We loved our stay for two nights at Hotel Becher. Did many sights on our own and had perfect weather. Read Less

Venice was beautiful and the outlying islands a must. Despite reviews saying it's expensive, it really isn't, just be careful, as you would anywhere else or you might get stung! Read Less

Venice is very busy too many visitors adding to problems getting around Read Less

And finally back to Venice for a few hours before our flight- we didn't realise that we could leave our bags at the boat, which would have been helpful, and instead took them to a luggage office Piazzale Roma and then got a taxi back to the airport.(worked fine but would probably have been easier to leave them at the ship) Read Less

Definitely buy a boat pass and look at Venice from the Grand Canal. You definitely see a lot in a short amount of time and can hop on/hop off just about anywhere in Venice. Read Less

We loved Venice and did our own thing both days but did not like you had to pay 20Euros per person to get across to the city. Read Less

You can't go wrong with a boat tour, so much to see and learn. Read Less

We had been in Italy for a week before the cruise so we took this day to sleep in. We walked the city on our on and Venice is always a surreal place to see. Just like everything you see in movies and more. Read Less

Do it yourself. Throw away the maps, stay a couple of days at hotel Carnival Palace in Canneregio and get off the beaten track. Venice is unique and if you speak a few words of Italian the locals will respond. Read Less

We feared it would be horribly crowded but as we weren't fussed about seeing inside any building we hada very enjoyable time wandering the streets and browsing the shops. Managed not to get lost. Was very hot. Read Less