Barcelona Catamaran Party Cruise: Swim & Drinks

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Free cancellation

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 115

LanguagesEN · FR +1

Mobile ticketAccepted

Three hours on the water with strangers who'll probably be your friends by the end

You board a catamaran at Port Olímpic and spend three hours cruising the Barcelona coast with swimming, a grilled burger lunch, and two complimentary drinks included. The boat anchors for a swim stop about an hour out, then returns to port. No planning required — the crew handles everything, and you just show up ready to go.

Step-by-step itinerary

Barcelona 3-hour catamaran cruise

Board catamaran at Port Olimpic
Attend safety briefing
Sail along Mediterranean coastline
Pass W hotel and Barceloneta Beach
Anchor for swimming and snorkeling
Enjoy water games on deck
Sunbathe and relax with drinks
Have grilled burger lunch on board

The Experience

So you've got an afternoon free in Barcelona and someone mentions the catamaran party cruise — and yeah, it sounds exactly like what you need. You show up at Port Olímpic, board a modern catamaran with maybe thirty other people, and within twenty minutes you're past the W hotel and Barceloneta Beach with a cold beer in your hand and the Mediterranean actually looking like the pictures. The boat crew runs through safety stuff quickly, then anchors about an hour in so you can jump off the deck and swim. Water's warm enough that you don't think twice about it.

The whole thing is built around not having to plan anything. Lunch is a grilled burger — beef or veggie, your choice — served at either 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m., or 6 p.m. depending on which departure you pick. Two glasses of beer or sangria come with it, and after that there's an open bar of sodas and water the whole time you're out there. People float around on mattresses, jump back in the water, lie on the deck with their sunglasses on. There's music playing. Nobody's checking their phone. It's the kind of thing that sounds corny until you're actually doing it, and then it just works.

The crew knows what they're doing — they've done this hundreds of times — so there's no stress about timing or whether you'll actually get to swim or any of that. You're back at Port Olímpic after three hours, slightly sunburned, probably with someone's Instagram handle in your phone. Bring sunscreen with you; the reflection off the water is no joke.

What’s included

Catamaran cruise from Port Olímpic along the Barcelona coastline.
swimming and snorkeling stop in the Mediterranean.
grilled burger lunch (beef or vegetarian).
two glasses of beer or sangria per adult.
open bar with water and soft drinks.
professional boat crew.
water games including floating mattress and floating trampoline.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Sensation BCN

Is this one for you?Book this if you want a social afternoon on the water without arranging transport, food, or drinks separately — the fixed departure times and all-inclusive pricing mean you just show up at the port and the rest is handled.