Travel to Ravenna from Venice Oct 2-12 Celebrity Constellation Ital.Greece and Turkey 2023

[kentrav]

Hello all,

need a little help with the best and easiest way to travel from Venice to Ravenna to catch the Constellation for our Cruise. Tried calling the Celeb  but to be truthful not very helpful at all. So I thought I would ask my fellow Cruisers for some advise. We would like some direction on the easiest way to get to Ravenna from the city center of Venice, we are planning to book a hotel in the city Center but again looking for a recommendation on a hotel cost around 300-350 a night .We are basically looking for a nice hotel with a location the we can get to the tourist cites a easily and get to the pick up area for the transfer to Ravenna. Any help would be appreciated.

[cruisemom42]

Hi there -- in general it's best to post questions about destinations on the Ports of Call boards here (look at the main page for guidance). Or if your question is specific to a cruise line (e.g., Celebrity), you can also post on their board.

 

As luck would have it, I do have info for you though. 😎.  I boarded Constellation in Ravenna last October, after having flown in from Venice. Celebrity offered shuttles to Ravenna from Venice for a reasonable price (considering that it is a two-hour drive). I believe the cost was around $58 USD. The shuttles depart from either the airport (if you are flying in on the day of the cruise -- not recommended) or from an area convenient to Venice proper, e.g., Tronchetto, a parking/transportation area easily reached by taking the People Mover from Piazzale Roma.

 

I read about the shuttle here but as you say Celebrity was not super helpful. My TA booked it for me.  

 

[CruiserBruce]

Take a look at the Italy board, here:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/464-italy-ports/

 

Discussed there frequently. Train is a common recommendation.

[cruisemom42]

The issue with taking the train from Venice is that there is no direct route. You have to change trains in Ferrara -- finding your way to another platform (possibly on a different level) with all one's baggage is not ideal for everyone, especially if you don't pack light. There are no porters and no luggage carts. 

 

Edited February 4, 2023 by cruisemom42

[Host Kat]

On 2/4/2023 at 9:16 AM, kentrav said:

Hello all,

need a little help with the best and easiest way to travel from Venice to Ravenna to catch the Constellation for our Cruise. Tried calling the Celeb  but to be truthful not very helpful at all. So I thought I would ask my fellow Cruisers for some advise. We would like some direction on the easiest way to get to Ravenna from the city center of Venice, we are planning to book a hotel in the city Center but again looking for a recommendation on a hotel cost around 300-350 a night .We are basically looking for a nice hotel with a location the we can get to the tourist cites a easily and get to the pick up area for the transfer to Ravenna. Any help would be appreciated.

 

@kentrav

 

Howdy and welcome back to the Cruise Critic message boards! I see it has been a while since you have posted on the boards.

 

Thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising. Your inquiry concerns specific ports and is off topic there.

 

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[GenericBob]

On 2/4/2023 at 10:41 AM, cruisemom42 said:

Hi there -- in general it's best to post questions about destinations on the Ports of Call boards here (look at the main page for guidance). Or if your question is specific to a cruise line (e.g., Celebrity), you can also post on their board.

 

As luck would have it, I do have info for you though. 😎.  I boarded Constellation in Ravenna last October, after having flown in from Venice. Celebrity offered shuttles to Ravenna from Venice for a reasonable price (considering that it is a two-hour drive). I believe the cost was around $58 USD. The shuttles depart from either the airport (if you are flying in on the day of the cruise -- not recommended) or from an area convenient to Venice proper, e.g., Tronchetto, a parking/transportation area easily reached by taking the People Mover from Piazzale Roma.

 

I read about the shuttle here but as you say Celebrity was not super helpful. My TA booked it for me.  

 

Hi, did you take the shuttle from Ravenna back to VCE airport? If yes, what is the earliest shuttle? I'm travelling on Constellation ending in Ravenna and want to get to VCE airport for a 12:40PM flight same day. Thoughts? Thank you!

[cruisemom42]

2 hours ago, GenericBob said:

Hi, did you take the shuttle from Ravenna back to VCE airport? If yes, what is the earliest shuttle? I'm travelling on Constellation ending in Ravenna and want to get to VCE airport for a 12:40PM flight same day. Thoughts? Thank you!

 

Hi -- my BTB cruise ended in Civitavecchia, not Ravenna. I do know that they were offering shuttles but I don't recall the timing. Sorry!