Not much needs to be said about this city. Pictures can speak for it. So...there are many. However, there were a couple of mentionable things that we did while porting in Venice.
Disney often hosts "Voluntears" events that they and the hosting port city arrange. I volunteered to greet for Mickey, Minnie, Chip and Dale at a Voluntears event at a local children's hospital. My limited, but comprehensible Italian came in handy to be able to speak to both the children and then to our furry Disney friends. Most if not all of them had never seen a Disney character in person. And because many of them were more ill than was apparent, this was a first and possibly only encounter for some of the children. It was a wonderfully rewarding experience.
Meeting Mickey and Minnie for the first time
So small to be so sick
The inside of the Children's Hospital
Juilia and Emma on the water taxi
Erica on the Grand Canal on the way to the Children's Hospital
Sangria with Rodolfo, Ivo, and Carissa
Overnights
We only ported in Venice twice all summer, but it was a special case, because both times were "overnights." As a crew member, a night off the ship is, well, it just doesn't happen.
Shimmering lights from the Rialto Bridge
Nights are always spent at sea. So these two nights in port were rare and cherished by all! One of the two overnights, I stayed out with a few friends through the night, walking the echoing, beautiful streets until sunrise. We returned to the ship at 7:00am, watching the city come to life all around us.
Piazza San Marco, 5:00am. The sky was the most beautiful indigo blue.
The beginning of sunrise and a waking city. The coldest time of night is just before sunrise.
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