We got off the ship at about 8:30 am and took the water shuttle back over to St. Mark’s Square (the only place it stops).
We only had until 11:30 am before we had to return to the ship for our 1:00 pm departure. We walked around the various streets and looked at all of the beautiful glass from Murano. We also went to the outside fresh market where they sold vegetables, fruit and flowers. There were also several large fresh seafood vendors and it was very interesting to see all of the fresh, whole seafood on display.
We crossed over the Rialto Bridge, the largest bridge in Venice. After visiting a few shops, it was time to return to the ship for our departure from Venice. It had been a cloudy, cool and windy morning, the coolest weather we had to date. However, about the time we pulled away from the dock, the sun began to shine, adding to the spectacular views of Venice as we sailed by on the ship.
The ship departs Venice by slowly sailing down the main outside Lagoon Canal for transit to the Adriatic Sea .
We passed by the new seawall being constructed to prevent flooding in Venice when the wind and tides are high. The transit through Venice on the ship was beautiful.