Mick - reading your posts have given me anxiety LOL. We aren't sailing til October 2024 also on the Explorer and navigating to Ravenna is overwhelming. So...couple of questions....would I be able to fly into VCE, I know Bologna is easier, but never seeing Venice, I would really like to spend a couple days, take the train from the airport to a hotel, on my own, without transfer, then take the train to Ravenna and then bus #90? What area do you recommend? Piazza Roma near the train station? Thanks for posting