# @kirstenalana on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2023-10-09T13:22:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

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Made it to Venice, Italy yesterday with only enough time to see sunset and then find a place to eat dinner. But it didn’t really matter because any amount of time in Venezia always thrills me to my core. And what a sunset we saw!! 😍

I am sad to report that crowd level seems to be back to pre-pandemic levels and for myself I think this will be my last time here unless it’s in the dead of winter when there are likely to be less tourists (?) as being part of over-tourism for a place nearly being loved to death, doesn’t feel really good. I need to do more research and talk to more people that live here before I make any final decisions. 

What are your thoughts on over-tourism or visiting Venice? 

The city is seeking to combat over-tourism with a tax for day trippers and other tourists that I’ve outlined on my blog. I personally think it’s a good move. And I will be curious to see what residents like my friend neumarc think as it gets implemented and we see whether or not it has a positive impact. 

Venice also banned large cruise ships from the Venetian Lagoon as it caused intense damage to the ecosystem when they were allowed. Speaking of cruises, I’m in Italy to head to the port and fishing town of Chiaggio where we are joining vikingcruises for their “Empires of the Mediterranean” sailing. It is Dante’s first time on a cruise and Viking is one of the only lines I will go on an ocean cruise with because their ship has a passenger capacity less then 1/3 the size of the average for the industry. They also seem to be making honest strides to ensure they operate in ways that are as responsible and ethical as possible. I’ve also never met an employee who didn’t LOVE working for Viking. The ones I’ve met when on the river and one ocean cruise so far have been some of the happiest tourism employees I’ve found the world over.

This is starting to sound like a commercial 😂 and I didn’t mean to do that. But I am grateful to be hosted by Viking again so I can share more about them. AMA in the comments and I’ll answer honestly ⤵️

Thank you for making it this far. I hope your week is off to a great start ❤️

#myvikingstory #myvikingjourney #vikingcruises

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