Good mode of transport connecting the airport terminal and Venice. It was easy to navigate and figure out way around. We had to wait in a queue for over an hour though which was frustrating. But this was around midday so I guess the boats have stopped for lunch. It’s a lovely way to enter Venice but you don’t see much from the boat as we were in the lower deck

We took the alilaguna from the airport to the city center. A few minutes too late for the 11:50 boat, we thought we had to wait 15 minutes for the next boat. The boats were way too small however, not all waiting passengers could get on, and in the end we had to queu one hour before we could leave. The small boats on a busy line is real bad planning.

I love Venice. I had been there before, but only for a short cruise stop. We saw so much more this time. It's very crowded; even in October! We stayed in a hotel near the Rialto bridge (which accounted for the crowds). Unfortunately for cruise visitors, you can't dock right in Venice anymore. They have found that this is ruining the canal system. So, you have to go to a place called Chioggia which is over an hour away! Hopefully, the city will find a better spot to dock cruise ships. We spent time in the Jewish Ghetto (the oldest one in the world). Well worth the trip if this is of interest to you. The tour of the Doges Palace however, we found to be a waste of time.

The ride from Marco Polo airport to San Marco was amazingly on time for each stop which was a nice surprise! The view is very nice and scenic although there are patches of water that were rough most likely due to other boats passing by very closely. Nonetheless the ride was very enjoyable. One thing to beware of is the toilet at San Marco stop which is right in front of the dock for the boat. Like in other parts of Europe there is a charge to use the toilet which is €1.5. There are no instructions how to get into the bathroom and there it is a lady standing at the entrance who looked like she worked there but completed ignored all of my questions. I was In a rush to get on the next boat back to the airport which should’ve been obvious. I finally figured that I had to pay the money in the machine but when I tried to insert the money, the lady who ignored me up until then, stopped me, took my money which was 2 euros, and ignored my request for change. On top of that, she let all the Italian people around me go in and out of the toilet first before letting me go through. If you see a big Afro Italian lady at the entrance of the toilet make sure to give her exactly the €1.5 not a euro more as you will not receive any change.