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Hotel Ulisse is second, and it's the nearest bed to the ship in our twelve. Our routing puts the terminal about 1.7 road miles away, roughly 5 minutes up Marina Romea's side of the canal, and its Expedia listing adds free breakfast, free parking, a restaurant and a seasonal pool.
Every fact here comes from that listing. We searched for a website of its own and found none, so treat the details as the booking site's summary, not the hotel's promise.
That's also why it isn't first. The Columbia, 150 m further along by our routing, has its own page for cruise passengers; the Ulisse has nothing on the ship at all. Visit Ravenna's shared run from Marina Romea starts at €10 (about US$11), per the tourism board, but the Ulisse isn't one of its named stops.
Dinner is the edge it keeps. The listing offers a hosted evening meal at €20 (about US$20) a person, and the Columbia names no restaurant.
Book it if
- You want the nearest bed to Porto Corsini
- Breakfast and parking without paying extra
- Dinner at the hotel the night before
Look elsewhere if
- You want the hotel's own word, not a booking site's.
- You're sailing out of season and need it open.
- You'd rather walk to dinner in Ravenna.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Hotel Ulisse’s Expedia listing prints.
A restaurant and a café, plus an outdoor pool and a children's pool open May to September, per its listing.
No cruise shuttle on its listing — Visit Ravenna, a local operator, sells a shared transfer from Marina Romea to the terminal from €10, about 15 minutes, per Ravenna's tourism board; it's their service, not the hotel's. From Hotel Ulisse, Visit Ravenna’s Marina Romea run or a taxi covers it.
A free buffet breakfast, 6:30 to 10:30 am, per its Expedia listing.
Its Expedia listing gives no distance to the terminal; only guest reviews mention the port. Our routing gives about 1.7 road miles (2.7 km), roughly 5 minutes, along the north bank to Porto Corsini, with no ferry in the way. Visit Ravenna’s shared transfer from Marina Romea starts at €10 and takes about 15 minutes, per the tourism board.
Free parking on site, per its Expedia listing, with nothing on leaving a car for a week while you sail.
Night-Before Score: 46 of 100
Scored only from what Hotel Ulisse’s Expedia listing prints. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our routing the terminal is about 1.7 road miles from Hotel Ulisse, and Bologna airport about 58.2, roughly 72 minutes — road figures with no traffic, not promises.
Its listing offers an airport car at €220 (about US$245) a vehicle one way, up to four, on request, airport not named. Bologna airport is about 58.2 road miles away by our routing, roughly 72 minutes.
No cruise shuttle on its listing — Visit Ravenna, a local operator, sells a shared transfer from Marina Romea to the terminal from €10, about 15 minutes, per Ravenna's tourism board; it's their service, not the hotel's.
Its Expedia listing gives no distance to the terminal; only guest reviews mention the port. Our routing gives about 1.7 road miles (2.7 km), roughly 5 minutes, along the north bank to Porto Corsini, with no ferry in the way.
From BLQ without a hotel shuttle
Our routing gives about 58.2 road miles from Bologna airport to Hotel Ulisse. The cheap way is the Marconi Express to Bologna Centrale, €12.80 (about US$14) — then a direct train of about an hour. More: the airport page.
The same €220 airport car, on request; ask whether it covers Marco Polo.
No cruise shuttle on its listing — Visit Ravenna, a local operator, sells a shared transfer from Marina Romea to the terminal from €10, about 15 minutes, per Ravenna's tourism board; it's their service, not the hotel's.
Its Expedia listing gives no distance to the terminal; only guest reviews mention the port. Our routing gives about 1.7 road miles (2.7 km), roughly 5 minutes, along the north bank to Porto Corsini, with no ferry in the way.
From VCE without a hotel shuttle
Flying into Venice instead? Our routing puts Hotel Ulisse about 2 hours 26 minutes from Marco Polo on empty roads; Princess runs transfers for its own guests, and nobody we read prints a public fare.
Free parking on site, per its Expedia listing, with nothing on leaving a car for a week while you sail.
Parking for your stay: Free on site (Expedia listing).
No cruise shuttle on its listing — Visit Ravenna, a local operator, sells a shared transfer from Marina Romea to the terminal from €10, about 15 minutes, per Ravenna's tourism board; it's their service, not the hotel's.
