Cali4niagirl

I know this has been asked before but I don't know where to find the answers. Does anyone have any hotel recommendations in Venice? the ship (ESCAPE) departs (Trieste) so something near by but also near things to do would be helpful. We're looking for hotel recommendations in Barcelona too, my itinerary doesn't state WHERE the ship returns to in Barcelona. We're deviating our flights for the two days allowed on the front and back end of the cruise. Thank you!