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Royal Princess - Mediterranean Cruise 6-24-17 - 7-22-17 July 24, 2017 - Barcelona, Spain -  After leaving Kansas City, MO to Charlotte, NC, to Barcelona (?? hours) we were ready to leave on the Mediterranean Cruise from Barcelona, Spain 7 hour time difference from KC).   Boarding went smoothly and we left at 18:05 under clear skies and 70 degrees.  Some pictures when enroute from airport to ship and when leaving port: Montjuic Cemetery -    around 150,000 burial plots, niches and mausolea with around 1 million remains in burials and cremation ashes.   57 acres.  Opened in 1883. L - Aduana Building - Old Custom House now belongs to the National Archives. R - (Background) Torre Glories, 38 stories, houses the municipal water headquarters.  Cable cars connect the city of Barcelona to Montjuic mountain. L - Montjuic Castle - a fortress, a prison, army base, weapons museum, now be...