Given the recent challenges, we were impressed with Old San Juan. The streets we walked were clean. We visited a few shops (many are still closed but they are moving quickly to open up) and favorite restaurants. We had an enjoyable afternoon. ...
Did some shopping around the pier. Did not see much of the island. The Old San Juan port was up and running as of 12/15/17 and everything in the area seemed to have power. There appears to be plenty of places to eat and shop. We did not get to visit the forts, but might be of interest to some. ...
We did a self-guided walking tour of Old San Juan. We loved it. Much of the hurricane damage had been cleaned up. Visited the El Morro fort. Wish we would have had more daylight hours here (in port from 3:30pm-11pm). ...
Walked the streets. Many shops closed. Some with a terrible mold smell. Jewelry stores were open and most willing to negotiate. Most no air conditioning, no wi-fi, 11% tax on items purchased. Stick with the street vendors. Buy things from them to support them and their families. Don't bargain them down to far, they have had a terrible go of things with the hurricane directly impacting San ...
We got off the ship and people were rude and mean right away....we wanted to walk and shop but felt very unwelcomed so went back to ship...had to wait in a long line because of customs there...we spent no money there and will never go back!! ...
Royal Caribbean cancelled our excursion at the last minute. The island is really still not ready for cruise ships. Most of San Juan was still without power. Shops were cash only, some had AC but many did not. The weather was warm and we spent time at Senor Frogs for lunch and drinks. ...