We checked out of the Hotel Raffaello at 6:15 am and walked to the Termini Train station for our 6:50 train to Venice.
The train ride was about 4.5 hours and we saw some interesting country side along the way. We also went through some rain, but it was very warm and sunny upon our arrival in Venice.
After our winding walk to the Cruise Terminal (OK we did not take the exact route we needed to and walked a little extra), we checked in with Princess and got on the ship. After getting some lunch and settling in, we were off to walk around Venice. We will be spending the night on the ship docked in Venice, so we will have today and tomorrow morning to explore the city before departing at 1:00 pm tomorrow Saturday afternoon.
We took the shuttle boat to St. Mark’s Square, and visited the Basilica San Marco.Unfortunately ALL of the churches in Venice do not allow photographs inside.We did get some nice pictures outside on the balcony of the St. Mark’s Basilica overlooking St. Mark’s Square.
We then wondered through the streets of Venice, crossing over the Rialto Bridge and then took a Vaporetti (water bus) around most of the island, and over to Murano.
We went back to the ship about 8:30 pm and went to our first dinner on the ship.