Stayed on board that day,and you can wander to the local village,or get the NODDY train,but we were there on a Sunday,and after some long days ashore,saw no reason to vacate a floating luxury hotel...
NB you are on the wrong side of the bay!!!! and need to get a water transfer......RC$20....local 2euro........do your research.... ...
We did a shore excursion through Royal Caribbean - "Discover Provence". It was great. We went to Sanary-sur-Mer, Le Castillet and Marseilles. We were on our own in each town. The scenery was beautiful and we had a great lunch in Le Castillet. Also bought some calissons (sort of like cookies) which are local to the area. ...
The ship docked a long way from the city and were charging $20 a head for a return ferry ride. A fifteen minute walk from the ship gets you to a local shuttle boat (#8M) for 2 Euro each, each way. Very nice to just wander around and inspect the local market, it was Sunday, so most shops closed. ...
We went on the small group tour to Aix-en-Provence. The guide was not interested in the group nor was she interesting. She cut the excursion short and we drove around in circles at the end to kill time. ...