4th July

Livorno Italy Overcast Temp 26c

During the night we proceeded north and passed from the Tyrrhenian Sea into the Ligurian Sea towards Livorno. The port of Livorno was known as the” ideal town” during the Italian Renaissance period due to its structure of fortified walls, canals and tangle of streets. Today  cruise ships call here to allow passengers to visit Pisa and Florence however as we have previously visited both on a land tour we decided to just get the shuttle bus into the town and then catch the Hop on Hop off bus. When we got there we found that it only ran once per hour and the 11am trip was already booked out. So instead we walked around the town and  had a coffee where they said they had WiFi but they did not. We also went through the street fruit and veg market and bought some beautiful cherries. Back on the ship we had a restful afternoon, recharging our batteries ready for tomorrow’s full day trip in Toulon. Tonight at dinner only Bev, Ian & us were there because the others had trip which did not get back until late. Tonight we went to the Vista Lounge to see Dain Cordean,  a comedy magician perform. He did a few tricks and told some jokes and was quite good. Afterwards we went with the Hughes to the Atrium to hear Dixieland music played by the Dawn Princess Orchestra while we enjoyed a hot chocolate. What a way to round out the night. Sorry I have not posted many photographs lately because of a port on nearly every day. I have put some on Facebook for those of you who are friends of ours on there. Sent