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WORTH LEAVING THE SHIP? Costa Smeralda - Episode 5: Marseille, France #cruise #costacruises

Fraser at Sea
Fraser at Sea
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Creator's Key Takeaways

I'm actually living mostly on cruise ships as a passenger so that doesn't mean I'll just be on one or two ships I'm essentially now ship hopping from ship to ship to ship to ship from now which is the end of May all the way until Christmas

the views up there are remarkable and apparently the cathedral is quite something as well

the benefit to that is that if you're lying under there you can still get a bit of a suntan the downside is that if you're not aware of that and you don't put Sun cream on because you think you're inside you're going to be in a little bit of pain

I'm really singing cost's praises on this front

Creator's Tips & Advice

Use the complimentary shuttle bus from Marseille port to save money
Apply sun cream even when under covered areas on deck to avoid sunburn
Pack a change of clothes and essentials for the last night to avoid carrying luggage off the ship

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

navigating a new port and finding attractionsUse the complimentary shuttle bus and plan to visit the most visited tourist attraction, Notre-Dame de la Garde

Questions This Creator Answers

QIs it worth leaving the ship to explore Marseille?
QWhat is the best way to get from the cruise ship to the city center in Marseille?
QHow does the disembarkation process work on Costa Cruises?

Topics Covered

Disembarkation4½ Happy BaconService Crew3½ Happy BaconValue Pricing3 Happy BaconPool Deck3 Happy BaconDining Buffet4½ Happy BaconEntertainment Shows2½ Happy BaconShip Condition3½ Happy BaconPort Destination4 Happy Bacon

Port Highlights

Barcelona3½ Happy Bacon
Marseille4 Happy Bacon
Top: Notre-Dame de la Garde
Savona3½ Happy Bacon
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Welcome back to my channel, and welcome back to my latest vlog series! In this series, we’re exploring one of the biggest and newest ships from Costa Cruises: Costa Smeralda. In my last episode, I showed you what Savona, Italy looked like to visit by cruise ship. Today, it's time for another port - Marseille, France! I have actually visited Marseille before, but I've never done what we're doing today - I'm really excited to leave the ship and explore! Marseille often gets a bit of a tough reputation from cruisers, and I've been told by SO MANY that it's the ideal port to spend a day onboard your cruise ship, in order to enjoy the onboard facilities. In this video, let me take you ashore and you can make your own mind up - would you stay on the ship in Marseille, or would you get off and explore? In this series, Smeralda will be visiting various ports in Spain, France and Italy - let's go and explore some more of Europe together! If you’d like to see more from my other Costa Cruises, head over to my channel and check out my Costa Cruises playlist, or click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYYSpX5pUbJR98KaadOBHjF0xuL0xNILX - in here, you'll find content from my time onboard Costa Toscana and Costa Diadema - two very different ships from Costa! If you enjoy this video today, please head over to my other social channels - remember to say hello! YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM-SoYHDs8kBPwN9MSwSSew INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fraseratsea/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@fraseratsea PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/FraseratSea If you’re new to my channel, hello! I’m Fraser, and I’m spending this year ship-hopping for most of the year as a passenger on cruise ships. As a result, I’m going to have SO MUCH to show you, so go on - hit subscribe and come and join me on this adventure - it’s going to be quite an experience! Video Chapters Introduction - Hello from Marseille, France! 00:01 The views from the ship - welcome to Marseille! 02:23 Breakfast, and the plan for today. Also, let's talk sun burn!: 02:54 Disembarking Costa Smeralda: 05:45 The free shuttle bus from Marseille cruise port: 06:45 Walking into the old port - Vieux Port: 08:49 Marseille Cathedral - Notre Dame De La Garde - let's climb the hill! 11:18 Arriving at the church: 13:36 Leaving the church - what a view! 14:17 Back at the ship: 16:57 The onboard Pasta Station - big win! 17:43 Colosseo - look at this venue! 18:44 The Promenade Deck - Deck 8: 19:43 What's the plan now? 21:03 Cruising out of Marseille, France: 21:57 Wrapping up on today, disembarkation, and what's next?1 23:16 What a sunset! 33:33 #cruise #cruiseship #costacruises #costasmeralda #cruiselife #cruiser #cruisevlog #cruiseblog