On the 20th of August 2011 the port of Barcelona set a new record: a staggering tally of over 31,000 cruise passengers embarked and disembarked in its terminals in just one day. This sets a new record for the largest cruise port in Europe, due in large to the docking of eight large cruise ships in that same day The colossal capacity of ships such as the Liberty of the Seas, licensed to carry more than 4,500 passengers, means that the port of Barcelona continues to record staggering numbers ...