Splurge Hotels · Ravenna
Ravenna has no MICHELIN Key hotel, so the grand nights are an hour away. Bologna’s Grand Hotel Majestic holds One Key, about 55.0 road miles from the terminal by our routing — Palazzo Bezzi is the nice night in Ravenna itself. Each card says what the hotel adds and what it leaves you to arrange on sail morning.
Six places made this list. One, Palazzo Bezzi, is also in our twelve — the other five are here for the night, not the morning. Pick the kind of night below and the matching hotel lights up.
We print one outside rating, MICHELIN’s, from its Bologna and Ravenna lists as we read them on October 4, 2026. We found no Forbes Travel Guide rating for any of the six, and Italy’s own star categories are set regionally, so we print one only where a source names it — never as a score.
The splurge in Ravenna itself: a 4-star-superior boutique with a wellness area and a gym, near the mosaics, about 8.6 road miles from the terminal. No. 10 in our twelve.
One MICHELIN Key, and Bologna Welcome calls it the city's only 5-star luxury hotel; the Carracci restaurant and a spa on request. About 55.0 road miles to the terminal by our routing.
MICHELIN-listed, without a Key: 40 rooms in the pedestrian area by the Two Towers, with Casa Azzoguidi downstairs. About 54.8 road miles to the terminal by our routing.
Six rooms, adults only, MICHELIN-listed without a Key, with €24 (about US$25)-a-day parking you book ahead. About 54.6 road miles to the terminal by our routing.
Seven outdoor pools, three indoor, a full-service spa, free breakfast and free parking, per its Expedia listing. About 45.7 road miles to the terminal by our routing.
The seafront grand hotel: a spa, a seasonal pool and a private beach 25 m away, per the icastelli.net page. About 40.4 road miles to the terminal by our routing.
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| Feature | Palazzo Bezzi | Grand Hotel Majestic | Corona d'Oro | Casa Bertagni | Palazzo di Varignana | Grand Hotel Rimini |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELIN | Not listed | One Key | Listed, no Key | Listed, no Key | Listed, no Key | Not listed |
| Restaurant | Restaurant 300 m away | Carracci | Casa Azzoguidi | — | Five, incl. Il Grifone | La Dolce Vita; Otto e Mezzo |
| Bar or drinks | Bar lounge | Bar | Bar | — | Lounge and pool bar | Lobby Bar |
| Spa or pool | Wellness area and gym | Spa on request, Turkish bath, sauna | — | — | 10 pools and a spa | Spa and seasonal pool |
| Breakfast | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Free continental | Not stated |
| Room price printed | Not printed | Not printed | Not printed | Not printed | Not printed | Not printed |
| Parking | Garage 100 m, unpriced | Valet, price not printed | Available, charged | €24 a day, book ahead | Free on site | €25 (about US$30) a night, private |
| Shuttle to the port | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Distance to the port | ~8.6 mi to the terminal, our routing | ~55.0 mi to the terminal, our routing | ~54.8 mi to the terminal, our routing | ~54.6 mi to the terminal, our routing | ~45.7 mi to the terminal, our routing | ~40.4 mi to the terminal, our routing |
None of the six runs a shuttle to the ship — the road figures are ours, with no traffic, to the terminal at Porto Corsini: Palazzo Bezzi about 8.6 miles, the Grand Hotel Rimini 40.4, Varignana 45.7 and the three Bologna hotels about 55.
From Bologna, the easy way is a direct train to Ravenna, about an hour, then Visit Ravenna’s transfer from the station, from €20 (about US$20) a person, or bus 90, which stops about 500 m from the terminal, per the tourism board.
Only Varignana lists a free breakfast, per its Expedia listing — the other pages don’t say. Parking runs from free at Varignana to €24 a day at Casa Bertagni and €25 a night in Rimini, and nobody says a car can stay while you sail.
The terminal and the lines that sell Ravenna as “Venice” are in our Ravenna cruise guide.
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| Hotel | Why it isn’t in the six |
|---|---|
| Casa Maria Luigia, Modena | Three MICHELIN Keys, but in Modena, west of Bologna and farther from the port than any of the six. Not researched further. |
| Hotel Metropolitan, Hotel Brun and Phi Hotel, Bologna | On MICHELIN's Bologna list without a Key. Not researched for this page. |
| Hotel Waldorf, Milano Marittima | MICHELIN lists it near Ravenna, without a Key. Not researched for this page. |
In Ravenna itself, Palazzo Bezzi, a 4-star superior with a wellness area, per the hotel, about 8.6 road miles from the terminal by our routing; it's No. 10 in our twelve. Ravenna has no MICHELIN Key hotel, so the most decorated night nearby is the Grand Hotel Majestic in Bologna, with One Key.
Not in Ravenna — MICHELIN's Ravenna list shows none with a Key. In Bologna, the Grand Hotel Majestic "già Baglioni" has One Key. Casa Maria Luigia in Modena has three, but it's well over 150 km from the port.
None of the six publishes one — from Bologna the cheap way is a direct train to Ravenna, about an hour, then Visit Ravenna's transfer from the station, from €20 a person.
None of the six puts that in writing — Casa Bertagni charges €24 a day for its own guests and the Grand Hotel Rimini €25 a night. Royal Caribbean says there's no long-term parking at the port; Ravenna's Via Cura car park is €4 (about US$4) a day from October 1, 2026, per the city.
By our routing about 55 road miles from central Bologna, roughly 70 minutes with no traffic — direct trains to Ravenna take about an hour, and the terminal is about 8 road miles from Ravenna station.
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