emmac25 Posted May 7, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Anyone with recent experience with sailing out of San Juan? I'm actually traveling on RCL but they're not down there yet. Little nervous with flying in same day. Any advice appreciated along with alcohol / duty free tips. Looking to purchase down there versus packing in checked luggage from Ohio... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSkinner Posted May 7, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Our first cruise was out of San Juan years ago. We flew in the night before and stayed right across the street from the pier. There were several on our roll call that flew in same day but then we didn't set sail until 11 pm. There is a liquor store (duty free) inside the terminal. There is also one right across the street from the pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarStar00 Posted May 8, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Read my Victory review below for further details, but there is a CVS walking distance from the pier if you don't want to buy stuff in the duty free shop in the terminal. We also flew in the same day, but our ship didn't leave until 10pm. We took a 8am direct flight from Hartford and were at the pier by noon I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sippican Posted May 8, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Anyone with recent experience with sailing out of San Juan? I'm actually traveling on RCL but they're not down there yet. Little nervous with flying in same day. Any advice appreciated along with alcohol / duty free tips. Looking to purchase down there versus packing in checked luggage from Ohio... I believe that RCI embarks from the PanAm facility, which is not across the street from CVS in Od San Juan. (someone please correct me if not so) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingoftheicedragons Posted May 8, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 8, 2013 RCI and Carnival use different piers for embarkation in San Juan, so people with experience sailing out of San Juan on Carnival may not be able to help you out. At Carnival's pier, there is a duty free liquor store right before you go through security, but I don't know what they have where RCI embarks at. You should have no problem finding places to buy liquor in San Juan before you get to the pier, though. Even places like CVS and Walgreen's will likely have a good selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarStar00 Posted May 8, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I believe that RCI embarks from the PanAm facility, which is not across the street from CVS in Od San Juan. (someone please correct me if not so) I thought I remembered seeing a RCI ship in OSJ, but its possible they were just there as a port stop for the day. I totally forgot that there's two piers in San Juan. Sorry!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjrpar Posted May 8, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Just cruised on Royal Caribbean in Feb from SJ. The So. Caribbean is a great cruise even though travel can be somewhat burdensome. We always get to the port city a few days early, it extends the vacation and provides safety in case of flight issues. I would never fly into SJ the same day but many do and seldom have problems. Have a great cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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