Excitement is growing in the southern French city of Marseille, where a magnificent three-mast ship carrying the Olympic torch arrived from Greece ahead of a welcoming ceremony at sunset Wednesday. Paris Games organizers have pledged “outstanding” festivities in the city, where the Old Port has been placed under tight security. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France. It departed from Athens aboard a ship called Belem, which was first used in 1896, and spent twelve days at sea. About 8,000 police officers have been deployed in the harbor where tens of thousands of spectators are expected to gather for the ceremony.