Transportation from Ports to City

[bj24]

Does Azamara provide transportation from where we dock in Venice to St. Mark’s Square or somewhere similar? This is my first cruise with Azamara and I thought I read they provide free transportation from all piers to city centers.

[uktog]

In Venice I have not known transport be provided.  Have docked at both locations and both times we just walked in from the ship.  

[bj24]

I didn’t realize it would be walkable. Thank you

[Phxazzcruisers]

we walked from th hip also.  There is no real way for them to provide transportation within Venice. Enjoy, it is a wonderful City

[Grandma Cruising]

You may find it helpful to do a bit of research about transport in Venice. This website is very helpful  https://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/vi-transport.htm

[Deval]

There is a vaporetto stop right next to the San Basilio pier where the ship should dock, very convenient.

[Grandma Cruising]

3 hours ago, Deval said:

There is a vaporetto stop right next to the San Basilio pier where the ship should dock, very convenient.

There is a stop very close to the terminal. We had a problem here because the only place that sells tickets there is the little shop at the base of the bridge there. Unfortunately it doesn’t open until about 10:00am. We got there before that so couldn’t get a ticket. We ended up walking to the Rialto bridge which is quite a good walk, especially in midsummer in the heat.

[bj24]

Thanks everyone for the information.

[crazyman3]

If my memory serves me correctly, cruise lines are not permitted to provide water transport to places in Venice; the City of Venice (port authority?) provide water buses. However, it's been some years since I've been on these because we prefer to walk.

[Bloodaxe]

4 hours ago, crazyman3 said:

If my memory serves me correctly, cruise lines are not permitted to provide water transport to places in Venice; the City of Venice (port authority?) provide water buses. However, it's been some years since I've been on these because we prefer to walk.

 

Venice is not a tender port the ship will be docking, so they would not be providing water transport anyway.

[crazyman3]

Sorry to contradict you but I do recall being 'tendered' into the city even though we were tied up to a pier. I think that this was aboard either a Princess or a P & O ship in the late 90s or early 00s. 

Of course, it is now much easier to walk into the heart of Venice. 

[Baynanno1]

We were transported by local canal boats for an AzAmazing Evening in Venice.

During the day we were able to walk off the docked ship and roam on our own.