Cruise Day #22 - Barcelona

Today is disembarkation day in Barcelona. Just over 1,000 of the 4,500 passengers are staying on for the 15-day transatlantic crossing to Ft. Lauderdale — and the ship will sail this afternoon completely full.

After a light breakfast, we took the city shuttle bus (€4.50 per person round trip). You can walk into town, but the shuttle saves about 45–50 minutes each way. It drops you off just outside the port, only a couple of blocks from Las Ramblas.

Las Ramblas started off quiet, but wow — by the time we got halfway down, it was crazy busy!

Not only is there a major subway construction project underway, but they were also filming a movie right in the center section. Craziness! The only reason we ventured that way was to make a couple of toiletry purchases at the supermarket near the end of Las Ramblas. Once that was accomplished, we made our way over to the Gothic Quarter. Debbie tried to do a little shopping but didn’t find anything she liked. 

We ended our day at our favorite restaurant in Barcelona, located at the Mercat de Santa Caterina — highly recommended for either lunch or dinner. 

Their avocado and burrata salad is amazing! The burrata comes encased in a delicate, cracker-like bubble — absolutely delicious! 

We also shared fried anchovies 

and grilled fresh calamari, 

then capped off the meal with their homemade apple cake. Oh my!!! It was sooo good!

We walked back to the shuttle bus pickup spot, clocking just over five miles today — not bad for a couple of old-timers!