Due to flight mechanical problems our stay in San Juan was shortened by 1/2 day but we still managed to enjoy the sites. We stayed at the Hilton Double Tree for one night prior to our cruise and I wish we had more time to spend in San Juan and at the Double Tree. We had 1/2 day on Saturday to see the sites and we took a taxi downtown to the smaller fort (I can't remember the fort names) and spent an hour looking through the first fort. It costs $5 for entry pass into both forts so we took the free trolley to the larger fort right away and spent another hour looking through this one as well. These forts are beautiful and well worth viewing. We then took the trolley to downtown and experienced the night life of San Juan. There were vendors everywhere selling food and drinks and lots of music. It was beautiful and alot of fun. I recommend the Parrot Club for a good meal.

Sunday we woke up and went to the ship approx 12:30pm. Since there was no lineup we loaded our luggage onto the ship and registered ourselves and went on board for a quick peak. The ship is right in Old San Juan (it has the best port in the area based on location). We walked back into the Old San Juan downtown area and shopped and walked and walked and shopped. We wanted to be back on board for dinner so we visited one final store and bought 2 large tubs of water to bring on board. The cases of water are too heavy to carry in the heat so we bought 2 4l jugs of water (75cents ea)...perfect with the glasses provided in the cabin and the ice bucket kept full in our room and much cheaper than a case of water.

We had room 2428 which is an outside cabin. It was very comfortable and roomy for 2 people and could easily sleep 3 adults. Our room steward Janthai was fantastic. He kept our room spotless and he was very quick to come in and clean after we left. It's funny how you never catch them in your room but they seem to come in and out in a short amount of time. Read more