VENICE, ITALY

Pre-and-Post Cruise: Venice, Italy

Compliment your cruise journey with a Pre- or -Post Cruise Package to easily enhance your experience visiting the captivating and charming city of Venice. Enjoy private transfers, two-nights accommodation and a half-day tour.
Venice Canal, Italy
Venice Canal, Italy
Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy
Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy
Venice Canal, Italy
Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy

VENICE, ITALY

Compliment your cruise journey with a Pre- or -Post Cruise Package to easily enhance your experience visiting the romantic, floating city of Venice, Italy.

Our most popular pre- or -post cruise packages include private transfers to and from the airport or pier with English-speaking driver, two nights accommodation at carefully selected hotels with breakfast daily, as well as a half-day tour.

Let Gateways International put it all together for you – have dinner in a fabulous European city and get a couple good night’s sleep before you embark on your journey, or choose to wind down with a special itinerary after your cruise has ended. Each package is fully customized to your specifications so you’ll be getting your tour, your way.

Highlights:

  • Private transfers with English-speaking driver; Airport – Hotel – Pier (or visa versa)
  • 2 nights accommodation at Palazzo Paruta Venezia, Superior Room ★★★★
  • Continental breakfast daily at hotel
  • Small group half-day walking tour of Venice including St. Mark’s Square & Doge’s Palace
  • Hotel taxes and service charges**

Optional Add-on Tours:

  • Private Gondola ride

*Small group tours consist of up to 25 passengers. 


Itineraries are fully customizable. Pricing available upon request, based on two (2) passengers travelling together sharing one room.
Subject to availability at time of booking. Blackout periods apply. Not valid during trade shows, bank holidays and other special events.
International airfare not included. **European city/tourist taxes collected locally unless otherwise indicated.
For full terms and conditions, click here.

Pre-and-Post Cruise: Venice, Italy

Travel itinerary

VENICE, ITALY

Day 1

VENICE

Arrive at the Venice Airport and transfer by water to Palazzo Paruta Venezia. Take some time to explore the small streets and admire the superb architecture of this incredible urban landscape of man-made islands connected by bridges.

Palazzo Paruta Venezia
★★★★
Day 2
Breakfast

VENICE

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Make your way to the meeting point in St Mark’s Square for your  small group* walking tour of Venice & Doge’s Palace. Your tour includes an introduction on St. Mark’s Square, the imposing Byzantine Basilica, the Bell Tower, the Clock Tower, and the the Library. You will then reach the Doge’s Palace, and the Prisons. Your guide will recount the history of the many palaces you will see and of those that lived there. This evening, choose an optional private ride through the canals of Venice beneath the stars in a gondola (not included).

Palazzo Paruta Venezia
★★★★
Day 3
Breakfast

VENICE

After breakfast at the hotel, check-out of your hotel and take your private transfer to the pier.

Pre-and-Post Cruise: Venice, Italy

VENICE, ITALY

Package Includes:

  • Total of 2 nights accommodation; Palazzo Paruta Venezia, 4-Star hotel
  • Private transfers; small group* tour as per itinerary
  • Continental breakfast daily, other meals as indicated
  • Hotel taxes and service charges**

Not included:

  • International or domestic airfare; airport or departure taxes
  • Gratuities to guides and drivers
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Travel insurance
  • Reciprocity and/or local taxes if applicable
  • Visas required for entry into the country as necessary. Please discuss this with your travel agent to determine your requirements prior to departure.

Itineraries are fully customizable. Pricing available upon request, based on two (2) passengers travelling together sharing one room.
Subject to availability at time of booking. Blackout periods apply. Not valid during trade shows, bank holidays and other special events.
International airfare not included. **European city/tourist taxes collected locally unless otherwise indicated.
For full terms and conditions, click here.

3 days

On Request

Comments to their travel agent about their recent trip to France + Italy

"We had a wonderful time beginning to end! Thanks in large part to your experience, organizational and listening skills we were able to plan the holiday we waited a long time to take. We really enjoyed working with you and your coordination with Gateways was top notch. - Patti"
Patti, SK
June 17, 2024