Venice..RCCL port

[Karen Lynn]

Splendour of the seas , September 20/14

Is there a 'particular' port # to be dropped at?

I'm assuming not..

 

Thank you!

[Hlitner]

The main cruise port in Venice has a single entrance road (off the causeway) so you really do not need to know the exact docking position in advance. Since the Harbor Master can change pier assignments at any time there is no way to be absolutely certain where the ship will dock. But cruise ships generally use the same check-in facility which is where your taxi (or car) would be directed. All the taxis and transfer drivers are very familiar with the port and will get you to the right spot.

 

Hank

[Karen Lynn]

As I thought, perfect!!

Many thanks..

[AF-1]

If you arrive at cruise terminal by boat; the water taxi's will drop you off at the water taxi dock. You will have to walk over to your specific ship. If you arrive by land taxi; the taxi driver can get you as close to your ship as possible.

[Hlitner]

If you arrive at cruise terminal by boat; the water taxi's will drop you off at the water taxi dock. You will have to walk over to your specific ship. If you arrive by land taxi; the taxi driver can get you as close to your ship as possible.[/quote

 

Well, the land taxis will normally take you to the check-in terminal and luggage drop point which can actually be some distance from the actual ship's pier. The last time we embarked at this port we checked-in, and then were directed out a rear door where we got into a shuttle bus which drove us over to the ship. DW found all this amusing since we had to wait about 10 min for the jitney bus and could have walked to the ship in that time :). On our last few visits they have been using the same old terminal building for our cruises (despite the fact they have another newer terminal which is much nicer) which is located closer to the port entrance then it is to many of the ships. We actually walked over the much newer terminal and went inside. It was a very attractive building with automated luggage conveyors, café, etc. Nobody was using that building and we wondered why they do not use that building when it is available. But we should know better because after all, It is Italy :)

 

Hank

[DEL67]

As AF-1 indicated, it can be a distance from the front of the port to your ship.

 

On our cruise in August, the Splendour was closest ship, but the luggage drop was almost the full length of the ship from the start of the pier and there was no one to help you. The baggage handlers stood at the top of the ramp just watching. They made no effort to help us with our luggage. Normally it would not have been a problem for us, but one of the wheels had broken on my daughter's bag so we were dragging it.

 

Ironically as we walked from the baggage drop off to check-in, we saw that they had luggage carts, but they were not made available to passengers.

[AF-1]

We arrived by water taxi; and Splendor was the second ship back. We walked about 100 yards with our luggage to drop off. We arrived around 10:30. No crowds; we were on ship in less than 30 minutes.