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6 hours ago, Woody14 said:

Canadian Government is scheduled to make an announcement about cruising from Canada on Monday March 7 from the port in Halifax so hopefully good news is coming.

I'll second that... please come back and post!! 

Hi cruisemom42... Please share the name of the hotel you are referring to in Venice. Thanks!

Thanks, that gives me a better idea of what you're looking for.

 

In a way, ALL of Venice proper is like the Barri Gotic, in the sense of having interesting architecture, winding streets, with the added fun of little canals with bridges around every corner. Actually I imagine Venice isn't much larger than the whole of the Barri Gotic.

 

While crowded during the day, Venice in the evening isn't as bustling as Barcelona. San Marco almost seems empty (of course, it's so large) and that area is not the most "happening" at night, with the exception of seeing the duelling orchestras on the piazza.

 

The area where we found the most going on in the evening was on both sides of Rialto bridge. Folks walking around; plenty of restaurants and shops.

 

If you don't pack excessively and you plan well, it's not too hard to get around Venice. We stayed at a great hotel about halfway between Rialto bridge and San Marco, on the Grand Canal. Key points -- it had both an Alilaguna stop (for transport to/from airport) and a vaporetto stop within a few yards of the front door of the hotel, and no bridges to cross with luggage.

Red Fish Grill - lunch or dinner (you can make reservations online)

Mother's - breakfast or lunch (an "experience" place to eat with good food)

Thanks Andy!!!

A while back I printed out a page from a Rick Steve's article. Norwegian airlines has great prices to AMS; check then out. Just be careful when you look then up that you are getting the airline and not the cruise line lol!Good luck![/i]/I]

Hi. Perfect timing for this thread! As always, CC members come through with the best advice!

Note to TAPI... Wow, if your wife was 20 months pregnant we can all understand why you wanted insurance! Please accept my apology... I do not mean to be rude or offensive.