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The Majestic is the decorated night before a Ravenna cruise, and you pay for it in miles. MICHELIN gives it One Key, Bologna Welcome calls it the only 5-star luxury hotel in Bologna, and it has the Carracci restaurant and a spa on request.
Ravenna has no Key hotel at all, per MICHELIN — so this is the nearest. Our routing puts the terminal about 55.0 road miles (88.5 km) away, roughly 69 minutes with no traffic.
Check-out runs to 1 pm — a help on the way home more than on the way out. Valet parking is listed without a price.
Book it for a night in Bologna, then the train to Ravenna and the transfer to the ship.
Book it if
- You want the one MICHELIN Key in reach
- A Bologna evening is part of the trip
- You land at Bologna; the airport is about 7 road miles off
Look elsewhere if
- You want a short sail morning.
- You need a room price before you call.
- You need parking terms in writing.
What Grand Hotel Majestic offers, and what it leaves out
What the Majestic gives you for the money: green is on offer, gold costs extra or comes with a catch, grey isn't stated.
Your night before, from here
A Majestic night before the ship, from MICHELIN's page and Bologna Welcome.
The Carracci restaurant and a bar, plus a spa on request with a Turkish bath, a sauna and a fitness centre, per MICHELIN.
Take the train to Ravenna, about an hour, or book a car; the hotel lists no ride to the port.
MICHELIN's page doesn't say whether breakfast is included.
About 55.0 road miles to the terminal by our routing, 69 minutes with no traffic.
Valet parking, price not printed.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Every line here is a ride you book — from the Majestic, the ship is a train and a transfer away.
Bologna Welcome lists an airport transfer service without a price. The airport is about 7.0 road miles away by our routing.
No cruise transfer on the pages we read. From Bologna Centrale, direct trains reach Ravenna in about an hour; from the station, Visit Ravenna's transfer to the terminal is from €20 (about US$20) a person.
About 55.0 mi to the terminal — our routing.
From BLQ without a hotel shuttle
The Marconi Express runs from Bologna airport to Bologna Centrale in 7 minutes for €12.80 (about US$14); the hotel is about 7.0 road miles from the airport by our routing. More on the airport page.
Nothing for Marco Polo on the pages we read.
No cruise transfer on the pages we read. From Bologna Centrale, direct trains reach Ravenna in about an hour; from the station, Visit Ravenna's transfer to the terminal is from €20 a person.
About 55.0 mi to the terminal — our routing.
From VCE without a hotel shuttle
From Marco Polo our routing gives about 1 hour 50 minutes to Grand Hotel Majestic with no traffic, and nothing we read for Grand Hotel Majestic covers it.
Valet parking, per MICHELIN, with no price, and nothing about leaving a car for the cruise.
Parking for your stay: Valet parking, price not printed, per MICHELIN.
No cruise transfer on the pages we read. From Bologna Centrale, direct trains reach Ravenna in about an hour; from the station, Visit Ravenna's transfer to the terminal is from €20 a person.
About 55.0 mi to the terminal — our routing.
Flying in on sail day? Check your landing time first.
Distance
~55 mi, our routingMICHELIN gives no distance to the port. Our routing puts the Porto Corsini terminal about 55.0 road miles (88.5 km) away, roughly 69 minutes with no traffic.
Source: guide.michelin.comCruise shuttle
Shuttle not statedNo cruise transfer on the pages we read. From Bologna Centrale, direct trains reach Ravenna in about an hour; from the station, Visit Ravenna's transfer to the terminal is from €20 a person.
Source: guide.michelin.comParking while you sail
At the hotel
Cruise parking unconfirmedValet parking, per MICHELIN, with no price, and nothing about leaving a car for the cruise.
Source: guide.michelin.comParking for the cruise
Via Cura, €4 (about US$4) a day, per the cityFor the cruise, Royal Caribbean says there's no long-term parking at the port, and the city's Via Cura car park in Ravenna is €4 a day from October 1, 2026, per the city. Ravenna cruise parking has the rest.
Source: comune.ravenna.itDriving to Ravenna from the Majestic? Ravenna cruise parking covers Via Cura, and our Ravenna cruise guide covers the terminal.
The night you’re paying for
The evening
Food or drinks on siteThe Carracci restaurant and a bar, plus a spa on request with a Turkish bath, a sauna and a fitness centre, per MICHELIN.
Source: guide.michelin.comBreakfast
Not statedMICHELIN's page doesn't say whether breakfast is included.
Address
Via dell’Indipendenza, central BolognaVia Indipendenza 8, 40121 Bologna
MICHELIN Guide page
Ratings
One MICHELIN KeyMICHELIN: One MICHELIN Key. We found no Forbes Travel Guide rating. Bologna Welcome lists it as a 5-star luxury hotel.
Source: guide.michelin.comThe fine print, in one place
Rooms, dining and the spa from MICHELIN's page and Bologna Welcome. A blank means neither says.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
City tourist tax
Bologna's 2026 tax runs €4.00 to €7.00 (about US$4–8) a person a night by room price, per Bologna Welcome; this page doesn't print the hotel's own
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
Valet parking, price not printed, per MICHELIN
For the cruise itself, see Parking.
Breakfast
Not stated
Pool
Spa on request, Turkish bath, sauna and fitness centre; no pool mentioned
Pets
Pet friendly, charges apply, per MICHELIN.
Food and drink on site
- CarracciRestaurant
- BarOn site
Rooms
106 rooms, per MICHELIN.
Accessibility
The pages we read for Grand Hotel Majestic say nothing on accessible rooms — ask before you book.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymYes
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- One MICHELIN Key
- A 5-star luxury hotel, per Bologna Welcome
- Check-out at 1 PM, per MICHELIN
Before you book
Worth knowing
- One MICHELIN Key.
- 106 rooms, per MICHELIN.
- Check-in 2 pm, check-out 1 pm, per MICHELIN.
- About 55.0 road miles to the terminal by our routing.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Room prices
- Whether breakfast is included
- The valet parking price
The Majestic's details as MICHELIN and Bologna Welcome printed them on October 4, 2026; check the Key again if you read this next year.
The other splurges for a Ravenna cruise
One Key tonight, Ravenna tomorrow.
Send us your sail date and we'll price the Majestic and line up the train and the transfer to Porto Corsini. No payment on the form.
Grand Hotel Majestic FAQ
How many MICHELIN Keys does the Grand Hotel Majestic in Bologna have?
One — "A very special stay", per its MICHELIN page.
Is there a MICHELIN Key hotel in Ravenna?
No. MICHELIN's Ravenna list shows none with a Key, so the Majestic in Bologna is the nearest we found.
How far is the Grand Hotel Majestic from the Ravenna cruise terminal?
About 55.0 road miles, roughly 69 minutes with no traffic, by our routing.
What time is check-out at the Grand Hotel Majestic Bologna?
1 pm, per MICHELIN; check-in is from 2 pm.
Does the Grand Hotel Majestic have a spa?
A spa on request, with a Turkish bath, a sauna and a fitness centre, per MICHELIN.
Booking the cruise too?
Sailing from Ravenna? Send your dates and we'll pair Grand Hotel Majestic with the cruise and the ride to the port. No obligation.
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