Marittima, San Basilio, Santa Marta
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Venice cruise port
The Venice Cruise Port has several cruise and ferry terminals. The main facility is the Marittima harbor nearby the historic centre between Tronchetto and Piazzale Roma. The terminals of San Basilio and Santa Marta are located at the waterfront of the Giudecca Canal nearby the Marittima. Venice cruises are popular vacations. In 2010, the passenger port had more than 2 million passengers: 1.65 million people from cruise ships and 350.000 people from the ferry boats.
passenger port area's
Venice passenger port operates from 4 facilities:
- Marittima Basin (main facility with the largest ships)
- San Basilio and Santa Marta (cruiseboats, ferries)
- Riva Sette Martiri (yachts, mega yachts)
transportation Marco Polo Airport - cruise port Marittima
Cheapest transportation from Marco Polo Airport is the autobus to Piazzale Roma. There are two buscompanies (ACTV and ATVO). Autobus tickets are sold in the stand in the arrival hall between 8.00-24.00. The journey takes 20 minutes and cost €3/€5. From Piazzale Roma one can take the electric transit system (€1), free shuttle bus (if available) or walk (15/20 minutes). Second is the public water taxi from company Alilaguna to the cruise port (Linea Blu). This nice trip cost only €15 p.p but takes about 1.5 hour because it's going first to the islands Murano and Lido. A land taxi from Marco Polo Airport to the cruise terminals in Marittima is the most easy way to travel and cost about €35. A private water taxi from the airport to the cruise port cost €95-€115 (1-4 people).
from historic centre - cruise port
Passengers who are staying in the historic centre and want to go to the Marrittima harbor can travel first to Piazzale Roma. Water bus 2, 42 and 52 sails from Giardini (Castello district) via St. Mark's Square to Piazzale Roma. At Piazzale Roma one can take a land taxi (3 minutes/up to €20), a free shuttlebus (if available), the land funicular (named 'venice people mover') or to walk (15/20 minutes). The land funicular looks like a small electric tram. It brings passengers from Piazzale Roma to the cruise port in less than 3 minutes. It operates every 8 minutes between 7.00 in the morning and 23.00 in the evening. Ticket is 1€. Most expensive is to take a private water taxi from downtown to the cruise port; price would be at least €60.
Marittima Basin
Dozens of cruise lines disembark in Venice. The larger cruise boats stay in the Marittima. A couple of wellknown cruise operators are Carnival Cruise Lines, MCS Cruises, Holland America Line and P& O Princess Cruises. Also two ferry lines (Anek Lines/Minoan Lines) to Greece depart from Marittima. Both ferries sail to Patras, Igoumenitsa and Corfu.
- Isonzo Quay (18-20)
- Tagliamento Quay (107-109-110-112)
- Piave Quay (117-123)
- TM Quay
- Terminal 103/107/108/117
- Terminal 1/ Isonzo
In front of terminal 103 is a shuttle boat to St. Mark's Square. The free shuttle bus to Piazzale Roma is near the entrance. Marittima has 3 parking places for it's passengers (€10/day). The taxi stand is before terminal 117. The duty free shop is in terminal 107.
Accommodation: hotels near Marittima cruise port.
Santa Marta
The quays (nr 24-25-26-27-28) are situated on the banks of the Giudecca Canal between the Marittima and Molo San Basilio. From Santa Marta operate Hapag Lloyd, Fred Olsen, Windstar cruises and Oceania cruises. A land taxi from Marco Polo Airport to Santa Marta is between €30-€40. Water bus line 61 starts from Piazzale Roma to Santa Marta (first stop). Water bus line 41 and 51 operate between the Lido and have a stop at Santa Lucia train station, Piazzale Roma and next at Santa Marta. It takes 6 minutes by water bus from Piazzale Roma to Santa Marta and 9 minutes from Santa Lucia station. Frequency of departures of the three lines together is every 15/20 minutes. If you want to go the other way - from Santa Marta back to Santa Lucia/Piazzale Roma - take then waterbus 42,52 or 62.
Molo San Basilio
Terminal San Basilio (21/22) support the smaller and medium cruise boats. The quays (nr 29-31) are located on the banks of the Giudecca Canal.
Venezialines operates ferries to Croatia (Mali Losinj, Porec, Pula, Robac, Rovinj.
Water bus line 2 starts from Santa Lucia train station via Tronchetto to San Basilio. Travel time to San Basilio is 25 minutes. Water bus line 61 starts from Piazzale Roma via Santa Marta to San Basilio. Travel time to San Basilio is 10 minutes. Frequency of departures of the two lines together is every 20 minutes. The night ferry (line N) has at least one stop every hour between 23.49 - 04.29 at San Basilio and takes passengers to Piazzale Roma and Santa Lucia station. Walking from Piazzale Roma to San Basilio area is 1km but (depending of your luggage) it will take 30 minutes to get there. A land taxi from Marco Polo Airport to San Basilio is the most easy way and cost about €40.
Accommodation: hotels near San Basilio cruise port
Free photograph of NASA (earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
The Venetian Lagoon including the cruise port. The container/freight port is on the mainland and not on the picture.
Marittima basin (Venice cruise port)
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