Bunny620

We are on a Viking ocean cruise from Athens to Venice. The ship docks in Venice around 5 am. What should we expect from disembarkation process? Does Viking want you off the ship ASAP? Can we eat breakfast on board? We are planning our own travel arrangements to spend two days in Venice… what time should the car service pick us up at Chioggia? Any advice would be helpful!

I didn't realize we can board at 11 AM ! That's great news... and yes timing is perfect to just get on board and have lunch. Viking seems to make such a big deal over class of cabin and timing... Thanks for your replies!

We are booked on the Empires of the Mediterranean cruise in late October. Going from Athens to Venice. We didn't book and pre-cruise travel, so I am struggling with what to do Day 1. Our plane lands like 8 :30 AM, but we can't board the ship until 2 PM. We have an overnight in Athens on the ship, so there are excursions for Day 2. But I don't want to just sit around all morning waiting to board the ship. Also I am not familiar with Athens, so not sure how long it takes to get from "downtown" back to the port ( Piraeus). What can we / should we do with luggage? Has anyone done this before? Any suggestions?