This was the first ever cruise for my wife and I and before I type another word, let me say the best thing we ever did was to join the roll call for this vacation. Not only did we learn everything we would need to know, we met the most incredible, warm and friendly people one could ever ask for. After just passing 2700 postings, a good sized novel, we embarked on the trip of our lifetime.

We are Canadian but live near the U.S. border. We chose to fly out of New York state as it was almost 60% cheaper to do so. We had transfers coming and going, but it wasn't that bad for travel rookies.

We stayed in San Juan at The Marriott Renaisance La Concha, located in the Condado district. The hotel was more than we could have asked for. With some help from one of our roll call friends we got a great price using Priceline dot com We had read about the noise/music around the pool area late into the evening, but it didn't bother us. After having dinner we returned to sit on our 2nd floor balcony and listen to the music. It was like having a front row seat at a concert. I do remember waking up briefly around 3:00am and still hearing the music, but it was just loud enough to lull me back to sleep. Do not hesitate to stay here, it is great. Read more