Neuhoftraveler Posted May 21, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Warning: On Sunday, 8 June, Venice will host the 40th Annual Vogalonga, which is a rowing-boat parade/festival/race that last year featured over 1,000 boats. This event will occupy the Grand Canal and St. Mark's Basin for most of the day (10:00 a.m. or earlier to 3:00 p.m. or later), with all other boat traffic banned -- including vaporetti, water taxis, and everything else. So if you were planning to be in Venice and get to or from your cruise ship by vaporetto or water taxi on that day, you'd better come up with Plan B. (And of course in Venice there is no Plan B, except walking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestx Posted May 22, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Warning: On Sunday, 8 June, Venice will host the 40th Annual Vogalonga, which is a rowing-boat parade/festival/race that last year featured over 1,000 boats. This event will occupy the Grand Canal and St. Mark's Basin for most of the day (10:00 a.m. or earlier to 3:00 p.m. or later), with all other boat traffic banned -- including vaporetti, water taxis, and everything else. So if you were planning to be in Venice and get to or from your cruise ship by vaporetto or water taxi on that day, you'd better come up with Plan B. (And of course in Venice there is no Plan B, except walking). Wow...very helpful, hoftraveler! We are arriving in Venice on 6/7 and departing on 6/9. We are staying at the Hilton Molino Stucky and planning to use their shuttle to Zattere and St. Mark's. We have a 10:45 a.m. Secret Itineraries tour planned on 6/8. Do you think that we will be stuck at the Stucky?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted May 22, 2014 #3 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) No, because the Hilton is not on the Grand Canal. Yes, things will be very busy. But, no you won't be locked in the hotel. Edited May 22, 2014 by CruiserBruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJUne66 Posted May 22, 2014 #4 Share Posted May 22, 2014 We are planning to visit Murano, Burano and Lido on Sunday June 8. Do you think that the vaporettos will run to those islands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted May 22, 2014 #5 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) I doubt it as those vaperattos also go in the grand canal. Edited May 22, 2014 by KirkNC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro cruiser Posted May 22, 2014 #6 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I don't think you'd have any problems getting the vaporetto out to the islands. Just because they won't be running on the Grand Canal doesn't mean the entire system shuts down. Buses run in New York during the Thanksgiving Day parade, just not along or across the parade route. Vaporettos to Murano and Burano leave from Fondamente Nuove, on the other side of the main land mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestx Posted May 23, 2014 #7 Share Posted May 23, 2014 No, because the Hilton is not on the Grand Canal. Yes, things will be very busy. But, no you won't be locked in the hotel. Thanks, Bruce. The Hilton pretty much confirmed this for me yesterday saying that the race starts at 9 a.m. in the San Marco area but they should have moved on from there in 45 to 60 minutes. SJUne66, you might want to take a look at this thread I created on Tripadvisor. A local person offered some pretty helpful, detailed advice. http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187870-i57-k7475852-How_will_the_Vogalonga_on_June_8_affect_our_touring_plans-Venice_Veneto.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJUne66 Posted May 23, 2014 #8 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thank you for the information lovestx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becci Posted May 23, 2014 #9 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks from me as well! We are leaving out of Venice on the MSC Fantasia the day of the race. I'm really feeling good about our decision the stay at a hotel near the P. Roma. Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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