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Morro Bay
( (805 805) ) 772-1878 • 898 A Main St., Morro Bay 772-1878 • 898 A Main St., Morro Bay
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Tickets Available at ChablisCruises.com
The Chablis is the
perfect venue for your
upcoming party!
Morro Bay
(805) 772-2128
Weddings, rehearsal
dinners, parties &
corporate events.
Public cruises offered
weekly.
Gift certificates available.
Take a romantic sunset cruise with Central Coast Gondola. Photograph by Tom Vardon.
Venetian romance in Morro Bay—
no passport required
You don’t have to be in Venice
to experience a spectacu-
lar cruise in a gondola. Stefano
Anastasia grew up on the Central
Coast of California. While he
attended college in Southern
California, he rowed for several
gondola service companies.
He told the previous owner of
the Gianna, his wedding gondola,
that he planned to purchase the
boat one day and launch his own
company. Fifteen years later, on
Family and pet-
friendly sunsets,
food, and messages
in bottles
US Gondola Nationals, he is an
expert gondolier and is happy
to share stories and history with
guests. He dresses in a traditional
striped shirt and maneuvers the
gondola around the bay using a
single oar while standing.
Enjoy a three-course meal or
bring a picnic
Central Coast Gondola Ser-
vice offers 60 to 90-minute cruises
for up to six people. They also
offer a two-hour Elegant Dinner
Cruise for up to four people,
with a prix fixe three-course
Valentine's Day 2023, Stefano
did just that. The Gianna is one
of only five authentic Venetian
wedding gondolas in the United
States, and guests can now enjoy
year-round cruises in Morro Bay.
The company recently celebrated
its third anniversary and offers a
variety of cruises with its small
fleet of Venetian boats.
Stefano has over 26 years of
experience rowing gondolas, and
he was delighted to bring his pas-
sion for Italian culture, Venetian
boats, and romance to the Central
Coast. A former champion of the