westmount Posted August 27 #1 Share Posted August 27 I just received my final documents from Silverseas for the second time in three weeks, and it looks like the only difference is they took out the little note ( but very important) message that embarkation would be at the ship and possibly not at the Venice Cruise Terminal. I am checking on that today, but it would seem odd that no notice was attached, and only the missing little line at the bottom was missing . I'm sure half the passengers will go to the Venice Port terminal if in fact the note was meant to tell us the old instructions were no longer valid. Hopefully they will clarify the situation shortly, and I just thought I would mention it. Looking forward to a great trip, but first I have to find the boat. Westmount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winemaker_1 Posted August 27 #2 Share Posted August 27 Ditto for us for our cruise on the Moon. And just recently the guy that runs CruiseReport also mentioned this in his video. However, as his blog indicates for his Silver Ray voyage of Aug 5, he was brought to Marittima (the old Venice passenger port) for check-in, then bussed over to Fusina. Fusina is over in the commercial port area of Marghera and may not be set up for passenger embarkation. This is what we are expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserccl09 Posted August 27 #3 Share Posted August 27 The change from Venice cruise terminal to Fusina terminal will be active from 5th September (change confirmed today from my Silversea consultant). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatzHase Posted August 27 #4 Share Posted August 27 We are leaving on September 5th with the Silver Ray and have booked the "Port to Port" package. I haven't received any new information yet. I'm a bit confused about which terminal I need to go to. My travel documents say Terminal Marittima. I'll ask my travel agent tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopjohnb Posted August 28 #5 Share Posted August 28 We've just received an email from Silversea (for our embarkation on Moon on the 6th) saying that Fusina terminal will be open for embarkation "contrary to the original procedure at the Marittima Cruise Terminal, from which a 25-minute bus journey was required to embark the ship in Fusina". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westmount Posted August 28 Author #6 Share Posted August 28 I haven't received the clarification notice yet, but I gather it is much better for those getting off the ship than for those getting on. Fusina hasn't moved yet, thus it becomes a 25 minute ride for us to take care rather than Silverseas to deal with, the adventure begins a bit earlier than expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winemaker_1 Posted August 28 #7 Share Posted August 28 I just received the SilverSea email, also. It confirms embarkation directly at the (new?) Fusina Terminal for our voyage. If you have D2D, SS is adjusting the transportation for you. If you have P2P, they provide the terminal address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatzHase Posted August 29 #8 Share Posted August 29 I got the Email too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westmount Posted August 29 Author #9 Share Posted August 29 Now comes the big question as I received the notice. Do I go early to the ship in Fusina , drop the bags if possible and take the ferry to Venice, or visit Venice from my airport hotel and return to the hotel to go to the ship in the afternoon? Will Siverseas take the bags before 2 PM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatzHase Posted August 30 #10 Share Posted August 30 The new cruise terminal in Fusina was inaugurated today. The first cruise ship to dock there will be the SilverRay on September 5th. Here are some reports with photos and videos from the Italian media. Video Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulaJK Posted September 1 #11 Share Posted September 1 This is a big change as fusina was a commercial port that did not permit walking around, independent arrival, etc. Folks who stay first in Venice will have a trip but perhaps the cruise line will hrlp w these arrabementd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted September 6 #12 Share Posted September 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted Tuesday at 10:26 AM #13 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:26 AM Has anyone experienced this change yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winemaker_1 Posted Tuesday at 01:48 PM #14 Share Posted Tuesday at 01:48 PM (edited) Like you, we'll experience it Friday. We did D2D, however, so we're not making our own arrangements. I did post in the other thread that there is a line 16 vaporetto that goes to the port. I just did not see where to purchase tickets https://www.visit-venice-italy.com/water-bus-venice-line-16.html Edited Tuesday at 01:51 PM by Winemaker_1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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