2024 WORLD CRUISE
2024 WORLD CRUISE – BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS
SILVERSEA Silver Whisperer – January 15 – May 26.
132 Nights. 66 Ports, 15 Countries.
Friday, March 11, 2022 – Photo of the Day – Zanzibar, Tanzania
FRIDAY, 11 MARCH 2022 ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA All Aboard: 5:30 PM Departure: 6:00 PM
TODAY’S WEATHER Partly Cloudy High: 88°F 31°C Low: 79°F 26°C
DRESS CODE: CASUAL
For Ladies: DRESSES OR BLOUSES AND PANTS
For Gentlemen: SPORT SHIRTS AND SLACKS
No shorts or flip flop type footwear after 6:00 PM in indoor venues
Today’s Schedule – Maharubi Palace Ruins & Spice Plantation
Taking a spice tour in Zanzibar provides a good way to understand why Zanzibar and spices are synonymous. In the 19th century, the Sultan of Oman introduced cloves to the island, which today is Zanzibar’s main export product.
We departed from the pier and drive past the house of Dr. David Livingstone where he stayed while planning his explorations into the interior.
We visited the ruins of Maruhubi Palace built by Sultan Barghash the third Arab sultan of Zanzibar who used the building to accommodate his wife and concubines. The sultan himself lived in a separate palace in Zanzibar Town. In 1899 the Maruhubi Palace was destroyed by a fire leaving only a few remains including some massive stone columns which supported a large wooden balcony that surrounded the upper floor.
We walked a few hundred yards to a seaside beach filled with deteriorated boats waiting for hand restoration. It was fascinating to see shipbuilding and restoration techniques from centuries past.
We proceed to the countryside where we toured a spice plantation to see spice plants for us to smell, taste, touch, and see. We saw products you normally buy in packets or jars in supermarkets look and taste like fresh off the plant. The great variety of spices and plants grown here is used in food flavoring and preparation, cosmetics, dyes, and traditional medicines.
A local boy climbed up a tall coconut tree while you are walking through the spice area to reach those plants situated high off the ground as he then uses his legs to shimmy back down the swaying palm. Spice packets were available for sale on the rustic tables.
