My husband and I were in Spain for a golf tournament in Marbella Spain and took Ryan Air from Malaga to Barcelona. Word of Advice - if you are flying Ryan Air be sure to know their rules. As we did not know, we did not check in online within 20 hrs of departure and they charged $60 euros each for printing boarding passes, they charged $105 for each baggage not checked in prior to going to the airport and their weight restrictions are lower than the international flights we took from Canada. The overweight baggage was another $105 euros. It ended up costing us an additional $631.00 Canadian on top of what we had already paid for the flight.

Once we arrived in Barcelona, we had arranged for NCL to pick us up at the airport which was very good. NCL met us at the gate and told us what to do, when we would leave for the port. It gave us enough time for coffee!

The embarkation process was very fast and efficient. We were on the ship within about 30-45 minutes. Our rooms were ready and it certainly didn't take very much time for our luggage to arrive. We unpacked our bags and were ready to explore the ship a bit and grab a quick bite by the pool. Read more