NCteacherlovescruising

Our NCL app has opened up tours for Ravena and they have a few for Venice. How far apart are they? We have two days in Venice post cruise. Is that enough or should we consider booking one of these? Also possibly interested in just staying in Ravena, the Murano Glass and Burano Lace tour, World Heritage Site Town of Ferrara, Bologna, and there are a couple wine tasting tours we might enjoy since we are wine lovers. Anything you would recommend or mark off?

This may seem like a silly question, but I'm trying to locate my own questions, from months ago, in here. I thought there was a way to search for my own threads but I can't seem to figure it out. Now that our vacation is getting closer, I think it's time to start back booking some stuff and I don't want to ask the same questions I've already asked. I received an email from our tour guide asking me to fill out a confirmation form, so that prompted this search.

We’re booked with Seascape VIP Travel. They have several options.

We haven’t went yet but we have a private boat tour booked.

Someone from our “other” group has hired a private car to pick them up at the port and take them to the water taxi. They are looking for a couple to split the cost. If they don’t increase the price much to accommodate the 4 of us it will be well worth it to not have to fight with our luggage. This!! Another couple has already booked a private car and a water taxi. We don’t know them but are thinking about joining them. However, the friends we’re traveling with are packing lighter and plan to take the train and vaporetto. My husband and I don’t want to hassle with that.

When are you going? We’re booked for July.

I just tried it but it didn’t give a price. Nevermind, working now. 70 euro doesn’t sound bad at all. Much better than fighting luggage there. Any suggestion for a private transfer from Trieste?

How did you get there?

We have reservations at the Hotel Rialto. I understand there is a dock near the hotel. How much would a water taxi for 5 adults cost? Would we book in advance or would they just be near the train station? How much more would it be to get a private transfer (for 5) from Trieste?

We just got an email with this change in the NCL Pearl River in July. We assumed they would change it to Trieste so we could still go to Venice.

I’m not saying we won’t carry them. Just responding to your question of why it’s such a big deal for travelers to carry them. How hard will it be to get a replacement, if someone steals ours, so we can get back home?

We will be traveling in the summer so anything extra is undesirable. Additionally, it worries me with all the pic-pockets there.

I wouldn’t qualify for their cards currently because of their 5/24 rule, even though I have a high credit score.

Thank you all! Dh got the Chase Sapphire Reserve card. If we don't think it's worth it after a year, I believe he can change to the Preferred.

We have a cruise booked on the Pearl next summer. It says we will tender to Venice one day and dock in Trieste the next. Can you tell me about your experience tending to Venice? Last I heard they weren’t successful with this.

This is quite disappointing as it was ONE of the main reasons we booked a SSS instead of a veranda. Do you know if we are able to downgrade our room without losing the perks for booking onboard? I know the OBC would go down. Another reason we loved the yacht club! I had filet more nights than not, although it was always on the YC menu.

This was the only reason I thought I would enjoy a butler. Well that, and stocking us up with water. Looks like we probably won’t have either. I wish we would have just booked a veranda for half the price.

Will they still deliver specialty coffee and pastries from Cafe Al Bacio to sky suites?

That’s beautiful!

Thanks! I have read numerous card comparisons and watched several videos and keep coming back to the two Chase cards as our best options. Because I’ve done so, I can’t recall which one(s) had warned about the complexity of those cards in making the most of them. It’s quite unfortunate we can’t transfer the miles to AA which we already have and has a major hub here in Charlotte. We do have United though. With that said, I can’t make up my mind between the Chase Sapphire Reserved and Preferred. We cruise every year. If we use the card to pay for a cruise (or hotel, etc) would that give us the $300 travel credit on the Reserve card or would we have to pay through their portal. Do VRBO or Air B&B rentals count? We tend to rent cabins in the mountains annually. The Priority Pass membership sounds like a nice plus, but we aren’t frequent flyers. It looks like we would need to book hotels through their portal to reap the most benefits, but it’s generally cheaper to book directly with the hotel. Edited to add: We are also considering the Am Ex Platinum card, but that annual fee is so high! I do see where we’d get a lot of it back though.

Thanks! I had read it can be kind of confusing to reap the full benefits of the card so it’s good to hear.

Is it easy to book air with your miles?

Which Sapphire card do you have?

My husband and I both have AAdvantage credit cards. We wiped out our miles on both cards on flights for next summer. I thought we’d play the game and get a new credit card to get a huge lump sum of miles. Which credit card do you think is best? I have seen some recommendations for both Chase Sapphire cards (the one with the $95 annual fee and one with $595, I believe) and Capital One Venture X. What are your thoughts on these? Any others we should look at? We live in Charlotte so we have AA, Delta and United. Jet Blue too but I haven’t heard good things about them.

Sounds like a great idea! That would be convenient.