“Viking prides itself on a destination focused approach to cruising, with immersive shore excursions that are sure to please everyone.”
There are few better ways to begin a tour of Italy than stepping off The Gritti Palace pier and gliding through Venice’s Venice’s Grand Canal on a vintage motor launch. It’s It’s a late October afternoon and I’m I'm en route to the town of Chioggia on the Venetian Lagoon. Here, the luxurious Viking Jupiter cruise ship is waiting to take me on an 8-day ‘Italian 'Italian Sojourn’ Sojourn' voyage, which will traverse ‘the 'the boot’ boot' of Italy from tip to toe.
VENETIAN SPLENDOUR
The best way to explore caffe (coffee at the bar). Iweave through the pigeons of Piazza San Marco, admiring St Mark’s Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Doge’s Palace, and score a table at Caffè Caffe Florian. Founded in 1720, the storied cafe was once frequented by Casanova.
