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Maybe this was covered in another post. But we need to defend Norwegian. We book NCL excursions which are plentiful and fairly priced. We look for advantages where we can find them. DH has a $50 excursion credit and both of us get an additional 10% off the excursion fare for having silver status. This gives us an agreeable price per excursion. And most importantly peace of mind. Even though we are often with a larger group, the majority of our excursions has been well managed with knowledgeable local guides. We were on the Dawn February 2023 and are also from South Carolina, about an hour from Myrtle Beach and WPDE is our news station. Glad our fellow Palmetto State cruisers made it back okay.

You mentioned buying case of water. We used to do so until folks commented on ship water being fine. Last cruise we each brought a large travel cup and filled it at the buffet. Ship won’t let you fill cup from machine, so we fill a large cup from the buffet and pour into our own cups.

Just booked Norwegian August 2025, your pre planning is so helpful! We use Marriott points for hotels; tier benefits on Norwegian give us 10% off shore excursions, together with $50 shore excursion perk, we try to stay within our budget. Thanks a bunch.

We stayed (pre pandemic) at a Marriott near Catalunya Square, Cotton House Autograph collection, loved it. We took the A2(?) bus from the airport and walked 10 minutes to the hotel with our carryon luggage. They called us a taxi to the cruise port . Walked everywhere, las ramblas nearby, Sagrada Familia 30 minute walk. Make sure to get tickets ahead of time. I printed ours at home in South Carolina. hotel breakfast and dinner outstanding.

a shuttle to the cruise port that would be a bonus. I've looked on the Marriott website and there are quite a few hotels in Barcelona. We have never been to Europe so I'm feeling overwhelmed with all the options and not knowing the area.

If you are a Bank of America customer, order online whatever currencies you need, link under ‘help’ section. For amounts under $1000, currencies will arrive via FedEx at your address within a couple of days. For elite customers there is a discount and no fee. We always take cash and use for smaller amounts and if a place is somewhat ‘sketchy’.