This was fantastic and totally worth the money! My husband and I traveled to Rome, Florence and Venice in July 2018. We were on a budget and didn't want to bust the budget, so went with the "shared" gondola option and then splurged to have the serenade option. The experience was unforgettable and easily the best part of our whole trip! The singer and the man with the accordion had great chemistry and were constantly interacting w/ my husband and I. I thought the 20 mins sounded kinda short, but it ended up being the perfect amount of time. Do it at sunset around 7:30 if possible. Highly recommend this to all my family members and friends, it was simply enchanting and something my husband and I will never forget!

Very helpful local rep who was prepared to change our booking to two days later. Booking in advance in England was cheaper than locally, but 30 minutes just gives a flavour of the grand canal and a couple of sided canals rather than any major site-seeing.

We loved our private gondola ride and the bottles of prosecco made it more special. The only reason we're not giving it 5 out of 5 is because we were dropped off 5 minutes earlier. Which on a 30 minute ride makes a difference!