Enhanced for 2020 GEMS OF NORTHERN RENOVATED 10 Days // S.S. La Venezia FOR 2020

 MILAN ITALY

Generations Program: Create memories with an MAZZORBO   TORCELLO itinerary ideally suited for members of multiple BURANO  VALPOLICELLA  generations to experience together, with excursions  SAN BASILIO  designed to immerse your family in Venice’s unique VERONA RIVA DEI SETTE MARTIRI culture and history.  CHIOGGIA

Gulf of Venice Be treated to a special tasting of one of the world’s PORTO VIRO  rarest and highest-quality white wines, Dorona—  grown only on islands in the lagoon. River

FERRARA  Accompany the S.S. La Venezia’s chef on his early

morning shopping trip to the famous Rialto Market.  BOLOGNA

UNIQUELY UNIWORLDUNIQUELY Since our ship is the only one docked in Burano overnight, you’ll enjoy even more time to explore this colorful and enchanting island.

76 The World Is Your Canvas Venice, Italy DAY 1 MILAN b DAY 7 ** PORTO VIRO » CHIOGGIA » BURANO b BB L D Arrive at Milan Malpensa Airport. If your cruise/tour package includes a Today, you’ll admire the greatest sites of charming and coastal Chioggia. group arrival transfer or if you have purchased a private arrival transfer, Enjoy a stop at the local and lively market. you will be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the Rosa Grand hotel. Featured Excursions: Chioggia market visit and night tour in Burano.

DAY 2 MILAN b BB DAY 8 BURANO (TORCELLO, MAZZORBO AND BURANO) » Milan is a mecca for Italian fashionistas, famous for its innovative design VENICE (SAN BASILIO) b BB D and stylish flair. Venture inside the city’s hulking Gothic cathedral, as Spend the day exploring the northern lagoon of Venice and three of its well as its cathedral to capitalism, Europe’s oldest shopping arcade. The captivating islands. Explore a basilica with an art historian in Torcello. highlight today is da Vinci’s revolutionary “The Last Supper” mural. While on Mazzorbo, be treated to a very special wine tasting from a saltwater-tolerant heirloom grape, Dorona, which has been planted here Featured Excursion: Milan highlights city tour. to yield a luscious golden wine. Stroll through Burano’s rainbow of colorful homes and visit a lace-making atelier. Stunning Accommodations: Settle into the five-star Rosa Grand hotel, wonderfully situated behind the Piazza del Duomo. Featured Excursion: Magic Island Day—hidden treasures of the lagoon.

DAY 3 MILAN (VERONA/VALPOLICELLA) » VENICE DAY 9 VENICE (SAN BASILIO) b BB L FD (SAN BASILIO) (EMBARK) b e BB L D As your water taxi glides past narrow side canals and the Canal Grande, you’ll arrive in style to the Rialto Bridge and Fondaco dei Tedeschi. The  MILAN En route to Venice, you’ll stop in the literary hometown of Shakespeare’s ITALY famously star-crossed teen lovers to see the sights. Later, enjoy lunch at a iconic stone arch bridge sits at the narrowest point of the Canal Grande historic wine estate owned by descendants of Dante and learn about one and holds numerous shops and restaurants. Today, you’ll also be able of the most unique Italian wines, Amarone di Valpolicella. to enjoy a tour of the Accademia Gallery with an art-historian guide or MAZZORBO   TORCELLO BURANO  embark on a “Do as the Locals Do” walking tour. VALPOLICELLA  VENICE  SAN BASILIO Featured Excursion: Verona “City of Romeo and Juliet” and Valpolicella  VERONA RIVA DEI SETTE MARTIRI wine estate lunch. Featured Excursions: Choice of “Do as the Locals Do” Venice walking tour  CHIOGGIA or “Venetian Painters at the Accademia” tour with art-historian guide or Back Onboard: Revel in a welcome cruise along Venice’s magical Giudecca Rialto Bridge and Fondaco dei Tedeschi. PORTO VIRO  Gulf of Venice Canal to San Marco. DAY 10 VENICE (SAN BASILIO) (DISEMBARK) e b CB/BB  Po River POLESELLA DAY 4 VENICE (RIVA DEI SETTE MARTIRI) b BB L D Disembark the ship. If your cruise/tour package includes a group departure transfer or if you purchased a private departure transfer, you FERRARA  With your early morning arrival at Doge’s Palace, you’ll be able to marvel at the estate in total peace. Wander through a Venetian neighborhood and will be transferred to Venice Marco Polo International Airport for your  BOLOGNA experience daily life in a typical Venetian residential quarter. Later in the flight home. evening, cap the day off with a private once-in-a-lifetime experience at an * If there are evening religious functions or festivities happening, the after-hours visit after-hours lighting ceremony inside St. Mark’s Basilica without the crowds. won’t be possible and we will visit during regular hours.

Featured Excursions: A morning walk in Venice with Doge’s Palace visit **We are obliged to comply with Italian Maritime Authorities who require that the ship and private after-hours visit of St. Mark’s Basilica.* is only manned by crew during the passage. Therefore, our guests must disembark the ship and partake in the featured excursions. Back Onboard: Enjoy a welcome cocktail on the top deck with St. Mark’s Basilica and the Canal Grande as your backdrop. CRUISE/TOUR SNAPSHOT DAY 5 * VENICE (RIVA DEI SETTE MARTIRI) » CHIOGGIA » PORTO VIRO » POLESELLA b BB L WD Choose between a tour to Padua, a medieval city, home to Italy’s second 7 Nights Cruising 15 Included Excursions oldest university, or admire magnificent views as you sail the lagoon to Chioggia and explore this authentic fishing town and its beaches on a “Let’s Go” bicycle tour. 2 Nights Touring 2 Private Experiences

Featured Excursions: Choice of Padua morning walk and market or “Let’s 22 Meals Go” biking Chioggia or Bragozzo ride with typical Italian mussel lunch. Including 1 Welcome Dinner 4 UNESCO Heritage Sites and 1 Farewell Dinner Generations Highlight: Generations Program guests can explore the canals and beaches of Chioggia on a “Let’s Go” bicycle tour. Cruise/Tour Start Dates MILAN TO VENICE Mar 27 Apr 3, 10, 17, 24 May 1, 6 DAY POLESELLA (BOLOGNA OR FERRARA) » PORTO VIRO S.S. La Venezia 8, 15, 22, 29 Jun 5, 12, 19, 26 b BB L D Jul 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Aug 7, 14, Explore Italy’s culinary capital Bologna on a full-day tour packed with an 21, 28 Sep 4, 11, 18, 25 Oct 2, 9, exclusive pasta-making workshop and lunch or explore Ferrara on a half- 16, 23, 30 day tour. Cruise-Only Option Available 7 Nights, Venice to Venice Featured Excursions: Choice of private pasta making and Italian lunch in Visit Uniworld.com for pricing. Bologna or Ferrara – Renaissance, elegance and Italian lifestyle town walk.

e Embark/Disembark UNESCO Site CB/BB Contl Breakfast/Buffet GENERATIONS CRUISE DATES b Motorcoach L Lunch Flight D Dinner d MILAN TO VENICE Jun 26 Jul 3, 10 S Boat WD/FD Welcome/Farewell Dinner S.S. La Venezia Uniworld.com/GemsofItaly 77