Venice, Italy Shore Excursion and Port Information Nancy LaChance We arrived in Venice and onto the ship late afternoon the day before departure. This allowed the opportunity for an evening gondola ride, one of the highlights of the trip. Six of us paid $120 Euros, including tip. We were especially happy we had gone in that evening because it rained the next day. Most of our on-line group booked the Doges Palace Secret Tour www.tickitaly.com that takes you into the back rooms and darker history of the palace. Great tour – highly recommend it. Buy your tickets in advance on line to avoid the long lines and don’t forget to print out and bring your voucher. Even though they had a record of our ticket purchase, they punished us for forgetting our voucher (we missed the first part of the tour while they held us back trying to decide what to do with us.)