We flew into San Juan on Saturday 1/17/09 in case of bad weather. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott San Juan Miramar and really enjoyed the easy access to a couple local restaurants (1 - 2 blocks on right from hotel), Walgreen's (5 blocks to the left of the hotel), and Pueblo (2 blocks right). We had dinner at Lima. This is 2 blocks from the hotel on the right directly across the street from the Pueblo. The menu is all in Spanish and the food is Peruvian. I was a little intimidated at first, but the waiter was great and we told him we understood very little Spanish. He helped translate and explain the dishes. Everything he recommended was INCREDIBLE. In fact this would be our best meal on the trip and one of the best meals I have ever had while on vacation.

Sunday 1/18/09

We checked out of the hotel at 11:00 pm and headed for the pier. We arrived around 11:30 AM and after dropping off our luggage, going through check in, and making a stop in the duty free liquor store we were on board and drinking a drink of the day by 12:30 pm. We had lunch on the LIDO deck and explored the ship until 2:45 when our rooms opened up. Most of the day we spent drinking in a lounge chair and enjoying the hot tubs. Sail away party looked fun as we watched on TV later in the cruise, but we chose to stay on our balcony enjoying some champagne and watching San Juan disappear into the dark night. Read more