Interesting historical town with amazing mosaics and buildings but Ravenna is Italy with the fun taken out, it’s far too serious and lacks the usual Italian energy and buzz.
We went in a free walking tour for the 2 of us with a local (Franco) and it was excellent ( and really free- no tips expected or wanted) we saw lots of things we would have missed by ourselves- very informative and fun. ...
We were in port a total of 11 ½ hours from 6:30AM to 6PM. The early arrival was great for tours to Venice but very little was open in Ravenna before 9AM. We decided to tour the city on our own and did not leave the ship until 8AM. NCL provided shuttle buses from the port to the city center, 9 miles away, for $20 per person round trip. The shuttles ran about every 15-30 minutes. In Plaza San ...
Cruise port is around 25 minutes from Ravenna in an industrial area. Not much to do other than to get on / off the ship. Embarkation was quick and efficient. ...
In Ravenna we booked a mosaic tour through TripAdvisor. There was a shuttle that took you from the ship to the town center (but didn’t run during lunch, which meant the first afternoon bus was full so you had to wait for the second or even third bus).
The mosaics were very interesting and our guide, Manuela, was awesome and very knowledgeable. ...