CruiserBruce

They will be aware a ship is docking at Pier 80, and will be available. Its about knowing where the demand is. Same for taxis.

The Deck 6 cabins and the aft wrap Neptunes are SBs and SCs, (as opposed to the SAs on Deck 7) so will be cheaper. However, the cabin size on the aft wraps can be a bit smaller. The Neptunes midship on both Deck 6 and 7 are all the same size. We have two SCs booked on N. Amsterdam for next year, and have stayed in the Deck 6 SBs before.

A quick search:

Ooops...my mistake. I don't know anything about Virgin. We use Holland America, and have a 21 day Med cruise booed for 2025. They meet the needs we have, it will be our second Med cruise on HAL.

Try the Fish Market. A couple blocks south.

Viking is definitely not more of a "Caribbean" cruise line. In fact, my niece and nephew is about to do a Med cruise involving an extended Egypt pre-cruise visit. Focus on the ports you want to visit and the time spent in each. Europe has a lot of long tours and excursions...you need plenty of time in each port.

Take the ship's transfers. More expensive, but it will be a bus, and won't require child seats.

Suite pax have the same priority as 4 star...they will be seated in the same area.

Immigration? There isn't Immigration procedures to board...unless you mean showing your passport.

Sure, check is in the mail...

What ship? Might be different machines. Definitely not on Zaandam earlier this month.

We have as well...twice. Both in the middle of the night, both for small fires. Both situations were very short lived...less than 20 minutes. How did it go? Well, in one case, I looked out the door of our cabin, to see pax running down the hall, some with life jackets on, some carrying their life jacket, even though no order to report to muster stations had been given. So, while in the big picture, we followed the directions, at least some people did not. Having worked in emergency services for almost 40 years, this didn't surprise us. People don't behave logically nor follow directions in emergencies.

Welcome to Cruise Critic! Provided the ship is in port long enough, yes, a do it yourself (DIY) day trip is definitely possible. It is discussed frequently on the Italy board, here: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/464-italy-ports/

I have looked over the employee's shoulder several times...the picture doesn't show up at the bar or shop. It does at the gangway...perhaps at other other locations. But definitely not at bars or the stores.

Take a look down the board...lots of threads on hotels. You are sailing from Pier 91, so no hotel near there. Hotels that provide shuttles are pretty rare, but the downtown area is pretty compact, so a taxi or Uber will be pretty inexpensive. Been a few years, but it was $13 before tip from the Hilton downtown to Pier 91.