Beware if you make specific plans. Our day began with a terrible experience because the port was fog-bound and closed. Ship was supposed to dock at 6 am and we had plans to meet a friend who was taking the train from Milan at the train station at 10:55 to spend the day with us. Ship did not dock until 1 pm; very unnecessary poor disembarkation as people were anxious to get off and ship ...
AMAZING!!! We stayed for 2 days before our cruise in an Airbnb. Walking around the city is wonderfully freeing. Use a map only for general guidance as walking the small side streets and stopping at random outdoor restaurants and shops along the way is one of the things that make Venice great. ...
We stayed 2 nights pre and one night post the cruise. We did it independently and think it was a lot of fun. It is a little challenge to move your luggage around to your hotel but if you stay close to the port area you can take the people mover from port to bus station where you have myriad of transportation options. We stayed within walking distance at the Hotel Olimpia on the post cruise and ...
