Hi. We did this cruise this year (2019) and had a lovely time. The times in port are short but it was so nice to get away right after the holidays which are a busy time for us both personally and work wise. We flew in two days early and spent those days enjoying Barcelona, one of our favorite cities. We were lucky enough to be there for the Festival of the Three Kings.
There are plenty of excursions even with the short port times. In Portsmouth, we just took the shuttle over to the Dockyard and did the dockyard exploration ourselves. So much to see there. We had a great t