We are a family of four and we started our Mediterranean cruise in Barcelona. We stayed a few days there before boarding the ship and it was fabulous. Our favorite part of Barcelona was the Park Guell, which featured Gaudi-designs. We also liked the Boqueria (Marketplace) Take advantage of this stop if you can.

We paid a taxi from our hotel to get on the ship and we were able to get on board with no long lines or hassles. Traveling with an 8 and 10yr old can be hard but the kids saw this as an adventure and embarkation was a breeze.

Once on board, our luggage arrived with no problems. Since we had been in Barcelona a few days it would have been nice to have a laundry facility instead of laundry service. Hard to justify paying $1.50 for cleaning a pair of boy's underwear! Read more