June 13 - Venice

We left Dubrovnik and sailed northwest into the Adriatic Sea arriving in Venice at around 11am.   The boat passed into the Laguna Veneta and rounded Venice from the southwest heading up the Giudecca Canal passing St. Mark’s Square in the process.  Everyone onboard the ship was on deck to see this beautiful city.  We celebrated with a bottle of Champagne that Anna Oliva from Merit Travel had sent us.

Views of Venice from the Celebrity Equinox

Views of Venice from the Celebrity Equinox

Views of Venice from the Celebrity Equinox

Video of Venice from the sun deck of the Celebrity Equinox

After we docked, we left the ship and took a water taxi down the Grand Canal. To say the sites are awe inspiring would be an understatement. There are many regal palaces and stately homes that line the canal, each invoking images of great power and wealth.

Grand Canal

This was a very hot day, the hottest yet on this trip, and standing on the deck in the bright sun took its toll.  Of course as I’m constantly reminded, I don’t wear a hat and I don’t drink enough water.  The end result was a case of heat exhaustion.   Marg was able to get me back to the boat before I totally collapsed.  It has been a long time since I was this sick.  At times I thought I was going to have to go to the hospital because I had absolutely no muscle strength.

Marg, John and Heather had a wonderful meal and said their sad goodbyes to Rolando, Dadan and Howar, our dining room staff.  What an amazing staff we had, they added so much to our enjoyment of the cruise.