MS Michelangelo, 6 Night From Renaissance-infused Mantua to the Canals of Venice ex Mantoue, Italy to Venice, Italy

From Mantua to Venice, enjoy a unique cruise. Lombardy welcomes you with its breathtaking and varied panoramas. You'll visit unique cities such as romantic Mantua. Finally, the region of Veneto opens its doors and invites you to discover Venice, famous Saint Mark's Square and Doge's Palace, the official residence of Venetian dukes.

Day 1
You'll be transfered by coach from Venice to Mantua where you’ll board our ship at 5 p.m. After comfortably settling into your cabins, we’ll introduce our crew at a welcome cocktail. Enjoy a free evening to explore the city on your own.

Day 2
In the morning, an optional excursion CLASSIC / DISCOVERY: A guided tour of Mantua (4), where the House of Gonzaga ruled for almost 400 years.You're free to do as you please in the afternoon.Or enjoy an optional tour of the Ferrari Museum in Modena (not included in packages). Sailing towards Valdaro.

Day 3
Optional excursions:- CLASSIC: Verona and its arenas(3)- DISCOVERY: Verona through its gastronomy.Afternoon sailing.

Day 4
We'll spend the morning cruising.This afternoon, join us on an optional excursion CLASSIC / DISCOVERY: A guided tour of Padua.As you enjoy your tour, the ship will cruise to Chioggia.(2) For those who decide not to join us on the excursion, you will be transferred from Porto Levante to Chioggia. Enjoy some free time in Chioggia.After our tour, we'll return on board and begin to cruise to Venice. Enjoy a free evening to explore the city on your own.

Day 5
Optional excursions:- CLASSIC: the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Square- DISCOVERY: the Dorsodouro districtFree afternoon in Venice.

Day 6
Morning cruise in the Venice lagoon.Enjoy exploring Burano—known for its traditional lacemaking and picture-perfect homes—on your own.Optional excursion CLASSIC/ DISCOVERY: discovery of Murano island.Sailing to Venice.Gala's evening.

Day 7
Enjoy breakfast on board this morning before disembarking at 9:00 a.m. End of our services.

The size of this ship allows it to cruise the Venetian Lagoon and to moor close to Saint Mark's Square!The restaurant is located at the back of the main deck and the lounge / bar at the front. The sun deck with sun loungers is the perfect place to relax and admire the panoramic view of Venice.

CroisiEurope has a fleet of Prestige category boats with cabins, which ply the most beautiful rivers in Europe. Spacious and light, they offer a welcoming and refined setting. Accommodation capacity varies from 100 to 180 passengers depending on the boat's design. At the cutting edge of technology, their facilities offer comfort and safety.

Carefully maintained and partially renovated each year, the CroisiEurope fleet is largely made up of recently built vessels, less than five years old, all with Veritas certification. The leading European river tour operator, our company owes its international reputation to its seriousness, its dynamism, its sense of innovation and its recognised value for money of long standing.

Vessels are rated four-star and food is superb – as you’d expect on a French-owned cruise line, staffed by French chefs and with top French and German wines aboard. One cruise of the Rhone and Saone Rivers in France concentrates on gastronomy and traditional French cusine, visiting Collonges Abbey, renowned for its great French chef, Paul Bocuse.

CroisiEurope is a family-owned and operated firm, with brothers and sisters running different aspects of the company and keeping a close eye on all operations to ensure excellence.

River cruising offers much free fun. Wake in the morning and observe the passing riverside scenery through your cabin window – perhaps from your bed. Gaze upon village churches or a patchwork of fields sparkling in the morning sun.

CroisiEurope’s network traverses a phenomenal number of European rivers and waterways. They range from the Guadalquivir and Guadiana (flowing through Spain and Portugal respectively); the Douro in Portugal, the Po and Venice Lagoon in Italy; the Rhone in Provence, plus the Seine from Paris to the Normandy Coast. And there’s more: the Moselle, the Neckar, the Saar, the Oder, the Havel, the Baltic Sea, the Camarge, the Rhine, the Main and the mighty Danube; the Tisza and the Black Sea; the Belgian and Dutch waterways. Everything from tulip time in Holland to Christmas Markets in Germany.

Drinks included with on board meals: mineral water, house wine, beer, fruit juice, and tea or coffee.