We never booked so many excursions, but with an 11 port itinerary all in new places, we had to do it. As a result, we had less time than ever to enjoy the ship, and with some excursions being 10-11 hours, we were worn out!

That said, we still enjoyed it immensely, but what I really wanted to post was information about our extra day in Venice after the cruise. I couldnt figure out how to put it in a more appropriate place on Cruise Critic.

We originally were going to fly home the day we arrived in Venice, but wouldnt have seen Venice at all if we did. Hotels around St Mark's Square were very high priced, and from what we could find on line, we were afraid we would not be able to get a boat to the airport on time for an early flight. Read more