Its Expedia listing gives no distance to the terminal; only guest reviews mention the port. Our routing gives about 1.7 road miles (2.7 km), roughly 5 minutes, along the north bank to Porto Corsini, with no ferry in the way.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Hotel Ulisse 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 1.7 road miles from Hotel Ulisse by our routing. Old building or new, your documents name the one you check in at. See the Ravenna cruise guide.
Source: celebritycruises.comDistance
~1.7 mi, our routingIts Expedia listing gives no distance to the terminal; only guest reviews mention the port. Our routing gives about 1.7 road miles (2.7 km), roughly 5 minutes, along the north bank to Porto Corsini, with no ferry in the way.
Source: expedia.comTo the ship
No shuttle statedNo hotel shuttle from Hotel Ulisse. Visit Ravenna’s shared transfer from Marina Romea is from €10, about 15 minutes, per the tourism board — or a taxi, about 5 minutes by our routing.
Source: visitravenna.itParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedFree parking on site, per its Expedia listing, with nothing on leaving a car for a week while you sail.
Source: expedia.comThe city car park
€4 (about US$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. Hotel Ulisse’s own offer: free parking on site.
Where the car goes while you sail · Ravenna cruise parking, compared.
Source: comune.ravenna.itThe evening and the morning
The evening
Pool · Food or bar on siteA restaurant and a café, plus an outdoor pool and a children's pool open May to September, per its listing.
Breakfast
FreeA free buffet breakfast, 6:30 to 10:30 am, per its Expedia listing.
Address
Viale Italia, Marina RomeaViale Italia 58, 48123 Marina Romea (RA)
Expedia listing
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Hotel Ulisse’s Expedia listing prints it. Before you book, ask Hotel Ulisse about whether it's open on your date — a seaside hotel, and the listing prints no season and whether the car can stay while you sail; its pages don’t say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
City tourist tax
Tourist tax €2 (about US$2) a person a night, under-14s exempt, as its Expedia listing prints it; the city charges 3-stars €2
Wi-Fi
Free
Parking for your stay
Free on site (Expedia listing)
Breakfast
Free buffet, 6:30–10:30 AM
Pool
Outdoor pool and children's pool, May to September
Pets
Pets €10 a day each, up to 22 lb, per its listing.
Sail morning, on the clock
From the hotel’s published hours. Your cruise documents set your check-in window at the terminal.
Food and drink on site
- RestaurantOn site
- CaféOn site
Rooms
A two-bedroom Family Room of 538 sq ft sleeps four, per its listing.
Accessibility
Hotel Ulisse’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 allowedYes
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Cruise terminal, our routing1.7 mi
- Ravenna station, by car, per its listing24 min
Distances as Hotel Ulisse’s Expedia listing gives them, plus our road routing to the terminal.
Also worth knowing
- Facts from its Expedia listing
- Pets €10 a day, up to 22 lb
- Air conditioning, per its listing
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Facts from its Expedia listing; we found no site of its own.
- Check-out is 10:30 am; check-in 2 to 11 pm, per its listing.
- Its airport car is €220 a vehicle one way, up to four people, on request, per its listing.
- The listing adds €2 a person a night in tourist tax; children under 14 don't pay it.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether it's open on your date — a seaside hotel, and the listing prints no season
- Whether the car can stay while you sail
- Its star category
Every hotel fact here comes from Hotel Ulisse’s Expedia listing, read October 4, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm that it's open on your date, and the breakfast hours.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Hotel Ulisse: the Ravenna cruise guide, Ravenna cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up in Marina Romea, the village next to the terminal.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Hotel Ulisse for the night before. No payment on the form.
Hotel Ulisse FAQ
How far is Hotel Ulisse from the Ravenna cruise terminal?
About 1.7 road miles (2.7 km), roughly 5 minutes with no traffic, by our routing to Porto Corsini. It's on the terminal's side of the canal, so there's no ferry.
Does Hotel Ulisse in Marina Romea include breakfast?
Yes, a free buffet from 6:30 to 10:30 am, per its Expedia listing.
Does Hotel Ulisse have a pool?
An outdoor pool and a children's pool, open May to September, per its listing. Outside those months, don't count on it.
Can Hotel Ulisse get me from the airport?
Its listing offers an airport car on request at €220 a vehicle one way, up to four people, without naming the airport.
Is Hotel Ulisse open all year?
Its Expedia listing prints no closing season, but it's a seaside hotel with no site of its own to confirm it. Check your date when you book.
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