katiebeth

Good Morning! I am seeking input/information on disembarkation in Barcelona. We are on Oceania Sirena (London to Barcelona) cruise departing on May 3rd. We arrive in Barcelona on May 15th at 7:00 am and disembarkation begins at 8:00 a.m. My husband and myself will be traveling with our adult daughter. She has a flight scheduled on the day of disembarkation from Barcelona to Atlanta departing at 11:30 am. My husband and I will be flying from Barcelona to Mallorca early afternoon to spend 3 days. We have visited Barcelona in the past (beautiful city) and have a wedding to attend in Mallora. Obviously, the 11:30 am flight is not ideal but it is a non-stop flight and she used airline points for her fare so times were somewhat limited. We have never flown out on the day of disembarkation but circumstances dictated it on this particular cruise. I have read that it takes about 30 minutes to get from the port to the airport in Barcelona. I am wondering about the airport itself and how long it normally takes to get thru immigration and security? I would appreciate any information for those who have knowledge/experience with the process. Also, if anyone has recommendations for a reliable private transfer service from the port to the airport, that would be greatly appreciated!! P.S. My Travel Agent spoke with Oceania and they told her that the earliest time recommended for flying out of Barcelona is 11:00 am. Thank you in advance for your input. Nancy

Cayman09. Thank you for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it. Wishing you a wonderful time on your cruise. Enjoy!

Thank you all very much for taking the time to respond. I appreciate it so much. I was having a difficult time imagining that Oceania had declined so much since our last sailing in June of 2017. Again, we had a wonderful time on both of our Oceania cruises and are looking forward to returning in May. I understand the excursions can be a mixed bag, but we wanted to use our shore excursion credits and we go with a positive attitude and expect to have a lot of fun. 🤩 The itinerary looks great and we will be visiting many places we have not been to before ….so that is exciting. Again, thank you for your responses.

Greetings, We are booked on the May 3rd sailing on Sirena London to Barcelona. We are frequent cruisers but I have not been on these boards recently. We have sailed on Oceania twice in the past, one European sailing and one Caribbean. (Pre-Covid). My husband and I very much enjoyed Oceania and especially the food. However, I have recently read several reviews posted on Cruise Critic over the past year and the reviews are consistently bad. Many have indicated that the overall product is in decline; food, excursions, customer service, and the list goes on … My husband and I are really looking forward to this cruise, but I must say the recent reviews have me concerned as they are overwhelmingly negative. Do others who have cruised recently on Sirena seen an overall decline post covid? We have booked several excursions thru Oceania and am now having second thoughts. Any input/feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much, Nancy