First of all I would like to say that the Carnival Victory may be one of the older ships in the fleet but has been maintained in all her glory and charm. We have sailed on one of the newer ships and much prefer the quiet elegance of this ship.

Arrival via American Airlines from Canada to San Juan was flawless. I was worried about our connection thru JFK and that we would not make the ships departure in time but had no problems. People always comment and say that you should arrive a day before your cruise to make sure that you make it there but we had no problem, the trick is leaving early and arriving approx. mid day. We left at 6am and arrived in Pueto Rico at 1:30 which left plenty of time to pick up our luggage and get to the ship. We took the Carnival transportation from the airport to the port and was worth the price of $15 each. They took care of our luggage and we never saw it again until it arrived in our room around 9pm that night. It is perfectly safe this way, and all we had to carry was our carry on luggage. Arrival at the port was without flaw and we were quickly on the ship after the necessary check ins in approx 1 hour after leaving the airport.

Once we arrived on board we were given our room keys #2454 and deposited our carry on luggage there, were able to grab a quick bite on board as the buffets were open and then we still had time to go back into old San Juan to visit this beautiful heritage city. Don't miss this city, worth the time. We also were able to pick up our two bottle of wine we were allowed to have on board and a case of coke. Read more