In 1929–1931 "Ciudad de Barcelona" offered cruises from Barcelona. 1931–1936 she sailed between the Balearic and Canary Islands with stops in Cadiz, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas. Since the beginning of the Spanish Civil War in July 1936, the ship was used to land troops at Ibiza and in the failed Invasion of Mallorca. In October 1936 "Ciudad De Barcelona" sailed to the Soviet Black Sea ports and made voyages to Marseille and Algiers to transport International Brigade volunteers to Spain.