First Time in VENICE: Lifelong Dream FINALLY Comes True!
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Well, this has been a lifelong dream of mine, and we're here. I'm a little emotional, but we made it. We're in Venice.
It was a beautiful boat ride. It was well worth whatever the fare is and we don't even know what it is cuz we just tapped our card.
One of the clever things you can do with AI is you can plot out a course that takes you through the city. It'll tell you what you're seeing as you're going through.
We are so excited for this cruise. This is a special cruise with some special friends and members of our supporting Connect Line family.
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FIRST TIME in Venice and Jerry gets emotional! Watch our lifelong dream come true as we explore the most romantic city in the world. See our practical hotel choice in Mestre (why staying off the island worked perfectly), experience the Grand Canal by vaporetto, and navigate Venice's incredible maze of bridges and alleyways using AI and Google Maps! Reality check: couldn't get into St. Mark's Basilica (fully booked!), but discovered the Bridge of Sighs, thousand-year-old fish markets, and why the Rialto Bridge was predicted to collapse in 1591. From chocolate shop free samples to 40,000 steps over two days, this is Venice without the Instagram filter - authentic, crowded, breathtaking, and absolutely worth it. Sometimes the journey to your Mediterranean cruise is just as memorable as the destination itself! 0:00 - FIRST TIME in Venice: Jerry Gets Emotional! 1:00 - Grand Canal Boat Ride: Our Venice Introduction 4:00 - St. Mark's Square: First Impressions + Crowd Reality 6:30 - San Marco Basilica: Gold Detail Closeup 7:30 - Venice Alleyways: Getting Lost in the Magic 8:15 - Authentic Dinner: Heart-Shaped Bruschetta Romance 10:45 - Free Limoncello + Venice Restaurant Reality 11:30 - Chocolate Shop Heaven: Free Samples Galore! 14:15 - Hotel Tour: Why We Stayed in Mestre (Smart Choice!) 17:00 - Train Tips: Venice Navigation Made Easy 21:00 - Day 2: AI + Google Maps = Perfect Venice Route 23:00 - Ancient Churches + Venice History Lessons 26:00 - 1000-Year-Old Fish Market: Seagull Paradise! 27:30 - Rialto Bridge: The "Doomed" Bridge That Survived 28:00 - 4-Hour Walking Marathon: St. Mark's Square Return 29:00 - St. Mark's Basilica Disappointment: Fully Booked Reality 30:00 - Bridge of Sighs: Prison Stories + Palace Views 32:00 - Venice Wrap-up: 40,000 Steps Worth It? Hi, we are Jill and Jerry, and we invite you to subscribe to our channel. We have cruised for over 20 years now on ten different cruise lines, and we look forward to sharing our experiences with you. We will be posting Cruise VLOGS, videos that cover ship reviews, cabin tours, ship tours, and all of the fun in between! 🔥We hope you Subscribe for more cruise adventures!! ⭐️ Join our Socials at: ➡️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CruisingCanucks ➡️ Instagram: @cruising_canucks ➡️ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cruisingcanucks ➡️ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheCruisingCanucks/ ➡️ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/cruisingcanucks.bsky.social ➡️ Our WEBSITE at: https://www.cruisingcanucks.com ➡️ Check out our Merchandise at: https://cruising-canucks-shop.fourthwall.com/ ➡️ Join our EMAIL list at: https://cruisingcanucks.ck.page/dd2b4b8b3f We can be reached at: Cruising Canucks • P.O. Box 122 • Hilton Beach, ON, Canada P0R 1G0 ➡️jillandjerry@cruisingcanucks.ca ⭐️Fair Use Disclaimer: This video may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available for purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Section 29 of the Copyright Act of Canada and in Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.