MS Michelangelo, 5 Night Timeless Venice (port-to-port package) ex Venice, Italy Return

Set off on a cruise to experience quintessential Venice. Dive into the art of gondola and mask making. Indulge in fine Venetian cuisine and enjoy authentic cicchetti at the edge of the Grand Canal. Find some respite from bustling Venetian life on the charming island of Burano. To top it all off, discover hillside villa masterpieces from the Renaissance.

Day 1
Boarding.We’ll introduce our crew at a welcome cocktail.

Day 2
Optional excursions:- CLASSIC: Doge’s Palace- DISCOVERY: Venetian arts and craftsFree afternoon and evening in Venice.

Day 3
Late in the morning, departure for a cruise in the Venice lagoon.Time on your own in Burano.DISCOVERY excursion: Wine tasting at the Venissa Vineyard(3).Enjoy a free evening in Mazzorbo.

Day 4
Morning cruise to Chioggia.Optional excursions:- CLASSIC: Padua- DISCOVERY: The Palladian VillasOur ship will cruise to Venice.

Day 5
Optional excursions:- CLASSIC: Guided tour of the basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in the Castello District (available only through reservation before departure)- DISCOVERY: Food tour of little-known neighborhoods in VeniceEnjoy some free time in Venice this afternoon.Tonight is our festive gala evening.

Day 6
Disembarkation.

The size of this ship allows it to cruise the Venetian Lagoon and to moor close to Saint Mark's Square!The restaurant is located at the back of the main deck and the lounge / bar at the front. The sun deck with sun loungers is the perfect place to relax and admire the panoramic view of Venice.

CroisiEurope has a fleet of Prestige category boats with cabins, which ply the most beautiful rivers in Europe. Spacious and light, they offer a welcoming and refined setting. Accommodation capacity varies from 100 to 180 passengers depending on the boat's design. At the cutting edge of technology, their facilities offer comfort and safety.

Carefully maintained and partially renovated each year, the CroisiEurope fleet is largely made up of recently built vessels, less than five years old, all with Veritas certification. The leading European river tour operator, our company owes its international reputation to its seriousness, its dynamism, its sense of innovation and its recognised value for money of long standing.

Vessels are rated four-star and food is superb – as you’d expect on a French-owned cruise line, staffed by French chefs and with top French and German wines aboard. One cruise of the Rhone and Saone Rivers in France concentrates on gastronomy and traditional French cusine, visiting Collonges Abbey, renowned for its great French chef, Paul Bocuse.

CroisiEurope is a family-owned and operated firm, with brothers and sisters running different aspects of the company and keeping a close eye on all operations to ensure excellence.

River cruising offers much free fun. Wake in the morning and observe the passing riverside scenery through your cabin window – perhaps from your bed. Gaze upon village churches or a patchwork of fields sparkling in the morning sun.

CroisiEurope’s network traverses a phenomenal number of European rivers and waterways. They range from the Guadalquivir and Guadiana (flowing through Spain and Portugal respectively); the Douro in Portugal, the Po and Venice Lagoon in Italy; the Rhone in Provence, plus the Seine from Paris to the Normandy Coast. And there’s more: the Moselle, the Neckar, the Saar, the Oder, the Havel, the Baltic Sea, the Camarge, the Rhine, the Main and the mighty Danube; the Tisza and the Black Sea; the Belgian and Dutch waterways. Everything from tulip time in Holland to Christmas Markets in Germany.

Drinks included with on board meals: mineral water, house wine, beer, fruit juice, and tea or coffee.