Day 11 - Venice, Italy
Today begins the second leg of the trip and we have a turn over of about half the ship - some 400 or 500 fresh faces on board. We also have a "fresh issue" to deal with. Last night, when our envelope of excursion tickets arrived, it was empty. I rushed downstairs to see what was up and was informed that "all of your future excursions have been canceled". "By whom" I asked and the conclusion was that somehow the information of "we 50 day-ers" was deleted at the end of the first leg.
So here's what followed. I spent much of the next couple of days sitting at the help desk rebooking all the excursions that I'd so meticulously booked on 1/20/2015. On the original date I was at the top of the queue; now we were bumped to the bottom. For the most part we did get back on the excursions we'd originally booked - but in a couple of cases we had to settle for something less. Oh - and we got charged for these tours now a second time. This is a complex story of the billing miscues that we won't bother you with - other than to say that it consumed at lot of hours of resolution.
So now to the better part of the day - our trip into Venice. We visited St. Marks Cathedral first and then wandered about St Marks Square with our friends Ken and Kathy (who is pictured with Janet).
So here's what followed. I spent much of the next couple of days sitting at the help desk rebooking all the excursions that I'd so meticulously booked on 1/20/2015. On the original date I was at the top of the queue; now we were bumped to the bottom. For the most part we did get back on the excursions we'd originally booked - but in a couple of cases we had to settle for something less. Oh - and we got charged for these tours now a second time. This is a complex story of the billing miscues that we won't bother you with - other than to say that it consumed at lot of hours of resolution.
So now to the better part of the day - our trip into Venice. We visited St. Marks Cathedral first and then wandered about St Marks Square with our friends Ken and Kathy (who is pictured with Janet).
Inside of St Mark's Cathedral
St Mark's Cathedral and Square
Late Afternoon Sail Out
Tour Rating: ITVCE07 - Walking Tour of Venice ($49/person) ... B-