ozarkmama

Ellis can provide transportation to the bio bay as well as the rain forest tour. Send him an email :) fleisherellis@aol.com

http://puertorico.en.craigslist.org/trv/5027708071.html

You might try posting in the ports of call forum for San Juan

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=131

contact Ellis (Tours with Ellis) He does great excursions to El Yunque

fleisherellis@aol.com

First world problems. You are on vacation, chill out.

 

Ballistic about a pen or a lanyard from trivia, really?

Amen

When you exit the airport, there is a line for taxis. Even if the line is long, it moves fairly quickly.

I have better things to do with my time and money when I am on vacation

:rolleyes:

We spent a week in PR in January and did not have any extra charges with Verizon

Last year we stayed at the Best Western Condado. It was nice, clean and in a good location.

DD and I stayed here in January. Large clean room with really comfortable beds. It is right across the street from Charlie car rental so we walked over to pick up our car in the morning (we got in at 1am). It was right at $100/night

https://www.borinquenbeachinn.com/

There is an entire forum dedicated to Alaska

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=55

and one dedicated to Princess cruises

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=197

In addition you might join your roll call:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=481

Here is a link to the fare chart

http://www.cabspr.com/

I think the high price comes from picking up and dropping off at different locations. Check the price if you use the same location and use their shuttle service or a taxi one way.

There is an entire forum in ports of call dedicated to ST Martin/st Maarten

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=93

yes

There is an entire forum dedicated to Princess cruises

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=197

There is an entire forum dedicated to Celebrity cruises and lots of thread already address the drink package

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=28

There is a forum devoted to Princess Cruise Lines: You will probably get more answers there:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=197

We enjoyed it when we went last year. Not something that takes a lot of time but a unique experience.

1. Where should we stay for the 2-3 days prior to cruise? Airbnb? What areas? Depends what you want to do. My DD and I spent a week in PR in January. We spent the first half in Humacao where we explored the nature reserve, took a snorkeling expedition with east island excursions out of fajardo, went to El Yunque, Luquillo beach and kioskos and also 7 seas beach. We then packed up and stayed in Isabella on the West side for the last half of our trip. We went to the Rincon lighthouse, Crash Boat beach and Jobos beach. We had a great vacation rental there.

2. What else is there to explore in San Juan?

3. What are the best beaches there? We really enjoyed 7 seas beach, Crash Boat Beach and Jobos beach.

4. Would we need to rent a car or would public transport (buses) and walking be enough? You will need a car if you want to get out of San Juan.

Thank you, I'll check it out.

We love Ellis. We have used him twice and he hasn't failed to give us a great tour. The first year we had never been to PR and wanted to see the rainforest. He picked us up at our hotel, took us to La Coca Falls and the observation tower but then we went down a side road where he parked the car, gave us towels, bread, and directions for a short hike. We hiked to a swimming hole where the fish ate right out of our hands. I don't' think he offers this particular tour any longer due to safety concerns but he knows a lot of off the beaten path places and I am sure you would have a great time.

Barrachina restaurant in OSJ offers free luggage storage from 9-5 (they do have a tip jar on the counter) Maybe you could stop somewhere for a nice breakfast and then drop off your luggage before exploring OSJ

http://www.barrachina.com/

I know that Ellis does a couple of different tours to different swimming holes. http://puertorico.en.craigslist.org/trv/5027708071.html

You might send him an email and see what he says

I have used vrbo.com several times however most places have a minimum stay of 2-3 nights. You would just need to browse the rentals and see which ones would offer a 1 night stay.

I have used Ellis twice and I can't say enough good things about him. Last year it was DH, DD, and I for a day precruise. He took us to the rainforest, showed us the "normal" places where everybody goes and then took us down a side road. He gave us towels and some day old bread, gave us directions where we took a short hike and then we swam with and fed the fish in the rainforest. Afterwards, we went to the Kioskos for lunch and he explained what all the different Puerto Rican foods were. He delivered us back to the cruise ship.

In January my daughter and I spent a week in PR and we booked Ellis for his Mango Daiquiri tour. We had a great time and he personalized the tour for us. He will go out of his way to give you the experience you want.

http://puertorico.en.craigslist.org/trv/4990629448.html

We like him so much that I have him reserved for Dec 2016!!

There is an entire forum dedicated to the Caribbean and each island has it's own forum

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=587

There is an entire forum dedicated to NCL

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=107