April 10, 2024

Today was a day of embarkation for new guests for this segment of the cruise. Here is our itinerary.

It was still dark when we woke up so these are the first pictures I got.

As you can see, there was another big ship in port from Aida cruises.

We did not have a tour today so we went out to explore the city. It is very walkable from the port to the center of the city. There is a blue line on the street and sidewalk that leads you to the city so you really can’t get lost!

This is the largest and most populous of the Canary Islands with almost 50% of the population.

The island is volcanic like the other Canary Islands and also quite dry.

Approximately five million tourists visit Tenerife each year; it is the most visited island in the archipelago. It is one of the most important tourist destinations in Spain and the world, hosting one of the world’s largest carnivals, the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

On the way from the port to the town, there are stone markers with famous people who are in some way connected to Tenerife or the other Canary Islands.

We set out to visit the Carnival Museum but didn’t find it right away, so I looked it up and it is temporarily closed. We went to a nice market and generally explored the city,

When we returned to the ship, we got these flowers with no card- we assume it is a gift from the ship. Very beautiful bouquet. I had a 1:30 zoom meeting so we had lunch and went to make our next spa appointments!

We also found out that our scheduled tour for tomorrow in Arrecife, our last port in the Canary Islands, so we will again go out and explore on our own. And yes, we each booked a massage in the afternoon.