Cruise Day 9 - Málaga

We did a purchased excursion today, the only one we have bought on this cruise. It was a city tour of Málaga, including the Fortress of Gibralfaro with great views, a drive around the expensive areas of the city and a walking tour of the central city.

Our tour guide was entertaining and knowledgeable, of course. And quite stubborn in his opinions. For instance he told us all not to go to a certain café because they are a tourist trap and overcharged him once about five years ago. He told all his friends to tell their friends as well. The restaurant hasn’t gone out of business yet, but that is his goal.

We learned about Picasso (he was born here) and the many change-overs in power from Phoenicians, Arabs, Romans, Visigoths, Christians.

There is an Iglesia de Santiago in Málaga, which marks the beginning of the Camino Mozárabe. If you walk this Camino, it joins up with the Via de la Plata, and is a very long walk to Santiago de Compostela.

Back on the ship we had an excellent lunch, didn’t win the trivia game, walked around on the deck, watched as we left the dock, and had some beverages.

The show tonight was a ventriloquist act. Both the ventriloquist and his dummy were multilingual, as everyone seems to be on this ship. Very entertaining.

You can also check out how fast our cruise director Javier speaks as he introduces the act. In six languages.Read more