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I always carry paper copies of everything besides having it on my phone. I'm both old and old school! You just never know.

I always carry paper copies of everything besides having it on my phone. I'm both old and old school! You just never know.

I'm not sure about the trip back as we flew out of Bologna. I know that they definitely had a shuttle to the Venice airport, as well as the airport in Bologna and the train station in Ravenna.
 
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Can I do the same for my wife? ?

First, welcome to the family!
So, are you coming into Venice a day early or will you be in Ravenna a day early? I'm a little confused because you asked for a hotel recommendation close to the port in Ravenna, but also shuttle info from VCE. A first overseas trip can be very intimidating, so no worries. We are here to help you.
 
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It was around $49 pp

We booked ours through our TA, but I think you can just call RC direct.
 
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This was in fact what happened.
 
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Just got back Mon from Greek Isle cruise. The shuttle from Venice to Ravenna was easy as stated above. Shuttle buses picked you up from the Tronchetta transit station. This was less than a 10min walk from our hotel, the Hotel Moresco. It is a fantastic hotel near the Pizzale Roma area. All Vaporetto, or water buses make stops here so it is very convenient getting around Venice this way. If you are staying anywhere around there, I suggest hiring a luggage porter to help you with your bags, especially if they are on the big size. It was only 5 Euros a bag and well worth it. We booked the shuttle from Venice to Ravenna with our TA, but needed to book the shuttle from Ravenna to the airport in Bologna on the ship. RC would not book that ahead. TA wasn't sure why. We had issues with our flight out of Bologna, which we knew ahead of time, so we would up taking a car instead to airport. If anybody has any other specific questions I might be able to help with, feel free to send me a private message and I'll do my best to answer your questions. 
 
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Unfortunately, as with most things in life.
 
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We stayed at the Hotel Moresco. Great hotel. I highly recommend it! 
 
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It's located off of the Windjammer and basically is overflow seating for the Windjammer. It has a nice view of the ocean and as @twangsterstated has a full bar. It was manned when we cruised last month. When we dine in the Windjammer, it's our go to for seating.
 
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I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. 
 
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Well, we decided to fly into Bologna rather than Venice.  A big part of the decision to do this was the train from Bologna Central goes directly to Ravenna with no changes required.  We’ll spend three nights in Ravenna before we board the ship.  

My source is cruiseradio.net:
"Disney Cruise Line has learned that just because something is made quicker and easier doesn’t mean that people will be more inclined to do it.
The line is bringing back in-person muster drills on all of its ships due to a reported lack of willingness from passengers to do the digital safety drills that have been in place since the line resumed voyages in 2021."
and 
"As of right now, cruise companies have been allowed to keep their e-muster procedures and most have with positive passenger feedback. Disney Cruise Line, however, is going back to in-person muster drills to ensure that every guest participates fully and knows exactly what they should do in case of an emergency.
It’s unknown whether the Coast Guard will eventually require all U.S.-based cruise lines to go back to this form of safety drill."   I think this is a case where a few people are wrecking a good experience for the rest of us. 

A grasshopper walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender tells him, "I'm going to make you a drink named after you," to which the grasshopper replies. "You have a drink named Steve?"

A grasshopper walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender tells him, "I'm going to make you a drink named after you," to which the grasshopper replies. "You have a drink named Steve?"

So let me start by saying we enjoyed this tour very much. The star of this tour was the Acropolis. It was fantastic and worth the price of the tour on its own. BUT, if your idea of seeing "highlights" of Athens is getting out and exploring them, this is not the tour for you. Highlights were pointed out as we drove passed them on the bus to and from the Acropolis. Having bad knees, I was afraid the walk to the top of the Acropolis would be too much. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. After the Acropolis, we headed back into town for a short walking tour of the Plaka and independent time. Because of the terrible rush hour traffic, the 3hrs of independent time was cut to about 2hrs. We still had time to explore the Plaka, just as not as much as we had wanted. Like a lot of excursions that we have taken in the past, you spend a lot of time on the bus getting from one place to another. I guess it can't be helped that the port is 30min from downtown Athens and getting around Athens is like any other major world city of 3million people. Traffic is the same everywhere. 
If I had to do it again, I would have done the Acropolis on its own and just walked to the other sites I wanted. Things are pretty compact around the Acropolis and easy to walk to.
 
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In the past,  I've gotten a buy one, get on free deal while onboard. I think that it wasn't selling well and we got the offer from our waiter at dinner.
In my opinion,  it isn't worth $49.99 pp. The brunch is good, but not great and the tour is very short and crowded. You only see a small part of the kitchen. It's a do it once kind of thing,  or maybe worth it if you get a good deal.

That's what is was priced at last month. We got 20% off from our Chops server who was selling the brunch one morning in the MDR.
 
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There wasn't anything on the menu that I would consider kid friendly. The other question would be if they allowed children to tour the back of the house galley area. There weren't any kids at our brunch, or on our cruise for that matter at the beginning of last month. Maybe somebody who has been on a cruise with more kids can answer that question or maybe @Matt. 
 
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So let me start by saying we enjoyed this tour very much. The star of this tour was the Acropolis. It was fantastic and worth the price of the tour on its own. BUT, if your idea of seeing "highlights" of Athens is getting out and exploring them, this is not the tour for you. Highlights were pointed out as we drove passed them on the bus to and from the Acropolis. Having bad knees, I was afraid the walk to the top of the Acropolis would be too much. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. After the Acropolis, we headed back into town for a short walking tour of the Plaka and independent time. Because of the terrible rush hour traffic, the 3hrs of independent time was cut to about 2hrs. We still had time to explore the Plaka, just as not as much as we had wanted. Like a lot of excursions that we have taken in the past, you spend a lot of time on the bus getting from one place to another. I guess it can't be helped that the port is 30min from downtown Athens and getting around Athens is like any other major world city of 3million people. Traffic is the same everywhere. 
If I had to do it again, I would have done the Acropolis on its own and just walked to the other sites I wanted. Things are pretty compact around the Acropolis and easy to walk to.
 
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It was nice. Basically, a three-course meal. Similar to items you would find on the MDR menu. They did have bottomless mimosas and/or champagne. Like everything lately, the price has gone up. We got a 20% discount because we bought it from one of the servers that we had in Chops one night. He was hawking the brunch tickets at breakfast one morning in the MDR. It was interesting to see the galley and some of the inner workings of the food production. 
 
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If anybody is looking for a hotel in Venice, may I suggest the Hotel Moresco. Just stayed there 3 nights before our Greek Isle cruise. It was fantastic! Service was outstanding. Rooms were modern and very clean. My wife is a stickler for that, and it passed her test with flying colors. It's located on a canal about a 5min walk to the Piazzale Roma, which is the major transportation hub for Venice. From there you can catch any bus, taxi or water bus you want or need to get anywhere. It's in a quieter part of the city, which we enjoyed. It's only about a 25min walk or Waterbus ride to St. Mark's Square. If I can be of help answering any other questions about Venice, I'll try my best. 
 
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