Aviendha Posted April 21, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Anyone know the average price per person for a gondola ride in Venice? Should we just walk around and find the place with the best rate? Or can someone recommend a company? I don't want to book the ship's excursion because it seems WAY overpriced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MareT Posted April 21, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 21, 2004 When we were in Venice last August, the average gondola ride was approx. 80 euros per couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catandave Posted April 21, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 21, 2004 We paid 100 euros for a 50 minute ride near the Rialto Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusrose Posted April 22, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Here's a site that provide some information. http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/gallivanting_by_gondola.htm 1972 - Song of Norway, Caribbean 1980 - Hawaii American Curise line, Tahiti 09/01/2002 - Veendam, Alaska 05/29/2003 - Pacific Princess, Alaska 11/26/2003 - Star Princess, Australia/New Zealand 5/28/2004 - Star Princess, Venice to Barcelona 11/06/2004 - Diamond Princess, Mexican Riviera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shopping Sherpa Posted April 22, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 22, 2004 I like the 40 cent version! Anna-Maria Legend of the Seas Sydney-Auckland March 2002 Grandeur of the Seas Baltic May 2003 Star Leo Sydney-Sydney cruise to nowhere January 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted April 22, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 22, 2004 You will actually pay per Gondola, not per person (unless you take an overpriced tour). The rates are actually negotiable and will vary depending on supply and demand, time of day, the weather, and how good you are at negotiations. Most of the rides are about 45 to 50 min and you should insist on at least 45 min. You can easily put 4 in one Gondola (6 is also quite possible) but its certainly more romantic with 2. We always enjoyed taking a Gondola in the late afternoon or evening after many of the "daytrippers" have left Venice. You might also want to pick up a bottle of wine to sip as you slide through the canals. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviendha Posted April 22, 2004 Author #7 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Thanks for all of your responses. Great idea about the wine, Hank! That would be lovely. This will be our honeymoon, and Venice is our first port. I'd love to take a ride in the early evening, but I will most likely be suffering from jet lag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted April 22, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Hank, Where does one get the wine and glasses from? Sounds wonderful. Is it acceptable? Until Diamond Princess 5/8/2004 Alaska Until Millenium 9/6/2004 to Europe! <center> <a href="http://www.escati.com/counter98/free_time_codes.htm"> </center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviendha Posted April 22, 2004 Author #9 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Good point, zebra. I didn't think about the glasses! Do you think we'd get funny looks if we just tipped the bottle up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shopping Sherpa Posted April 23, 2004 #10 Share Posted April 23, 2004 "Borrow" the water glasses from your cabin? On my first cruise we actually managed to "borrow" a couple of champagne glasses from the bar to drink our picolos from. Took them back afterwards, of course.... Or you could be v. trendy and buy picolos of champers and just use straws to drink them... Anna-Maria Legend of the Seas Sydney-Auckland March 2002 Grandeur of the Seas Baltic May 2003 Star Leo Sydney-Sydney cruise to nowhere January 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted April 23, 2004 #11 Share Posted April 23, 2004 You just pull the cork with your teeth, and drink from the bottle! Only teasing. We bought a bottle wine at a small shop just off of St Marks square, and they sold us a couple of plastic wine glasses (they are not hard to find). The bigger concern can be finding a corkscrew (many of the gondoliers have them. Of course you could always buy Champagne or Asti! And yes, it is considered quite OK to be drinking or snacking in your gondola. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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