Getting from Fusina to Venice

[conchyjoe]

We are on a B2B in May which has a mid cruise stop in Fusina. Does anybody happen to know if Seabourn offers a shuttle from Fusina to Venice (or Mestre) for those passengers staying aboard for the next leg of the B2B?

 

Since we will be staying on in Venice for a few days at the end of the second leg we thought our short mid cruise stop would be a good opportunity to learn how the Vaporetto works etc. with a day of self guided discovery and education.

 

Any thoughts from experienced Venetian’s would be appreciated.

[Sir PMP]

Fusina is across from Venezia, so it's a taxi or bus 16(water ferry)

[curmudgeon98]

Most likely there will be shuttle busses from Fusina dockside to the Marittima (old) cruise terminal in Venice.  Fusina is primarily a commercial (heavy truck) ferry terminal and has very little provision for pedestrians, though that may change as improvements are made.  The vaporetto 16 doesn't go to the cruise docks currently, as far as I can tell, and there are boat and truck storage yards in the way if you tried to walk to the stop.  Take a look at satellite view on maps.

[Vineyard View]

We were notified that we will meet at the old Marittima terminal in Venice. Transportation will be provided from there. You cannot get individual transportation to Fusina. You will not be allowed in. 

[conchyjoe]

Thank you all. Since it is an embarkation day I figured out that there would have to be fairly continuous shuttles from Marittima to Fusina. It takes 22 minutes by road.

[curmudgeon98]

From Marittima into the city is not that far as the crow flies, but it looks like it would be awkward to walk.  Probably easiest to take the People Mover tram (about 1 euro) to Plaza Roma.  I'd suggest then walking across to the vaporetto office and buying a day ticket.  Then take the vaporetto down the Grand Canal towards San Marco for your intro to Venice.  The nice thing about having a day ticket is that you can wander and get lost, but then have a shortcut for getting back by finding the nearest vaporetto stop.  You can also take the walking route from Pl Roma, but the area nearest the bus and train stations is a bit dirtier and less pleasant.

[conchyjoe]

Thank you.

You can actually buy an Actv pass online these days via their App which we have done.

It then activates upon your first validation but is only valid until the end of the same calendar day so may not be 24 hours as they advertise. No worries since we sail again at 5.00pm.

 

Thanks to all that replied, I think we have it all worked out now.

 

 

[curmudgeon98]

One more minor point for a first-timer...  there are 5 or 6 separate vaporetto docks at Pl Roma, so you need to look for the correct one for your line to wait for the boat (and notice which direction it is going).