Out to Sea Split Crew Goes Ashore – Kraków and Barcelona Party Crawl Edition

I spend most of summer pouring drinks on a Croatian boat, so when we got a random week off I decided to see how nightlife works when the floor isn’t moving under you. One budget airline app binge later, I was booked into Kraków for the weekend and Barcelona right after. Verdict? I’m keeping my sea job, but I get why people rave about these crawls.

Stop One – Kraków Animals Crawl

Landed Thursday, dumped my bag, and walked straight to the big church in the main square for the 10:15 PM meet. The guides rounded everyone up and led us to the first bar, where the magic words “one hour open bar” meant beer, wine, vodka, rum, and gin mixers flowing like we were back on deck. After that we hit four more spots — Four Frantic, La Bodega, and Prozac among them — each greeting us with a free shot and skipping us past the line. The photographer caught me getting destroyed at flip cup; it’s already on their Instagram.

Stop Two – Barcelona Party Pass

Hopped a flight to Spain and swapped pierogi for paella. The Barcelona Party Pass pub crawl is ridiculous value at €12 a ticket. Same deal — multiple bars, welcome shots at each, karaoke, and VIP entry into one of the city’s biggest clubs at the end. The guides know every bartender in town, so your glass is never empty for long. I stuck to beer at first but the sangria found me eventually.

Bonus Round – Barcelona Boat Party

Couldn’t resist jumping on their boat party while I was there. Three hours cruising the coast with the skyline in the background, a live DJ, and five drink tickets in my pocket. They throw in a swim stop complete with inflatables and water games, which sounds tame until you’re racing strangers across the deck with a giant flamingo in your arms. Sun, music, and enough drinks to make you forget you’re not in Croatia — solid way to ruin any plans you had for the evening.

Rookie mistakes I made so you don’t have to

Mixing Polish cherry vodka with Spanish sangria is not cultural appreciation, it’s self-sabotage. Clubs in both cities will bounce you if you only have a phone photo of your ID. An open bar is never the time to “take it easy,” and pretending otherwise just makes it worse later.

Final call from a boat guy

Kraków Animals Crawl delivers cosy old town chaos with cheap drinks and packed dance floors, Barcelona Party Pass goes big on DJs, sangria, and beachside club vibes. Both are worth stepping off the boat for, so if you’re heading to Poland check out Kraków Animals Crawl and if Spain’s calling, line up your nights with the Barcelona Party Pass. Just maybe give your liver a week off between them. And when you’re ready for the sea again, you know where to find me back at Out to Sea Split.