Jan 2019 Review - Morocco and Canary Islands from Barcelona

[tammyjw305]

After the tour, we found a grocery store. I was not very comfortable at the grocery store, but husband noted there were not others around. We found dinner for at the hotel since our hotel was not near restaurants and some snacks. Then we were off to pick up our luggage; this went smoothly. We then caught the bus, with our T-10 card, for a long ride to the hotel. With luggage, it is hard to find a seat on the bus; as we progressed down the line to the end, it less and less crowded. Buses have stroller sections; this one had two. We did not get "the look", but there was definitely a "look" for "I have stroller, move it". The ride was about an hour, so longer and slower than the train we took into town.

 

Our hotel was the Barcelona Airport Hotel or BAH. It was nice, though the shower/tub was not functional. It had two sinks, which was nice. We arrived about 4pm. We had a 6am flight, so an early, early morning. So, our dinner, shower, and to bed early. The hotel provided a shuttle, first come, first serve. We did not know how crowded, so we took the 2:40 am shuttle. We were the only ones on and got to the airport quickly. The airport -- Lufthansa desk and security -- did not open until 4am. It was an international flight to us, but not for Lufthansa with our layover in Frankfort. The flight was long -- 11.5 hours with some delay taking off. They cleaned the restrooms mid-flight, which was very helpful. I watched a lot of movies -- finishing Crazy Rich Asians and Ocean's 8 that I started but did not get to finish on the cruise. 

 

I'll end here -- a great cruise and lots of great ports! I will try to help with any questions that anyone has. 

Edited April 9, 2019 by tammyjw305

[Mercury]

Fantastic review!

Would love to do this cruise one day!

[tammyjw305]

On 4/10/2019 at 10:03 AM, Mercury said:

Fantastic review!

Would love to do this cruise one day!

 

Thanks! We want to do the Eastern Mediterranean now :).

[dog]

Wonderful trip report and photos. Thanks

[RunBikeCruiseDC]

This is my dream cruise!!!  I always wanted to go to the Canary Islands since I was in middle school (lived in Spain at that time). Thanks so much for sharing!