We started our trip to the Mediterranean a day early and stayed at the Eurostars Grand Marina. It is a gorgeous hotel right at the pier with beautiful views. We loved our room here and the convenience to just about everything that we wanted to do. Barcelona is a beautiful city with a rich history and we wished that we had more time to explore it. We stayed a day on both sides of the cruise, but there was lots more we could have seen here. As others have said, it is definitely worth extending your trip here if you can for at least a couple of days!

We arrived at the cruise port the next day at around noon and had no problem with embarkation. We were checked in and on board in around 15 minutes. Boarding must have begun pretty early because the Windjammer was hopping by the time we arrived. Our room was ready at 1PM and our luggage arrived around 4PM.

I have heard it said here before but I cannot give enough kudos to each and every staff member that took care of us!! What a wonderful, pleasant crew! Read more