Sienna

We have just been on brilliance. We got a water taxi which the hotel booked for us it was €95 and that was from the centre of Venice. This took us straight to tronchetto where we got on a bus that we organised through royal Carribean and was $91 each return. The coach journey took about 2hrs 30 it also stopped at toilets for 20 mins. The bus had a toilet but was locked. There is also free Wi-Fi on the bus and air conditioning. On the return journey we came off the boat got our luggage and went straight on to the bus. Unfortunately the bus driver on the return journey was a nightmare driver and overtook a lot when there was oncoming traffic so the whole journey I was a nervous wreck. The only thing I would be aware of is when u return to tronchetto. There was several males at the boat areas asking where u we’re going we told them and they told us to stand in this line. We assumed they worked there. After 30 Mins we asked how long it would be as we had a baby with us and she needed feed. They told us 5 minutes and it would be €10 each. We thought that was a cheap deal for a water taxi as did they other people who were waiting with us. When they eventually directed us on to the boat it was no private water taxi but a bigger boat and it wasn’t just us getting on it. They then charged us €120 Euros when questioned as we were told €10 They said it was because of our luggage. After 5 minutes on this boat it stoped and we were all told this was our stop!!! We had 8 suitcases, 2 hand luggage and a pram. The hotel ended up being a 15 minute walk through a very busy part of Venice which was a absolute nightmare. So please be aware of these con men when returning to tronchetto.