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Venice Cruise Terminal
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| Also see: |
| Getting to Your Ship (Cruise Port Transportation) |
| Venice Cruise Terminal Hotels |
| Arriving in Venice |
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Venice is one of the busiest cruise ports in the Mediterranean, with nearly 500 ship departures and 700,000 cruise passengers per year. Technically, however, it isn't on the Mediterranean at all; it's located within the Venetian Lagoon, which is connected to the Adriatic Sea by a narrow entrance called the Porto di Lido.
The Terminal Venezia Passeggeri or Venice Cruise Terminal is located near the 4-km causeway that links the historic city with the mainland. It consists of two main areas: the Marittima basin, which can handle the largest ships that call in Venice, and San Basilio, which is just around the corner in the Giudecca Canal.
If you're departing from Venice and haven't arranged transfers through the cruise line, you'll need to know where your ship is moored. You can obtain this information from the English-language ship and ferry schedules at the Terminal Venezia Passeggeri Web site. (See links on page 4.) River vessels, which aren't shown in the schedule, sometimes tie up near the public gardens above the Piazza San Marco during cruises, but they use San Basilio for embarkation and disembarkation.
Once you've identified the basin where your ship will be berthed, see my Marittima or San Basilio page for information on how to reach the ship.
Notes:
Embarkation arrangements can vary according to your cruise line, where the ship is berthed, whether you're handling your own transfers, and when you arrive at the port. Check with your cruise line ahead of time if you're uncertain about the embarkation procedure.
The cruise terminals do have left-luggage (baggage storage)
offices. When we last checked, hours were 9 a.m. to noon and 3-5 p.m., but
opening hours are likely to vary by season or even by day, so check ahead
with the port (see links on page
4) if you absolutely need to store and retrieve your luggage on a
certain day.
If you want to store baggage in the city before going to the cruise terminal, look for the deposito bagagli, or left-luggage office, in the Piazzale Roma opposite the ACTV ticket office (next to the Pullman Bar). Alternatively, you can try the deposito bagagli office in the Venice Marco Polo Airport arrivals hall or in the Venice Santa Lucia Railroad Station. To check hours and prices ahead of time, contact Cooperativa Trasbagagli at e-mail info@trasbagagli.it or at one of the phone numbers on its Italian-language Web site.
Important: We cannot vouch for the hours of deposito bagagli offices on any given day. If knowing this information is critical, you'll need to check with the offices themselves ahead of time.
Next page: Marittima terminals
| In this article: |
| Venice Cruise Terminal (introduction) |
| Marittima terminals |
| San Basilio terminal |
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| Also see: |
| Getting to Your Ship (Cruise Port Transportation) |
| Venice Cruise Terminal Hotels |
