We woke up excited about our new adventure, and decided to grab a quick cappuccino and croissant in a corner cafe so we could pack up quickly, check out of the hotel and head to the ship. We thought it would be easier that it was because everyone walks around suitcases, and it's only a 15 minute walk. The stairs on the little connecting bridges have a skinny side with low steps for your suitcases. It wasn't so bad til we got to the bigger bridge past the train station that we couldn't roll our suitcases up, but had to lift and carry.
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| It looks like this. |
Once over that you will head straight across the street and turn right across the street and turn left to buy your ticket for the people mover. The tickets are €1.50 for each person.
What the People Mover looks like.
You can pick your language on the bottom by clicking on a flag. I didn't see the U.S.A. flag so I picked the U.K. flag. lol.
Follow the prompts and click on people mover, then there are are 3 choices. 2 on the top and 1 on bottom. I saw many people get tripped on this part. Choose the top right one which I think says 1 person tram + bus. It's confusing because you think " I'm not taking a bus". Click on it anyways, and pick how many people by clicking on the + sign. Wait for the light to turn green to put your coins in, then your ticket will print. You'll go through a turnstile and up an elevator or escalator to the people mover which is about a 1 minute ride.
Now... let me tell you what I would of done differently. If Id insisted on walking I'd of used these guys that had these porter carts and they would take your luggage to the people mover. I don't know how much thew were but the last bridge was not fun. They look like this below.
And once I got to the street after the people mover, and reached the street, I would of gotten a taxi , because as I was doing the long walk to the ship which was the last one, I saw taxis pulling all the way up to the ship curbside. I met a lady at dinner and her hotel was on the mainland. She took a taxi from there to the ship for about € 30 and they dropped her off right at the front. I love to walk but that a little much. After we found our room, ate a little lunch and rested we headed out again as our ship was not leaving til 2:00 a.m.
We are boarding Holland America Veendam. This is our first time with Holland America and it's a smaller ship than we are used to. We heard that to visit Venice the only ships that are allowed are the smaller ships, if you can call them smaller. It's definitely smaller than the ones we are used to, but we are experiencing it with an open mind.
Passengers: 1350 Launched 1996
UPDATE: Due to pandemic this ship was sold in 2020.
I decided to not go too far, and we all ready did the most important things, so we took the vaporetto only a couple stops in search of a church that was on our map, only to discover it was under construction. Thinking that was a sign and wearing out we stopped for some gelato and headed back to the pier. Now I'm becoming an expert on the people mover. We settled in and unpacked, and wandered around the ship to get our bearing before we headed to the restaurant for dinner. It's a 2 level restaurant and anytime is on the bottom level and scheduled is on top. We like to share tables and meet people, so he brought us to the second level right by the window. We met some great people and had a nice dinner to end the day. I think I did 1600 steps according to my fitbit. Whoo hoo!!
#Venice #VeniceItaly #peoplemover
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