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Terimaxx

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  1. Hi, we are currently on the Brilliance of the Seas on a back-to-back and boarded on Sunday August 21, 2022. Here is how we did it flying from the US. We flew into Venice and met up with family and stayed for one night. Our hotel was near the Piazza San Marco so we took the vaparetto (water bus) line 2 to the Ferrovia stop where the train station is located (Venezia S. Lucia) Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ravenna. You will change trains one time in Ferrara. We went over a day early and enjoyed the city, ate dinner, purchased our wine to take on board and called it a night. It was wonderful! Here is where this story requires attention: Book a taxi from your hotel to come and pick you up and take you to the port for the morning of the cruise. It’s a good 15-20 minute ride from the city center out to the port. As of August 21, 2022, Royal Caribbean is still working out some kinks in their shuttle bus transfer system to the port. We were told by our hotel that the most efficient way to get to our ship was to use the bus shuttle service at the train station provided by Royal Caribbean. Once we arrived at the train station, it was chaotic. It was approximately 11 am and it was already crowded and people were swarming the 2 poor ship employees on duty, trying to get their names on a list so they could get a seat on the shuttle bus (coach). Passengers were yelling, no one had a clue as to which end of the line was the front or back, which lines were for taxis, etc. People became increasingly angry as time wore on and then would rush the busses as they pulled in and more yelling ensued. As we pulled away we were really concerned about that situation. We were also very aggravated once we pulled into the port to find the taxis were letting people off right next to the check in area (hence my earlier advice to just call ahead and book a taxi). While I do not have a taxi number to give, they are readily available inside any hotel in Ravenna at the check-in desks. Hope this helps as our transition from Ravenna to the port was rough. Once we got to the port however, Royal Caribbean had a fantastic check-in process and we boarded within 10 minutes. We are spending more time in Venice on our return so we our carrying our own bags off and trying to taxi back to the Ravenna train station and taking the train back to Venice on September 4 when we disembark. I can report how that goes then. I purchased tickets on the Trenitalia site directly.
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