Princess San Juan Cruise Reviews

We arrived on Saturday in San Juan for a Sunday sailing. Although we did not purchase Princess transfers or a pre-cruise package, the Princess representative at the Sheraton went out of her way to work with the airlines on our lost luggage. She was incredibly helpful. Embarkation was beautifully done. We arrived at the terminal at 12:50, and were on the ship by 1:15. When we boarded ...

Arrival / Embarkation We flew in the day of the cruise and had arranged a pick up at the airport to the port. We landed around 2:00 p.m. and were met at the luggage area by our driver. Luggage took about 20 minutes or so, but we were quickly on our way, after that. As we approached the port, our driver pointed out Johnny Depp's Yacht, as he was in filming a movie. When we got to port ...

Precursor - We are experienced cruisers (Carnival and Royal Caribbean), more experienced travelers in general. This was our first Princess cruise. We are 45, 40, 24 and 17. The following review is a compilation of our experiences. Arrived in San Juan one day early and stayed at the Caribe Hilton - nice hotel, lovely pool area, pretty beach (not good snorkeling though). Stayed in the tower, ...

My significant other and I just returned from this cruise. It was my 1st on Princess/6th overall, and his 2nd on Princess/20th+ overall, so we are reasonably experienced cruisers who know what to expect. We booked the cruise with a large group of friends, and most of us range in age from mid 30s to 50s. Quite a few of us flew into San Juan a day early, but a few of those who had Sunday morning ...

We were confused as to why the ship rocked so much even in very calm waters. I usually don't get seasick unless the waters are very rough but I was nauseous most of the time on board. I was very thankful for stopping at a port a day just to pull myself back together again. We were with two other couples one of which was their first cruise. Needless to say not a good first impression. My friend was ...

Pre-Embarkation: My wife and I traveled to San Juan on Saturday 3/21 with a direct flight on Northwest Airlines from Minneapolis. This flight arrived on time and we proceeded by taxi to our pre cruise hotel which was the Marriott Courtyard at Isla Verde. Hotel: The Marriott Courtyard Isla Verde is located on Isla Verde Beach right next to the airport. There have been some complaints about ...

Arrival We flew in two days early to see Puerto Rico. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott in Miramar. Nice hotel, friendly staff, close to quick food like Subway and Papa Johns and a grocery store. We flew in on Jet Blue with no problems and rented a car with Charlies because they provide a shuttle to the pier after returning your car. We will NEVER rent a car in San Juan again. The road system is ...

Embarkation: This was no problem, we snuck on a bottle of wine and a bottle of vodka using our rumrunners we purchased online. We also brought champagne and a bottle of vodka from the duty free outside the port as the guy inside said the people checking bags don't work for Princess and don't care. A few minutes after we walked around the ship our bags were delivered to our room. Ship: The ship ...

Saturday March 7 Arrived airport at 1:30pm, taxi to Sheraton Old San Juan. Dinner at La Barranchina in Old San Juan. Great Sangria, good food and reasonable prices. Hotel very nice, great service but walls a little thin. Grabbed the room on Priceline using all the tips on CC as well as chose the restaurant that way. Sunday March 8 Walked around San Juan and ate lunch at Aguaviva ...

We took a 7-day cruise on the Caribbean Princess in Feb. 2009. This was my 5th cruise, 2nd on Princess. Overall we had a good time. What we liked: Staff was very friendly all around the ship. Food/Anytime dining. We were on a relaxing vacation and wanted the option of anytime dining with a table for 2. One night were were seated at a larger table so you need to be very specific if you want a ...