We flew into Ft. LAuderdale. We booked thru Holland America, so they took care of the reservations, which was fine for the trip down, but not home!! More on that later. Anyhow, we did not pay for transfers as the airport is only maybe 2 - 3 miles, so a cab ride was only a total of $12.00 and that included a 8 - 10 minute at the port to get in. Once arriving, we were quickly checked in with no problems. We were in cabin 8123 with a nice balcony or verandah. The room was much nicer than many I have seen in the past. Lots of storage!! Not huge, but nice with a tub too!!

Grand Turk was first stop, we went kayaking, and was informed by our young guide that the US had dropped a nuclear bomb on Grand Turks many years ago to form a back way in to attack Cuba - And he was serious!! But anyhow, Grand Turk was devastated by 2 hurricanes, and is really just wiped out and in a very poor state. I should have just stayed at the beautiful beach by the pier and hung at Margaritaville which is awesome, but expensive at $17 for a colada drink.

San Juan was just OK, very westernized, not too impressive, although we went on a rainforest tour which lasted way too long, which was OK, but would have had as much fun staying on the ship. We also went on a driving tour called San Juan driving tour and shopping tour. It was a waste of time and $ Read more