Port Barcelona

Barcelona is one of the most important cruise ports in the world. In Europe, the only possible comparison to Barcelona is Civitavecchia, but in terms of facilities, Barcelona much more complete than the Roman port.

Barcelona has two cruise terminals:

·    The first one is located near the World Trade Center. If you are travelling on a of small or medium size cruise ship (like Thomson Dream for example), for sure you’ll depart from this terminal. It has the advantage of being closer and more connected to the city but with less facilities than Adossat

·    The second one is “Palacruceros” in the new Adossat terminal. Here you’ll find a group of four well equipped (check in, baggage claim, duty free shops...) buildings, but they are far away from the exit of the port.

THOMSON DREAM NEAR WTC

Getting to the port. I don’t think its a good idea to walk through a big city with your luggage and lots of money for the trip with you. That’s why I recommend to take a taxi to the port. It’ll cost about 30€ from the airport (El Prat) or 15€ from the railway station (Sants). If you are arriving to El Prat and you want to save money and walk, you can take the Aerobus to Plaza de Catalunya for 4,50€. From there you’ll have to walk down La Rambla and take the Portbus from Plaza de Colón (2€).

You can also reach Plaza de Colón by subway (Green line 3 Drassanes)

Hotels. If you’ve read our article "First Day,first steps", you will be arriving at Barcelona the day before the cruise starts. If you are looking for an hotel, the best place is near Plaza de Catalunya, but it is also the most expensive.
To me, it is much better to stay near the Sants station, where you’ll find several hotels at very good prices (Barceló Sants Abba Sants or Expo). Sants has a direct connection to Drassanes and Plaza de Catalunya by subway

If you are arriving at Barcelona few days before the cruise starts you’ll have the option to discover Barcelona. In that case I recommend to read our post “Barcelona”

 
LINKS:
Port of Barcelona
Port Bus
Subway
AeroBus