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Roundtrip Cruises from VeniceIn a typical year, cruise and ferry lines offer roundtrip itineraries from Venice, Italy and nearby ports that make it easy to combine a cruise with a Venetian holiday.
ABOVE: A tugboat passes Compagnie du Ponant's Austral, which is moored at the San Basilio cruise terminal in central Venice. Are you having trouble choosing between a land vacation and a cruise? Not to worry: In most years, major cruise lines offer ship voyages that begin and end in Venice or in locations nearby. Such roundtrip cruises offer a great way to combine a Venice holiday with a trip by ship--allowing you to enjoy back-to-back vacations with only one air or train fare. Below are links to cruise and ferry lines that welcome English-speaking passengers and offer at least a few scheduled roundtrip voyages from Venice or nearby cities.
Ocean cruises
Azamara
Compagnie
du Ponant See our illustrated review of a roundtrip cruise from Venice on Compagnie du Ponant's 264-passenger "megayacht," L'Austral. In 2023 and 2024, Ponant is operating a small number of roundtrip Adriatic cruises from Venice. The itineraries begin and end at Marghera, not far from Venice's historic center.
Costa
Cruises Costa ships currently arrive and depart in Marghera, on the Venetian mainland.
Holland
America Line If you can tolerate a two-hour train or bus ride, you could combine a HAL cruise with a Venetian vacation.
MSC
Cruises MSC operates dozens of roundtrip voyages in the Eastern Mediterranean from spring through fall, with arrivals and departures at Venice's mainland port of Marghera.
Royal
Caribbean International Royal Caribbean does offer bus transfers between Ravenna and central Venice or Venice Marco Polo Airport at extra cost. ![]()
Silversea Cruises
Windstar Cruises Lagoon and river cruises
CroisiEurope
European
Waterways Ltd. The itinerary begins in Venice, includes stops at small ports in the Venetian Lagoon, and heads up the Po River or the adjacent Bianco Canal toward Mantua, with return transportation to Venice by bus. (In alternating weeks, the cruise runs in the opposite direction.) See our illustrated review at Europeforcruisers.com. ![]() Uniworld Boutique River Cruises A newly renovated La Venezia (formerly River Countess) offers a seven-night "Venice & the Jewels of Veneto" roundtrip that includes port calls in Chioggia and two islands in the Venetian Lagoon. The ship's season typically runs from the end of March through early November. To whet your appetite, read our cruise review at Europe for Cruisers. FerriesIf you're more adventurous, or if you insist on having your car as a companion, you can combine back-to-back ferry trips into a minicruise:
Anek
Lines Anek ferries arrive and depart at Terminal Fusina, on the Venetian mainland.
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