{"id":16041,"date":"2026-04-28T15:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=16041"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:34:20","slug":"carnival-venezia-2-day-1-embarkation-in-port-canaveral-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/28\/carnival-venezia-2-day-1-embarkation-in-port-canaveral-fl\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Venezia 2 Day 1: Embarkation in Port Canaveral FL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Carnival Venezia<\/em> Day 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This vacation started with a drive from Lehigh Acres to Port Canaveral FL by way of Cape Coral FL to drop Becky off with Ray, our long-term friend. The trip was uneventful, just a bit tedious: 253 miles and just under 5 hours. We parked our car in a long-term lot near the cruise terminal and were aboard the ship by 12:30pm. We met our friends Paul and Carol while in line to check in and we got to our cabins – adjacent to each other – together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was our second cruise on the Venezia<\/em> but it must have undergone recent renovations as many parts of the ship were not familiar. The buffet area in particular seems to have received a facelift. It now has an Italian garden motif. Very nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had lunch in the buffet area then had to suffer through a very long (nearly an hour) muster drill. That is much longer than normal – it is usually just a matter of checking in so you know where the muster station is located. Crew members said that the Coast Guard requires a full drill like this one, mostly for the benefit of the crew, every six months and we were lucky enough to be on that cruise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had dinner in the restaurant with Paul and Carol, then spent some time in the casino. I held my own, losing just a few dollars while Marlene actually won over $300. But, as always, the good luck won’t last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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