SouthernYankee Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 We will be cruising the Adriatic on Rhapsody in October. Any recommendations for a hotel close to the cruise port? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDemuth Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Have a look at this site: http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/venice-cruise-terminal-hotels.htm Plenty of good advice and information that will relate to your cruise and stay in Venice. It was a great help for our Med cruise in 2015. Stephanie and SouthernYankee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernYankee Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Thanks for the link. Appears to have much pertinent information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDemuth Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 If you haven't done this before, the departure from Venice up the Giudecca Canal has got to be one of the best in the world. Book a port side balcony or find a seat on the port side upper deck, drink in hand, and enjoy. Stephanie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise-y Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 If you possibly can, try to schedule a couple of days in Venice before or after your cruise because it's such a fascinating city. You don't necessarily have to stay right by the port. There are no cars (of course) and you really don't want to walk far with your luggage because there are little bridges everywhere. You will be hauling luggage up and down the bridge stairs. A lot. You can easily take a water taxi or the Vaporetto (water bus) to the port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L454S Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 We just stayed in the Hotel Ala for a couple days after departing the Rhapsody. Can recommend it highly. Hotels are all over, and no cars or transport. Some are on the Grand Canal and cost more. We picked what we did as a mix of location/price/reviews. Hotel Ala is about 50 yard walk from the Vaporetto stop. As mentioned above, try not to schlep bags too far from the only transport on the island(Vaporetto). Venice is not that big, but it gets BIGGER carrying bags. Most hotels will let you stow your luggage there if you arrive early. We got to the hotel at about 9AM after disembarking, left the bags and off we went. The main Vaporetto terminal(closest to ship) is still a long way to carry bags. Take the people mover(tram) for a couple bucks. This will put you closer for the shortest walk to the ship. SouthernYankee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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