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For Charleston: The ship will port at the Union Pier and Cruise Terminal, which is right downtown, within a very short walk to the historic district. The Market is at the head of Market Street and E. Bay Street. You will find local vendors selling art, crafts, sweet grass baskets, etc. it has historic value, as the land was deeded to the city for use as a city market in perpetuity. Horse Carriage Tours can be found outside the Market along N. Marke Street.. A great way to see the historic district. A bit of trivia: the cobblestone streets downtown were paved with the ballast stones that were offloaded from ships porting in Charleston. The US Customs House is an architectural masterpiece. There is the Charleston Aquarium, which is good. You can also take tours to Fort Sumter from the Aquarium. Not in walking distance at the other end of Bay Street, the name changes to The Battery where the stately mansions of Charleston face the harbor and the sea wall. Past the Battery is White Point Gardens. This is where the Pirate Steed Bonnet and his pirate crew were hung, as well as over 200 others over time. This is where the first shots of the Civil War were fired from There is plenty more to do and see in Charleston as it is filled with restaurants, historic houses, etc.

The cruise terminal is in historic downtown Charleston. Your best bet would be to look at N Charleston or in Mt Pleasant

Retired almost 2 years ago. Used to live in the Upstate b/w Greenville and Spartanburg. After retiring we moved to Surfside Beach

We live about 15 miles south of Myrtle Beach, between Garden City Beach and Surfside Beach. late fall, winter and early spring are great times to visit as we are not covered up by tourists. Are you driving or flying?

I think they offer drink specials on embarkation day and port days. Also keep an eye out for Drink Of The Day. Wow that is pretty cool that you are that close. We are flying in on Wed. afternoon to Newark, spending the night there and taking Carnival Transportation to the ship the next morning. When we leave the beach in SC, where we live, on Wed it will be 79 and then the low in NYC Is hursday morning will be like 42.

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Thank you for the info. It’s not that I thought it was unsafe just have never been there and wanted to check

Are taxis in St. Marten reasonably priced and SAFE or is it better to stick with ship excursions? We would like to see both sides of the island. Is renting a car an option? We will be there in 2 weeks Thanks for any advice

Are taxis available, reasonably priced and safe in Grand Turk?

Are taxis in Amber Cove reasonably priced and SAFE or is it better to stick with ship excursions? We will be there in 2 weeks Thanks for any advice

We,also, are on the Venezia from 11/09-11/20

Don’t forget you can check in at midnight tonight!

Don’t you can check in at midnight tonight

I live in SC at the beach. I was not trying to be snarky!! 🤔

Yes this is the he better place to post this as Charleston is in South Carolina. Glad you enjoyed the tour. Lots of history in SC, especially the Low Country and Grand Strand areas

Any suggestions for good and reasonably priced hotels near Newark Airport with free airport shuttles

Used to be on cruises that the MDR was a dining experience. I miss those days!

We will look into Iguana Mama Tours. Is that you book outside of Carnival?

Looking forward to cruising Italian Style! We have been to Grand Turk, San Juan and St Thomas. Any suggestions for St Marten and the DR

That’s not a bad drive. We are flying from Myrtle Beach and did not want to chance a delay. There was only 1 flight that would fit the schedule. LGA had a good flight but a terrible return. Where are you from? We live south of Myrtle Beach near Surfside Beach, SC

We are flying into Newark on Wednesday afternoon

28 Days To Go!! Anybody Excited Yet?? We booked flights yesterday

The Venezia is supposed to dock by 8AM. Our flight is at noon from LGA. Is that doable or is that cutting it too close?

The Little Ship That Could…the Holiday. What a fun little ship that had many of the features of older cruise liners