We flew from London to Barcelona, stayed at the Barcelona Hotel for a few days so we could sightsee around the city, then we got a taxi to the port from the hotel, the embarkation process was really efficiently handled by all staff and we were welcomed on board "Century" in time to enjoy lunch.
Our cabin was a good size with a window, plenty of cupboard space the bathroom was a good size too, and the steward kept our cabin tidy and well supplied with ice water.
The information broadcast by the Captain, once a day at 12 noon, was mostly inaudible, couldnt hear anything inside our cabin and we never knew where we were heading, the weather details for the day and information about the ship.
The cabin/bathroom facilities were very good - reasonably quiet hallway, when the children werent running up and down, we had a window, lovely view while at sea, but we were by the gangplank and it was very noisy, especially at 5.30AM when the crew decided to start work, even when the tenders were lowered for going ashore days, very noisy, we were woken early again - this was supposed to be our "5" star holiday cruise? The carpet was filthy in our cabin and our linen/towels had holes in them. Not impressed with the state of the "Century" - bad value for money.