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Great advice, thank you! I have already booked a tour through NCL for Venice. If it get cancelled, I will have a Plan B, C, and D ready to roll. Finger crossed!

Wow, this is a lot of valuable information, and it's a lot to digest. We booked this cruise on very short notice and did not realize all the particulars with Venice. That's okay, no regrets, we just have to improvise and I'm glad I have time to think things through. There is no way we can get to Venice earlier, as we have to move our son into college on the Saturday before departure, we fly out the next day, and arrive in Trieste on Monday morning. I'm considering taking the train to Venice on Tuesday and spending the day there, then taking the train back to Trieste that evening. Does that sound realistic? Is this something I should book ahead of time or wait until we get there? I have never been to Italy (or anywhere in Europe for that matter) so this is all new to me. The tender situation sounds iffy at best, so I want to have my ducks in a row before we get there in just 2 short months. Thanks for any information you can share!

New to this forum, DH and I just booked a cruise on the NCL Gem in August that will begin in Trieste. I was very confused by the description on the website about the "tender" day, but thanks to these forums, it all makes sense now. I assumed we were going to dock in Venice, but now I see we will have to tender there. I'm so glad to understand that ahead of time. We are flying into Trieste directly on the day we board, so the following day is the tender day, the next day we go to Raveanna. Does anyone know what time the tenders leave for Venice? I want to schedule a Venice tour, but under these circumstances, it may be easier to do it directly through NCL so we don't miss our "connection" to the ship.