Too many gondolas in the group, Gondolier never say a word. No description of where we were going. Musicians were in another gondola far behind us, so we could not hear the music or the singer. Total ripoff, don't waste your money!
Review by: Susan R, June 2018
Exactly what you expect a gondola ride to be! Such a fun and romantic evening.
Review by: Emma Senecal, June 2018
This tour was shared with another couple strangers and the serenade was a little better than expected. However, there were so many gondola's and so little space that you really did not go anywhere on the ride or see anything.
Review by: louiselkghunter, June 2018
Have had gondola rides here in the past,and this was by far the worst one!!!!,.....i would give no stars but that was not an option.Total waste of money. All we did was bob up and down on the Grand canal,whilst waiting for others to fill the 6 boats.Then the 6 gondolas just sailed very slowly round the block.There was nothing to see and they could not have chosen a more dull set of canals! We were in the first gondola and the singer was in the last one,so you could hear no music at all....so much for being serenaded!!!!.......We shared the ride with 3 lovely American ladies,who were equally disappointed,as this was there first experience. Very disappointed as this was my Husband and daughters first experience of Venice. Would not ever book again,and it is actually easier and cheaper to go to the Gondolier station as most were 80-100 euros. Whole experience was over in 25 mins......disaster,and total waste of money.
Review by: Teresa C, June 2018
Do not book this tour! Total waste of money, I knew we would be in a convoy of 6 Gondolas and according to the website the man who was singing would be in boat number 3, wrong! he was in boat number ! and there was no way us at the end of the line could hear! The Grand Canal is a very busy water way , so much traffic going on...... To say I am upset is an understatement. This was booked as a surprise for my daughters 30 th birthday , I felt hugely let down, tried to complain once the sham of a ride was over but got arms waved me by the Italian man who was busy loading the next 6 boats. This is a special moment that I AM NEVER GOING TO GET BACK!
Review by: Vivian G, June 2018
This tour is a completely fraud! this is supposed to be the most romantic tour ever but is the complete opposite, it totally ruined our day in Venice, 1st we had to share a gondola with 4 other people we didn't know, 2nd my husband was seated in the opposite side from me so i couldn't even see him where is the romantic part of this? 3rd, we were the 1st gondola so we couldn't hear the person singing so no serenade for us 4th, our gondolier was on his phone the whole time, he didnt speak a word not even to introduce himself. 5th The ride was literally in and out of a canal, they dont take you anywhere important or show you anything, like i said our gondolier was more focus on his phone, for the money we paid for this tour we could have gotten 2 gondola rides just for ourselves, I contacted the tour company to tell them how dissatisfied I was and they didnt care.
Review by: ja32, May 2018
A little misleading if you don't pay close attention to the instructions, I had skimmed through them so just heads up about the following: Listen to songs from a singer on board one of the gondolas in your flotilla Our flotilla had 3 gondolas and one of them had the performer on it. We could still hear the music but I was a little disappointed at first. Overall, the ride was still a nice time. My suggestion to the company running it would be placing the gondola with the performer in front of the 2 other gondolas so we can hear better. The performing gondola was behind us.
Review by: Toni P, May 2018
This trip was a blast! Beautiful night, wonderful gondola ride, and music!
Review by: Cassandra B, May 2018
This gondola ride was truly an unforgettable experience! We were captivated by the serenade as we floated down narrow alley ways! When I return to Venice I will be sure to use this company again!
Review by: rachy337, April 2018
Was a lot of fun! Most of the other tours don't do the serenade and that made this feel more authentic. I enjoyed doing this in the evening and getting to see all the lights of the city. I wouldn't classify it as romantic, since you were with a group of about 6 people on the boat, but, it was still a fun time!
Review by: Erin D, April 2018
Too short for the money. Kind of lame.
Review by: rachel_G70, April 2018
The gondola with the singer was the last one and we did not have a chance to enjoy the full experience with lovely Venice. The crew and gondolier perform the really nice job to get us to and from gondola
Review by: Diane I, April 2018
great trip
Review by: Harminder S, April 2018
This tour beat my expectations handily! Excellent. The gondola singing was superb and lasted throughout the 30 minutes ride. What a beautiful experience.
Review by: Megan D, April 2018
You get what you pay for here. Definitely not romantic, but we enjoyed being out on the water. Our gondolier was texting (impressive that he didn’t hit anything, as his eyes never left the phone). The musicians in the other boat were talented and we loved the way the music echoed off the canals.
Review by: m_turturro, April 2018
Very disappointed. It had the potential to be an awesome experience. However, the people running it didnt make any effort to make it that way. Its like the guys working it were a bunch of crusty sailors that didnt want to be there. No smiles, no conversations. Im talking before, during and after the ride. With regards to the ride itself, we obviously knew that this was a 6 person excursion. We pictured 3 rows of two. Nope. If your the first 2 people on the gondola, you get the good seats in the back near the gondola guy. If youre not, you either sit in the middle facing your partner with your back facing the side of the boat seated on what is equivalent to a box with a flimsy pad in it. Or worse, if youre the last 2 getting on, one person sits near the middle and the other sits separated at the front of the boat. Bottom line, if youre not the first 2 on, the experience is anything but romantic and comfortable. Also, there is only one person singing and several gondolas riding near each other, so unless youre lucky enough to be that one boat, you dont feel like youre are be serenaded to.
Review by: Cheryl C, April 2018
We were in a caravan of 6 gondolas with 6 people in each one. it took a bit of time for everyone to get into their gondolas, one boat at a time. This used up some of our 30 minute ride. Unfortunately only the first driver sang so as we were in the last boat, we could not hear the serenading. Our driver was friendly, he spoke English, we enjoyed his insights on life and changes in Venice.
Review by: Roopesh S, April 2018
It was just a bit hard to find the place to go line up. Other than that it was great!
Review by: Mellieboo, April 2018
Nice gondola ride! We were a family of four so we had to share our gondola with a couple with was okay. Our gondola travelled in a group of about 5-6 gondolas together so don't expect this to be romantic at all. Also the singer is only on one of the gondolas and because our gondola was the last of the group, we hardly heard any of the serenade, which was a pity. However, right at the end of the circle around the narrow canals, our gondolier was nice enough to speed up and we could hear one song before we returned to the start point. The trip lasted less the the 30mins it said it would take it took only about 22 mins including getting on, waiting for other to get on and then getting back to the start so we spent more time waiting then actually being on the gondola. Next time would be nice if we actual completed the full 30mins.
Review by: Karen H, April 2018
This was a fun experience but there are so many places to get a gondola that there really isn't a reason to book early. Also, with this tour, you have to share the gondola with other people. Our gondolier was also loud and talking during the serenade.
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