# Cruise passengers face blocked access as angry protesters set barricades on fire

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cruise-passengers-face-blocked-access-as-angry-protesters-set-barricades-on-fire/
- Published: 2026-10-29T20:37:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T21:24:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/travel/cruise-passengers-face-blocked-access-angry-protesters-set-barricades-fire
- Topics: Culture, Travel, World

## Key points

- Port workers blocked a Barcelona cruise terminal road for about four hours.
- More than 13,000 passengers were aboard ships affected by the disruption.
- Workers fear an audit could lead to pay cuts of up to 8%.

## Summary

About 200 Barcelona port workers blocked an access road to a cruise terminal for roughly four hours on Wednesday, setting a barricade of branches on fire. The disruption forced passengers to carry their luggage on foot and highlighted a dispute over possible pay cuts following a government audit.

Four cruise ships carrying more than 13,000 passengers were in port, including Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas, Mein Schiff 7, AIDAmar and Norwegian Escape. Workers fear the audit’s payroll discrepancies could lead to cuts of up to 8%; their committee says employees should not bear the cost, while the port says it must correct the discrepancies and denies wrongdoing. Barcelona recorded nearly four million cruise passenger movements in 2025, amid wider debate over tourism and its effects on the city.

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