as for the Captain deciding not to call at Barcelona, from what I have been told it wasn't his decision but the Port of Barcelona was reportedly closed.
There have been few reports from German passengers. One lady has been in virtually all TV shows on the accident but her reports have mainly consisted of platitudes. She also pretends to be a kind of "nautical expert", but her "recommendations" on what the Captain should have done in order to avoid the accident show that she doesn't know what she's talking about. Had the Captain followed her "advice", the ship would probably have capsized.
