{"id":7023,"date":"2025-03-17T02:02:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T06:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/?p=7023"},"modified":"2025-03-17T02:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T06:03:06","slug":"world-cruise-seashells-by-the-shore-of-seychelles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/?p=7023","title":{"rendered":"World Cruise &#8211; Seashells by the shore of Seychelles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7023\" class=\"elementor elementor-7023\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e8c47e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11e8c47e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496cca69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"496cca69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Day 87 of 138 on our world cruise and we officially reached Africa. More specifically, the smallest country of Africa, with the world\u2019s smallest capital city, Victoria, that hosts many of the rich and famous on several of its archipelagos sprinkled in the Indian Ocean. The Island Country is Seychelles, which welcomes you with greenery on the mountainsides, and white sandy beaches and crystalline waters.\u00a0<\/p><p>We opted to take the Viking included excursion which began with a van ride over the mountain from Victoria to the lovely Beau Vallon Beach resort. The excursion was 4 hours to relax on the beach enjoy a drink of choice and swim, snorkel, or rent jet skis. Perfect for a day to relax and soak in some sun.<\/p><p>The surprise of the trip however, was the resort had a small reserve of island tortoises in front of the entry. The huge tortoises were very friendly and liked a scratch on the head and chin.<\/p><p>The challenge today however is that it was Sunday and in a country primarily catholic, Sunday is a holy day of rest and many stores were not open so, walking the city (which is very small anyway) was fruitless. However, by the port, there were a few temporary stalls of vendors selling some souvenirs and local textiles. \u00a0<\/p><p>We were shown out in the distance a small island way off the north coast which was the honeymoon island for the future King and Queen of England William and Kate and you could understand why it was chosen, very secluded and thus offering the highest level of privacy one can get (Gina surmised, William learned that from his mom) \u00a0<\/p><p>Anyway the trip back to Victoria was around the coast in which these big gigantic Boulders sprinkle the landscape and shore &#8211; remarkable and photogenic.\u00a0<\/p><p>Seychelles is beautiful and we pray that the island can remain as vibrant, financially sound and beautiful as it is today &#8211; however, politics always can be a disruptor and maintaining its environment, avoid overcrowding and keeping crime low is just some of the challenges the island will face.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4da200 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4da200\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3d6f9 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"ef3d6f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4665.jpg?fit=768%2C1231&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Our blog approves of the Seychelles tagline! Came for the beaches and bought the shirt\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Our blog approves of the Seychelles tagline! Came for the beaches and bought the shirt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4649.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Has to be the most photographed rock on the island\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Has to be the most photographed rock on the island<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4672.jpg?fit=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sail-a-way scene from the Seychelles\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Sail-a-way scene from the Seychelles <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4668.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lots of islands share similar landscapes but this is Africa now\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Lots of islands share similar landscapes but this is Africa now<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4637.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"The island tortoises are huge!\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The island tortoises are huge! <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4624.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Enjoying a beach day!\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Enjoying a beach day! <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4596.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Victoria Seychelles as we climb over the mountain\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Victoria Seychelles as we climb over the mountain <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4609-1.jpg?fit=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Just soaking up the sights on the beach\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Just soaking up the sights on the beach<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4630.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Beach scenes\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Beach scenes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4598.jpg?fit=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Seychelles has some of most beautiful beaches in the world\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Seychelles has some of most beautiful beaches in the world <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4593.jpg?fit=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Our Viking Sky in port\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Our Viking Sky in port<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4655-e1742190867349.jpg?fit=768%2C875&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Everyone gets a boulder bomb photo\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Everyone gets a boulder bomb photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4631.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"At the Beau Vallon resort, the clouds hang over the top of the mountain\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">At the Beau Vallon resort, the clouds hang over the top of the mountain <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4583.jpg?fit=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"As we arrived to Seychelles the green hills and white sand beaches are beautiful\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">As we arrived to Seychelles the green hills and white sand beaches are beautiful <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4581.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Welcome anchor officially we have reached the continent of Africa\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Welcome anchor officially we have reached the continent of Africa <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4627.jpg?fit=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"You can snorkel just off the beach and there is some coral near shore\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">You can snorkel just off the beach and there is some coral near shore <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" 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More specifically, the smallest country of Africa, with the world\u2019s smallest capital city, Victoria, that hosts many of the rich and famous on several of its archipelagos sprinkled in the Indian Ocean. The Island Country is Seychelles, which welcomes you with greenery [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":230351823,"featured_media":7008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200,50518550],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","category-world-cruise-24-25"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peuwlC-1Ph","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6971,"url":"https:\/\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/?p=6971","url_meta":{"origin":7023,"position":0},"title":"World Cruise &#8211; The Maldives version of paradise","author":"Jim and Gina Sumislaski","date":"March 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Day 83 of 138 of our world cruise from Fort Lauderdale to London on the Viking Sky.We had a couple of sea days (without good internet connections for my ipad), in which one day our trivia team won again - thanks to new members Anne and Tim joining us for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Travel&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Travel","link":"https:\/\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/?cat=200"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4491.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4491.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4491.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4491.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_4491.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5182,"url":"https:\/\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/?p=5182","url_meta":{"origin":7023,"position":1},"title":"What we are looking forward to&#8230;","author":"Jim and Gina Sumislaski","date":"September 30, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"OMG it's starting to get real! 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Today we stopped in Madagascar off the coast of Africa! The big question: would it resemble the animated Disney movie or not? This was the first time a Viking ocean cruises has docked at the port of Nosy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Travel&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Travel","link":"https:\/\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/?cat=200"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_5061-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_5061-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_5061-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_5061-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_5061-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6040,"url":"https:\/\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/?p=6040","url_meta":{"origin":7023,"position":3},"title":"World Cruise &#8211; Days 31-33 French Polynesia","author":"Jim and Gina Sumislaski","date":"January 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Thank you for joining us on our Viking Sky World Cruise! Can you believe its already been a month on this ship? - Gina and I are doing great and our 38 year marriage is still in tack as we survive in a cabin that is at most 11 feet\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Travel&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Travel","link":"https:\/\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/?cat=200"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2340.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2340.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2340.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2340.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2340.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5900,"url":"https:\/\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/?p=5900","url_meta":{"origin":7023,"position":4},"title":"World Cruise &#8211; Hawaii &#8211; WOW!","author":"Jim and Gina Sumislaski","date":"January 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Thank you for joining us on our Viking Sky World Cruise! 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