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[gckeicher]

Where are you staying in Venice? trying to finalize our hotel plans for our Sept. cruise. Thank you!

 

We found Pesaro Palace, a small (11 rooms) boutique hotel right at the Ca' d Oro water taxi stop. It was $153.00 when we booked, including breakfast.

Claudia

[In Retirement]

We are on the sailing 8/14. We are spending one night after the cruise in Venice. Is there any information on how to disembark and get to your hotel. Our hotel is on the Grand Canal Thank you, Claudia.

 

Even spending just a day or two in Venice requires a map. You aren't driving or walking along level sidewalks. Many, many bridges and you may not benefit from public transportation either, depending. A most simple suggestion, beyond picking up a map for planning and guidance on the trail is that P. Roma (source of vaparettos, bus to airport, across from train station, etc.) is within a couple of minutes of many good hotels and reasonably priced restaurants and a grocery store. Easy to take vaparetto to Doge Palace/Cathedral (ride is A+ experience). You may be shocked at price of private transportation to hotel (depending on location -- "on the Grand Canal" can mean anything). I'll bet your air arrangements are fixed, but maybe if you aren't on "points" you will find a better solution once you have a decent map. Good luck, DJ:)

[GREGS1GIRL]

We found Pesaro Palace, a small (11 rooms) boutique hotel right at the Ca' d Oro water taxi stop. It was $153.00 when we booked, including breakfast.

Claudia

 

We have a booking there but I think it was more than $153. You'll have to let me know how you like it!

[rinkrat10]

Do the laundry machines on the Island require quarters or can we use our cruise card?

[dairymilk17]

Do the laundry machines on the Island require quarters or can we use our cruise card?

 

When we were on the Island in August we could swipe our cruise cards for tokens for the laundry.

A wash cost $3, dryer was $3, and I think detergent was $1.50

[rinkrat10]

Thank you

[In Retirement]

When we were on the Island in August we could swipe our cruise cards for tokens for the laundry.

A wash cost $3, dryer was $3, and I think detergent was $1.50

 

My experience on a variety of Princess ships has been that machines take quarters and (when available and you deal with lines) they are available at Passenger Services (put on your account: re, your "card"). Of course, would like to be corrected before our December 2-week cruise! Usually take a couple of rolls of quarters (now feeding 12 into a machine?) and with the arrival of detergent packets, you can easily put a few into a plastic container and place in suitcase. (extra-useful for longer cruises or land/sea vacations, and when you include children)

DJ:)

[loriva]

Do the machines on island ONLY take the tokens now? Or can you still use quarters?

 

Many thanks,

[caribill]

Do the machines on island ONLY take the tokens now? Or can you still use quarters?

 

 

On any ships where the tokens are used, quarters are no longer accepted.

[In Retirement]

Guess it "pays" to call Princess and ask for each ship? Does anyone think this has anything to do with the drydock modifications? Anyone have experience with these "tokens"? You'd think that machines would now take one token, available from Passenger Services, and the price of the token (charged to your credit card) could be reset over time, however! Really good idea if you won't have to travel with rolls of quarters, yes?

DJ:)

[caribill]

Anyone have experience with these "tokens"? You'd think that machines would now take one token, available from Passenger Services, and the price of the token (charged to your credit card) could be reset over time, however! Really good idea if you won't have to travel with rolls of quarters, yes?

DJ:)

 

Tokens are sold from a vending machine in the laundry room. No need to go to passenger services.

[In Retirement]

Tokens are sold from a vending machine in the laundry room. No need to go to passenger services.

 

What does the vending machine accept? (dollar bills, quarters, credit card, etc.) What happens when the vending machine is out of laundry tokens?

Thanks,

DJ:)

[caribill]

What does the vending machine accept? (dollar bills, quarters, credit card, etc.) What happens when the vending machine is out of laundry tokens?

Thanks,

DJ:)

 

It only takes your cruise card.

 

If out of tokens, check the vending machine in one (or more) of the other laundry rooms.