We had hoped that today would be a beach day, but woke to overcast, drizzly skies and cooler temperatures. So after a lazy morning, we decide to enjoy the streets of Charlottetown once again and happened upon a cruise ship docked at their harbour.
This is the Holland America MS Volendam. We were curious about the itinerary, so an AI search later, we found out that there are approximately 1,430 passengers and about 600 crew. It is 778ft in length, about 2 1/2 football fields. Once the MS Volendam leaves Charlottetown, it continues onto Sydney, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Portland, Maine, and ends in Boston, Massachusetts.
We passed a cart that was offering free PEI oysters to the passengers as they disembarked (and anyone passing by, as we were offered some)......
...nope, neither of us like oysters, so we did not partake!
After roaming the streets and checking out a few shops and enjoying the various architecture of the homes and churches, we ended up on Victoria Row ~ a (small) pedestrian only street with a few restaurants......
...and split a pizza for lunch. 😋
We meandered some more and eventually went back to the Airbnb. So a quieter and shorter day than some, but all good as we have plans for a much longer day tomorrow.
