Barcelona: Arrived a day prior to rest up and check out the city. Nice city and we enjoyed visiting the local attractions.
Embarkation: Smooth, in the room within 15 minutes after stepping out of the cab.
Ship: This was our fourth time on this ship (British Isles/Norway, Baltic, Canada/New England) and I must say the new color scheme, speciality restaurant addition, and filling in the hole on deck 5 just added to what was already a wonderful ship. Overall the crew was great with a few exceptions.
7131 is well positioned (mid ship) 2A balcony cabin. Balcony and cabin are normal size. The balcony overlooks the life boats but they are not in your view unless you look directly down. The cabin is close to the mid ship elevators and you can easily take the stairs to the main areas of the ship--deck 10 or decks 4 and 5.