Inside A Place in the Sun star Laura Hamilton’s trip to Barcelona with Lucy Alexander

A PLACE In The Sun presenter Laura Hamilton has jetted off on holiday to Barcelona on a luxury all-expenses paid cruise.

The Channel 4 favourite - who has been presenting the property-hunting show for almost a decade - was joined by pal Lucy Alexander.

Laura, 40, took to her Instagram stories to document the first stages of her luxury cruise from Barcelona around the Spanish coast.

Hopping from the capital city to Touloun, Cagliari and Ibiza - the telly favourite was joined by plenty of other celebrities for the trip.

She could be seen posing at the airport alongside Home Under The Hammer presenter Lucy, 52, and Blue singer Duncan James.

"Barcelona bound," she captioned a snap of the pair in duty free, before following up with a clip to explain where they were going.

"We are staying in Barcelona for the night with Virgin Voyages," she explained, tagging the cruise company.

She also pointed out This Morning regular and Strictly Come Dancing star Dr Ranj Singh waiting to board the brand-new ship.

"We've all checked in, and I'm about to board the Virgin Voyages cruise, which is really exciting," Laura later followed up.

"The last time I went on a cruise ship was when I went with Colin Ratushniak, my Dancing On Ice partner, which was in 2011."

"I can't wait to see what this is all about," Laura continued as she was seen boarding the ship, with members of staff dancing around her.

She concluded with a selfie, sipping on a cocktail, as she found a spot by one of the top-deck pools ahead of the ship's departure.

It comes after Laura revealed her surprising new career change after years of helping wannabe homeowners find properties abroad.

Laura admitted that she has been training to be a pilot, changing her Instagram bio to admit she had taken up the new hobby.

Back in January it was revealed that she had split from husband Alex Goward after 13 years together.

Announcing the news, Laura said: "This isn’t something I ever thought I’d be saying but, after 13 years of being together Alex and I have separated.

"Our children are and always will be our number one priority and we would respect privacy for our family at this time."

A month later the TV star admitted that she was "overwhelmed with sadness" after breaking the news.

At the start of April it was revealed that she had sold the cafe that she had once ran with her other half.

Laura married insurance broker Alex in 2012 - they share two children together - eight-year-old Rocco and a daughter Tahlia, six.