

In the middle, we played a game of catching fried rice eggs thrown at us, and it was hilarious.<\/p>\n

It’s nothing special, but why is it so funny?<\/p>\n

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Teppanyaki<\/p>\n

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Teppanyaki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Among the main dishes, the shrimp was the most delicious (video).<\/p>\n

I’m not usually a big fan of Japanese food,<\/p>\n

but the beef and squid were too salty…<\/p>\n

No one ate the chicken, so I couldn’t taste it.<\/p>\n

I ate all the shrimp! \ud83e\udd90\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n

But then the dessert was too sweet lol.<\/p>\n

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Costa Smeralda Casino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Costa Smeralda Casino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Costa Smeralda Casino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Limit of 50 euros per person per day! Set a budget and play.<\/p>\n

It was my first time at a casino, so I was nervous and exchanged for 10 chips of 5 euros each lol.<\/p>\n

There were so many types of slot machines,<\/p>\n

but since I didn’t know the rules well, I just became a button-pressing bot \ud83e\uddbe\ud83e\uddbf<\/p>\n

Costa Smeralda<\/p>\n

On the way to another show, I briefly watched a show at the Colosseo Lounge.<\/p>\n

Costa Smeralda<\/p>\n

I saw this from the middle, so I don’t really know what it is,<\/p>\n

Costa Smeralda<\/p>\n

Actually, this too…<\/p>\n

The only song I knew during the performance was “Thriller,”<\/p>\n

but the video was too long, so I didn’t upload it lol.<\/p>\n

But for over an hour of performance, they changed costumes rapidly<\/p>\n

and one team performed everything… It was incredibly cool.. \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n

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