Barcelona - Cruising the Med on Wonder of the Seas
On the Saturday We had a walk to Las Ramblas, along the Marina and had dinner at a nice little Italian restaurant. Sunday morning after breakfast we had a walk around town and the shopping centre at the Marina. We then took a taxi about 20 minutes to the cruise terminal.
The boys were wowed, their first cruise and what an amazing ship when you pull up outside – WONDER OF THE SEAS - its HUGE !
We did a 7 night round trip from Barcelona August 2022, stopping at Palma Majorca, Provence Marseille France , Cittavechia Rome Italy, Florance/Pisa (La Spezia) Italy, Naples Italy and back to Barcelona.
This ship is amazing with so much to explore and experience and a wide range of shore excursions too for different durations and costs.
We left the ship at all ports and our favourites were Palma, Pisa and Pompei. In Palma we took a city tour on a horse drawn carriage and visited the Cathedral. La Spezia we did an excursion to the amazing Pisa and a noddy train tour around the ton and in Naples an excursion to Pompei which was amazing. Onboard you will certainly never die of starvation….. many bars and food options from hot dogs, American diner, sports bar, Italian, seafood, pizza, vitality cafe, teppanyaki , sushi, chops grill , main dining room a la carte and main buffet restaurant - so much and always something open for food 24/7 with casual and formal options.
Entertainment- Theatre, open air cinema, aqua cinema, ice show, karaoke, night club, casino, live music, game shows, quiz, bingo always something going on.
The boys had fun daily at the 4 outdoor pools, 3 water slides, Abyss dry slide dropping 10 decks, basketball, arcade, video games, jacuzzi, table tennis, pool table, open air cinema, mini golf, surf simulator, zip wire, rock climbing, gym ….. who said cruising is boring and not for families!
The weather was so hot and really good apart from a little storm leaving Italy but it soon dried up and plenty to do inside and outside so it was no problem.
We had a balcony cabin for 4 which was fine for us as to be honest we were never in it!
We had a great family holiday, you can relax on deck or go on shore or do activities. Do as much or as little as you like. We fitted a lot into our 8 nights away and had a great time seeing several destinations but only unpacking once.
