Day 8 Genoa, Italy

 

Genoa is the half way port of our cruise but also a changeover port for some of our fellow passengers. Because of this we docked at 05 00 in the morning and we were woken by the noise and vibration of the rear thrusters! We like watching the ship come into port, especially new ones to us like Genoa. However at 05 00 in the dark we gave this a miss this morning!

With so many leaving we knew breakfast would be a scrum so left it a bit later than usual as we did not have to be off early as we had book an organised tour, our only one this cruise.

So we joined the coach which took us to the scenic fishing village of Camogli, with is pretty harbour and colourful buildings. Genoa is on the Ligurian coast with mountains behind and the autostrada is built into the mountains, with tunnels and bridges.

 

Camogli

 

 

 

After a good look around what is now a tourist resort we joined a boat for the short ride along the Ligurian coast to Portofino an upmarket former fishing village and now a superior resort. There we had time to explore but decided not to spend in the many designer shops.

 

 

Then back on the boat to Santa Margherita, where we boarded our coach and drove back to the ship in time for a late lunch and swim.

The weather is still fantastic; no rain and mainly warm and sunny. Today was no exception with the temperature well into the low to mid twenties!