This was our 3rd cruise on a RCL ship and thought that the ship, the crew, the itinerary, the staff, and the food were al great and give it a 5 star rating!!!

We highly recommend that you fly to San Juan the day before the sailing if you're coming from the northern areas of the country where inclement weather can delay or cancel your flights at this time of year so as not to miss the sailing the next day.

We stayed the one night before our cruise at the Hampton Inn on Isla Verde Ave. in San Juan. All the hotels in the area are rather pricey ($200+ per night) at this time of year. We paid $263 inc. taxes for our one night precruise and had a wonderful hot/cold buffet breakfast Sunday AM, wonderful king size bedroom with a marble countered bath, outdoor hot tub and pool, and a very attentive helpful staff. The hotel stored our luggage after we checked out Sunday AM while we toured San Juan before going to the docks in the afternoon. We took a public bus across the street from the hotel to "Old San Juan" for $.75/person/one way (make sure you have exact change)and once we traveled the 1/2 hour bus ride to Old San Juan, there is a free trolley service stopping at multiple tourist attractions in Old San Juan. Read more