Day #1 Barcelona, Spain 9/11 Lou and I made it to Barcelona. This is where our Celebrity Cruise began on 9/14. Good thing we got there three days early because we slept for the three days before boarding the ship. Exhaustion central!! We stayed at the Cotton House Hotel, part of the Marriott collection. We managed to make it to breakfast each day and slept the rest of the time. We did take a short walk to the Arc de Triumph one afternoon. Below are some pictures of the inside of the hotel.