28 years of Gondola Getaways? That's amore!

The recent issue of Westways has a nice half-page interview with Mike O'Toole, who founded Gondola Getaways way back in 1981 in the canals of Naples (in Long Beach not Italy). He started with one boat and now has 10 as well as 30 gondoliers on staff. He says that December is the busiest time, but many people like the romantic solitude of the winter months when they can snuggle under blankets.It costs two people $75 for an hour cruise, and if you're lucky you might even get a singing gondolier.