* Background Information

This being my first cruise, and not heeding the advice to get there one day before...I had booked my flight to arrive in San Juan that afternoon, giving me a supposed 7 hour cushion between landing and leaving port.

Of course, our flight ended up being delayed, then almost canceled due to engine failure, then delayed once again to find a new plane -- then a whole replacement crew -- and we eventually arrived 10 hours delayed, to learn we had missed our embarkation. We did meet up with the ship at the next port, Tortola, after much anxiety. Read more