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Starhotels Excelsior is eleventh because Bologna is far from the ship. Our routing gives about 54.6 road miles to the terminal, roughly 67 minutes on empty roads, but the hotel faces Bologna Centrale, where direct trains reach Ravenna in about an hour.
That's the use for it. Land at Bologna late, ride the Marconi Express to Centrale for €12.80 (about US$14), sleep across the road, and take a morning train.
Avorio does Bolognese cooking and the Fondente bar is downstairs, per Starhotels. The page we read leaves out parking and breakfast.
Budget Bologna's tax, too. In 2026 it runs €4 to €7 (about US$4–8) a person a night, set by your room price.
Book it if
- You land at Bologna late
- You'll take the train to Ravenna
- You want a restaurant and bar in the building
Look elsewhere if
- You want a short morning.
- You need parking confirmed.
- You want breakfast included in writing.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Starhotels’ own page prints.
Avorio, for Bolognese cooking, and the Fondente bar, per Starhotels.
No cruise ride. Direct trains run Bologna to Ravenna in about an hour, then it's a taxi or Visit Ravenna's €20 (about US$20) transfer from the station.
The page we read doesn't say whether breakfast is included.
Starhotels doesn't mention Ravenna — our routing gives about 54.6 road miles (87.9 km) to the terminal, roughly 67 minutes with no traffic; the hotel faces Bologna Centrale, where trains to Ravenna leave. From Starhotels Excelsior it’s a train of about an hour to Ravenna, then the transfer — our 67-minute road figure assumes empty roads.
Starhotels' page we read doesn't print parking.
Night-Before Score: 13 of 100
Scored only from what Starhotels’ own page prints. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our routing the terminal is about 54.6 road miles from Starhotels Excelsior, and Bologna airport about 6.5, roughly 16 minutes — road figures with no traffic, not promises.
No hotel shuttle, but the Marconi Express runs from the airport to Bologna Centrale, opposite the hotel, in 7 minutes, every 7 to 15 minutes from 5:40 am to midnight.
Marconi Express
No cruise ride. Direct trains run Bologna to Ravenna in about an hour, then it's a taxi or Visit Ravenna's €20 transfer from the station.
Starhotels doesn't mention Ravenna — our routing gives about 54.6 road miles (87.9 km) to the terminal, roughly 67 minutes with no traffic; the hotel faces Bologna Centrale, where trains to Ravenna leave.
Nothing for Marco Polo; by our routing it's about 1 hour 48 minutes by road.
No cruise ride. Direct trains run Bologna to Ravenna in about an hour, then it's a taxi or Visit Ravenna's €20 transfer from the station.
Starhotels doesn't mention Ravenna — our routing gives about 54.6 road miles (87.9 km) to the terminal, roughly 67 minutes with no traffic; the hotel faces Bologna Centrale, where trains to Ravenna leave.
From VCE without a hotel shuttle
Flying into Venice instead? Our routing puts Starhotels Excelsior about 1 hour 48 minutes from Marco Polo on empty roads; Princess runs transfers for its own guests, and nobody we read prints a public fare.
Starhotels' page we read doesn't print parking.
Parking for your stay: Not stated.
No cruise ride. Direct trains run Bologna to Ravenna in about an hour, then it's a taxi or Visit Ravenna's €20 transfer from the station.
Starhotels doesn't mention Ravenna — our routing gives about 54.6 road miles (87.9 km) to the terminal, roughly 67 minutes with no traffic; the hotel faces Bologna Centrale, where trains to Ravenna leave.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Starhotels Excelsior and go straight to the terminal — the airport page covers the shuttles, the trains and the drive.
Which terminal
Porto Corsini, north bankWhatever your line calls it, Ravenna or “Venice”, the ship leaves from Porto Corsini, about 54.6 road miles from Starhotels Excelsior by our routing. Old building or new, your documents name the one you check in at. See the Ravenna cruise guide.
Source: celebritycruises.comDistance
~54.6 mi, our routingStarhotels doesn't mention Ravenna — our routing gives about 54.6 road miles (87.9 km) to the terminal, roughly 67 minutes with no traffic; the hotel faces Bologna Centrale, where trains to Ravenna leave.
Source: starhotels.comTo the ship
No shuttle statedNo shuttle from Starhotels Excelsior to the ship. Direct trains run from Bologna to Ravenna in about an hour — from the station, Visit Ravenna’s transfer is from €20 and about 30 minutes.
Source: visitravenna.itParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedStarhotels' page we read doesn't print parking.
Source: starhotels.comThe city car park
€4 a day at Via Cura, per the cityFor the cruise, the port has no long-term parking, per Royal Caribbean. The tourism board points drivers to Via Cura in town, €4 a day — without saying a car can stay a week. Starhotels Excelsior’s own offer: no parking terms on the page we read.
Where the car goes while you sail · Ravenna cruise parking, compared.
Source: comune.ravenna.itThe evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteAvorio, for Bolognese cooking, and the Fondente bar, per Starhotels.
Breakfast
Not statedThe page we read doesn't say whether breakfast is included.
Address
Viale Pietramellara, facing Bologna CentraleViale Pietramellara 51, 40121 Bologna
Brand website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Starhotels’ own page prints it. Before you book, ask Starhotels Excelsior about parking and whether breakfast is included; its pages don’t say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
City tourist tax
Bologna's 2026 tax: €4.00 to €7.00 (about US$4–8) a person a night by room price, under-14s exempt, per Bologna Welcome
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
Not stated
Breakfast
Not stated
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
The page we read doesn't mention pets.
Food and drink on site
- AvorioBolognese cooking
- FondenteBar
Rooms
193 rooms and suites, including a Family Room, per Starhotels.
Accessibility
Starhotels Excelsior’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Bologna Centrale, per Starhotelsopposite
- BolognaFiere, per Starhotels2 km
- Ravenna cruise terminal, our routing54.6 mi
Distances as Starhotels’ own page gives them, plus our road routing to the terminal.
Also worth knowing
- A 4-star, per Starhotels
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Opposite Bologna Centrale station, per Starhotels.
- Family rooms listed.
- Bologna's 2026 tax runs €4 to €7 a person a night by room price, per Bologna Welcome.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Parking
- Whether breakfast is included
- Check-in and check-out times
Every hotel fact here comes from Starhotels’ own page, read October 4, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm breakfast and parking, which the page we read leaves out.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Starhotels Excelsior: the Ravenna cruise guide, Ravenna cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up across from Bologna Centrale.
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Starhotels Excelsior FAQ
Is Starhotels Excelsior near Bologna train station?
Directly opposite, per Starhotels.
How do I get from Starhotels Excelsior to the Ravenna cruise port?
A direct train to Ravenna, about an hour, then a taxi or Visit Ravenna's €20 transfer to the terminal. By road it's about 54.6 miles, roughly 67 minutes with no traffic, by our routing.
How much is the tourist tax at a Bologna hotel?
In 2026, €4.00 to €7.00 a person a night by room price, per Bologna Welcome; under-14s are exempt.
Does Starhotels Excelsior Bologna have a restaurant?
Yes, Avorio, plus the Fondente bar, per Starhotels.
How far is Starhotels Excelsior from Bologna airport?
About 6.5 road miles, roughly 16 minutes, by our routing; the Marconi Express to Centrale takes 7 minutes.
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