My daughter (age 16) and I (54), a single mom, went on this cruise together. I wanted to introduce her to Europe and thought that this would be a great way to do so. This was my daughter's 7th cruise and my 13th. This was our second RC cruise.
The ship sailed on Sunday, July 11th, so we arived in Barcelona late Friday afternoon. I never like to chance "missing the boat". We stayed in a fantastic hotel, The Hotel Constanza, in Barcelona. Friendly and a great location. We took a segway tour with http://www.barcelonasegwayglides.com . What a fun and awesome experience. I highly recommend it!
We arrived at the port in Barcelona around 11:30 and were on the ship in less than 1/2 hour. The process was very smooth.