Start your cruise on the right foot with a private transfer from your hotel to your ship in Venice. This transfer includes a private water taxi with a professional English speaking captain, with space for one large suitcase and one personal item, such as a backpack or purse, per person. The number of water taxis used is based on the size of your private group.
Vehicle Types: Water taxis have an interior cabin with bench seats and windows, plus a forward or stern seating area with a few outside seats.
Total Transfer Time: Plan on approximately 30 minutes, traffic and canal conditions pending.
Larger Groups: For groups that exceed our standard water taxi capacity, we can arrange additional taxis or a mid-size boat. Use the group request button on this page or contact us with your group size and travel date for a custom quote.
Cruise Ship Now Arriving in Ravenna Instead of Venice?
Since 2021, large cruise ships have been restricted from entering the historic center of Venice by lagoon, and some cruise itineraries listed as "Venice" now embark from Ravenna's Porto Corsini instead, roughly 90 miles (145km) south along the Adriatic coast. If your ship is departing from Ravenna rather than the Venice cruise terminal, Private Shore Trips also runs a regular private transfer between your Venice hotel and Ravenna cruise port. See our Ravenna Cruise Port Transfers page for all available routes.
If you need additional luggage space, please contact us in advance for a quote.