The cruise port is accessible the whole year round – 24/7, 365 days a tear.Each of the port's international cruise ship terminals has air conditioning, public phones, lifts and escalators, currency exchange kiosks, duty-free shops, gift/souvenir shops, cafe-restaurant, taxi rank, bus shuttle to downtown.capability to accommodate 9 cruise vessels at a time.deep harbor water and berths (draft 11,5 m / 38 ft).supported by excellent road, rail, and air infrastructure.UN-LOCODE (United Nations location code) - ESBCN.There is an ongoing enlargement project that will double the port's size by diverting the Llobregat river to the south. The port's area (sized 10 km2 / 4 mi2) is divided into 3 zones: Port Vell, commercial port, and Barcelona Free Port ("Zona Franca de Barcelona", industrial / logistics port). Port Barcelona (locode ESBCN) is Europe's 9th largest containership port. The city is on the Mediterranean Sea, located between the mouths of two rivers (Llobregat and Besos). By the metro population (around 5,5 million) it is ranked EU's 6th largest (after Paris, London, Madrid, Ruhr, Milano). By population (over 1,6 million) the city is ranked Spain's largest and Europe's 16th largest. Its harbor area is one of the world's biggest. Barcelona cruise port is currently ranked the largest Mediterranean cruise port with turnaround operations (roundtrip itineraries) and the world's 4th busiest.
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