The cruise was fantastic, I must say that this was one of our best cruises yet.
We left Thursday and flew from FLL into SJU. Flight went smoothly and before we knew it we were checked into the Ritz Carlton where we spent 2 nights. Hotel was great, very packed, but we had a wonderful time.
Saturday am we left the hotel at 11 am and arrived to Pier 4 East about 20 minutes later. Handed off our luggage and waited on line briefly before we were allowed to enter the building. This terminal blows away the Pan Am Pier that's for sure. Went to the Platinum line to check in and right behind us was 2 groups from our cruise critic group! Check in was a breeze and we then lined up to get on the ship. We were the 2nd family to board and went straight to our cabins. Steve and I were in a mini suite D320 and the boys were in an inside D318. Our cabin steward was "B" and he was fantastic. I wondered how we would feel in a mini after having been in a full suite the last 2 cruises, but there really wasn't much of a difference as we weren't in the cabin that much. I really did prefer this location over the aft as the seas were moderate every day and I really do notice the movement more on the Crown than on the other grand class ships we've been on. Had our cruise critic meeting at 5 pm in the Wheelhouse Bar and it was wonderful to meet everyone.