My boyfriend and I sailed on the Adventure of the Seas out of San Juan on April 4th to April 11th, visiting Aruba, Curacao, Dominica, and St. Thomas.
Background: We are 33 and 34 years old, no kids. This was my boyfriend's first cruise, but I have cruised before (although this was my first time on a Royal Caribbean ship). My previous cruises have been on Princess (the Caribbean Princess), Celebrity (the Century), and Carnival (the Glory and the Jubilee, many years ago).
Embarkation: We flew to San Juan the day of the cruise. Risky, I know, but our work schedules required same day travel. We arrived in the San Juan airport around noon. The taxi line at the airport was long, but it moved rather quickly, and we got to the cruise terminal by 12:45 pm. The line at the cruise terminal to get on the ship at this time was very long and moved slowly (it took us well over an hour to get on the ship). Luckily, the line was in the shade and Royal provided water and lemonade while you waited (it was hot out!) No major difficulties getting on the ship, just time consuming.