We arrived in Barcelona a few days earlier and enjoyed the city. I highly recommend that to others. We stayed in the Old Town in an apartment rental. On Sunday we left for the port and dragged our luggage two blocks to a bus that took us the rest of the way (for a charge of course). Check in for us was approximately 10:45 am. No one in line (any line). We were checked in after 5-10 minutes and had to wait until 11 am to board. At 11 we boarded. Fastest and most efficient boarding I've experienced.

The ship is big, clean, nice, and easy to navigate. We were in a mini suite cabin on the 11th deck aft. It too, was nice, clean, spacious and perfect for two. There was more storage than anyone can imagine. The room had a frig full of extras that we quickly emptied out for our own stuff. We brought soda - in plain sight - and no one cared.

The food in the buffet was excellent for what is expected on this level of cruise. And I mean "excellent". It was always fresh made, hot and tasted good. Naturally, after seven days I got tired of it and wished they had more changes to the menu. The food in the main dining rooms was also excellent. The staff and service was great. We had nothing but great meals and service for the week. Read more