We took two cruises back to back on Norwegian Epic out of Barcelona, with time before and after n Barcelona. Great city with so much to do, and two completely different cruises. The first was a western Mediterranean and covered Sicily, Sardenia, the west side of Italy. Second cruise was to Tangiers then the Canary Islands before stopping at Malaga on the way back. January is pretty much low season wherever we went so no big crowds. A highlight was seeing the pope's weekly public event in Rome.