We travelled as a group of 4, all previous cruises, 3 of which had cruised with NCL previously, albeit not on the Epic.
Embarkation -
We had arranged a pick-up and private tour (Tours by Locals) following our early morning arrival into Barcelona. We arrived at the port about 2.45 by which time there were no queues and we simply walked straight onto the ship. Cases arrived within an hour or so.