We arrived in Barcelona a day early and was booked in the Mont Blanc which is one used by NCL. When we arrived they told us that they had a problem and we would have to the St Mortiz. Our Cruise Consultant told us that we couldn't book shore excursions or transportation until arriving in Barcelona. As this hotel was not used by NCL we were not able to book anything. So we went out on our own.
The next day we arrived at the ship before noon. It was good seeing it sitting there waiting for us as the last time we checked on it we saw it sitting in drydock. No long lines so was checked in and on ship in about 30 minutes.
The champagne greeting and the escorts to our room was a nice way to start a cruise.
The balcony was great. We had a quiet location, great view. We could have used a litle more desk time room.