Does anyone know anything about how ticketing works for Doge Palace? I'm trying to buy through the official website (for the Secret Itinerary Tour) and started looking a few weeks ago, for a date in April. As of a few weeks ago, the schedule was open through March 31. I was hoping that perhaps when February rolled around, they'd release the next month for ticketing, but nothing yet. I have googled but can't find any description of when/how they choose to release the next batch of dates. Does anyone know? Otherwise I'll just keep checking... Thank you.
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I can’t answer your question but I’m looking for the same info.
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Seattle
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For reference, I purchased our English Language Secret Itineraries Tour for 10/16/23 on 8/24/23. I can't remember when the tickets went on sale, but I do remember having to check several times to see when our date was available. It's too bad there's no "alert" mechanism for ticket sales in Italy and it's also too bad the sites and attractions all have different time frames for how far in advance tickets will be sold. I will say, though, that of all the advance tickets we bought for our trip to Italy last fall, the Doge's Palace was the only one that offered a senior discount. It was also one of the best tours we took in Italy.
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Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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I'm looking for tickets for the Secret Itineraries tour on June 1 and received an email in response to my inquiry to the ticket office about availability as follows: "June tickets will likely be available by the end of April."
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Chicago
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Thanks everyone. I emailed the ticket office and they suggested I start checking in late February or early March for April. It's a little frustrating that they don't have a regular published schedule of when they release these tickets. But since the tour groups are so small and they only have a handful of tour guides, perhaps they take it slow and need to wait for all their guides to commit to the dates/times before they can publish everything. (I'm not really sure, just guessing. Perhaps this is Lesson #1 in living life on Italian time!) I'll set some reminders in my calendar so I don't forget to check.
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I've been tracking for a couple months now for travel in June and it appears they become available 10 weeks out (70 days). Each day, the 70th day out becomes available. For example, today is March 21st and availability shows through May 30th. Tomorrow, March 22nd, May 31st will become available. On March 23rd, June 1st will become available. Etc. What I can't seem to figure out is what time those post. I'm going to assume it's midnight local time, the day of.
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Washington DC
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The Doge's Palace will have a special exhibition, "The Worlds of Marco Polo", running from April 6 through September 29:
Tickets are currently available through May 31, except for the weekend of April 27-28. The regular price for the exhibition isn't displayed yet, because there's a reduced price of 8 euros for tickets purchased until April 5.
The exhibition price for those with the San Marco ticket or the Museum Pass is only 2 euros, and that discount doesn't seem to be time-limited. It appears you'd qualify for the discounted exhibition ticket only if you've purchased the San Marco Museums combo ticket or the Museum Pass, not just a ticket for the Secret Itineraries Tour.
VivaTicket is handling online ticket sales for the exhibition: https://muve.vivaticket.it/en/event/i-mondi-di-marco-polo/230939
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Today, April 30th, they opened tickets for June an July. I saw someone was looking for tickets for June 1st. We just got ours. Good luck!