[Idyllchat] Venice gondola weight limits?

[Lynanne Guynn]

Ah! what memories.  In 1997 I went on a bus tour of Rome, Florence, and Venice - my first trip ever to Europe.  We were in Venice two nights and one day, and everyone but me went on a halfhour optional gondola ride.  How special can it be when six gondola are lined side-by-side with one guy singing O Solo Mio?  I wanted to see Venice and try to get lost.  I went off for a bit, then returned via a different route (I thought).  Came back the same way - didn't get lost at all :-(
 
I agree - walk, sit, and/or get your own special gondola ride .
 
Lynanne 
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From: scoombe at comcast.netSubject: Re: [Idyllchat] Venice gondola weight limits?Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 11:13:06 -0700To: jayclimbs at gmail.comCC: IdyllChat at lists.untours.comI agree - if I only had part of a day in Venice, I would much rather wander around on my own (with a good map so I'd get back to the ship on time!), sit at a canal-side cafe, and see the "real" Venice! 


On Feb 4, 2008, at 11:05 AM, Jay Cloidt wrote:
My first thought was what is the cruise ship soaking them for the gondola ride? My only experience with cruise excursions left me feeling that they were not exactly bargains. They might be better off getting off the ship on their own and arranging their own gondola ride. Plus walking around with no agenda is one of the great pleasures of Venice.     - Jay 
On Feb 4, 2008 8:28 AM, Russell Crum <rrcrum1 at gmail.com> wrote:
Some friends will be on a cruise vacation that will stop at several ports including Venice. One of the Venice shore excursions offered by the cruise line includes a gondola ride. The information furnished by the cruise line states that there is a weight limit of 230 lbs. for any passenger on the gondola ride.We do not recall any such weight limitation when we were in Venice. However, that was five years ago and things may have changed. Do any of your recent Venice travelers know of any such limitation?Incidentally, between this guy and his wife, they would average less than the 230 lb./person limitation. However, they don't want to pay for a shore trip and find one of them cannot go.RussCanton, MI_______________________________________________This message was sent by IdyllChat.To reply or send a new message, email to:IdyllChat at lists.untours.comVisit the IdyllChat archives:http://mailman.dca.net/pipermail/idyllchat/Search Idyllchat Archives for any subject at: http://search.dca.net/sites/untours/main.html>Read real Untourists' candid accounts of their Untours:> http://www.untours.com/triplogs.html To unsubscribe, change to digest delivery, ortemporarily pause delivery, visit:http://mailman.dca.net/mailman/listinfo/idyllchat
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