sayvan Posted February 24, 2014 Author #101 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Hi there..Love the review..and seen some pictures of our group..:) Iam the wooohooo girl..im sure u remember me..LOL!! Looking forward to the rest of the review..Iam not sure if iam doing this commenting rite..very first time..trying to figure it out.. Hey how are ya? I do remember you and your troops. You guys were having a great time and yes I loved your "wooohooo's! In fact, I think you asked my wife and I to take a picture of you and your hubby the first day on the ship as we were walking by. Looks like you figured out the messaging just fine. I am wishing we were still on that cruise this cold seems never ending! Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Edited February 24, 2014 by sayvan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare l2f Posted February 24, 2014 #102 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Not sure when you were last there but my guess is the Reno must be on "island time". It was November 2012. It was closed and under renovation then as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 25, 2014 Author #103 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Our second port of call on this 8 day adventure was a stop in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This would be our third time in San Juan and we had planned a nice leisurely day by simply walking around, visiting the forts and just enjoying the day. We would be in port from 11am until 7pm. After our very full day in Grand Turk, a late morning arrival was splendid and just what the doctor ordered. We could have a bit of a sleep in, enjoying non rushed breakfast and then enjoy the sail into San Juan which in my opinion is one of the nicest floats into any port. So after some Breakfast we decided to sit out on deck, enjoy a couple of Bloody Mary's and then when the time came watch the sail into port. Before we knew it that time had come... The Westerdam was following us on this cruise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 25, 2014 Author #104 Share Posted February 25, 2014 almost in port... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 25, 2014 Author #105 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Fellow passengers enjoying the sail into port. Once we were in port and the ship was cleared we headed down to the dock to meet up with Mike and Jerilyn to explore the city... Our first stop would be the huge stone fortress, built between 1634 and 1785, which guarded the city from land attacks from the east. Even larger than El Morro, San Cristóbal was known in the 17th and 18th centuries as the Gibraltar of the West Indies. So off to San Cristobel we went. This was about a 15 minute walk (give or take) from the ship. Old meets new.... The entrance fee into the castle was $5 and this would also allow for entrance into El Morro as well. Once inside we headed through the tunnels.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 25, 2014 Author #106 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I am always amazed by historical items, locations and the like. We made our way through the tunnels and went into one of the dungeons. Inside this particular dungeon we found some drawings (enclosed by protective glass) from some of the prisoners that had been held here in the 17th and 18th century. The dungeon entrance... Just a couple of entry's for you tonight... I will continue this tomorrow as my night is coming to a close now... see you tomorrow for more of the tour around the Fortress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaner64 Posted February 25, 2014 #107 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Great Pictures. We are looking into a cruise that includes Grand Turk and San Juan. Do you know if there were long lines for the Flow rider? My son would love to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbri Posted February 25, 2014 #108 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Wonderful review. We are taking a cruise in May and going to San Juan, St Thomas and Grand Turk. I am so happy you posted such beautiful photos. We don't arrive in San Juan until 3PM. Do you know what time the fort is open until? Thanks for your review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibcnusoon Posted February 25, 2014 #109 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Great review, we will be in Grand Turk and Half Moon Cay in June! Thanks for the review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elou Posted February 25, 2014 #110 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Great. Would you have the daily funtimes? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #111 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Great Pictures. We are looking into a cruise that includes Grand Turk and San Juan. Do you know if there were long lines for the Flow rider? My son would love to do that. Hi Klaner64, while we were at the flow rider and we did not see any long lines for the flow rider. The flow rider was not open the entire time but it was available and one of the people we met said they usually need at least 4 people before they would fire it up. I think the ship also offered an excursion to use it as well. So in short, we didn't see any line ups and folks seemed to have more than enough time to use this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #112 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Wonderful review. We are taking a cruise in May and going to San Juan, St Thomas and Grand Turk. I am so happy you posted such beautiful photos. We don't arrive in San Juan until 3PM. Do you know what time the fort is open until? Thanks for your review. I believe the forts are open from 9am - 6pm. so you should have plenty of time with a 3 pm arrival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #113 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Great review, we will be in Grand Turk and Half Moon Cay in June! Thanks for the review! Thanks and very glad you are enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #114 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Great. Would you have the daily funtimes? Thanks. Sorry... I didn't keep them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #115 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I will continue our tour around the Fort in Old San Juan A view through one of the windows in the Fort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #116 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Not sure my eyes were open on this one. Plaza area of the Fort another view from inside the fort looking down on the streets of Old San Juan a side entrance to the fort (or rather an exit I think) gives you this view.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #117 Share Posted February 26, 2014 After walking through the tunnels and the main plaza of the fort I then made my way up to the roof... for some great views... once the place of a cannon.... now just my camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #118 Share Posted February 26, 2014 During the Second World War the US built some lookouts in the Fort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbxtech Posted February 26, 2014 #119 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Great Review. We really like your pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #120 Share Posted February 26, 2014 After walking around a bit I realized that I lost Vanda, Jerilyn and MIke... so off I went to hunt for them. along the way I snapped a few more shots... With that I met up with the other three and we were off to make our way along outer wall toward our next stop.... El Morro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #121 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Great Review. We really like your pictures Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #122 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Along the way to El Morro we stopped at a few of the old guard stations to snap a few pictures. Approaching El Morro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #123 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #124 Share Posted February 26, 2014 As I mentioned before for only $5 you can get admission into both Forts. We didn't stay all that long in El Morro because after the walk from Cristobel to El Morro we were very hot... one thing about San Juan..it is very very warm... now I am not complaining about that but make sure you take water with you if your walking around, another reason we didn't spend a lot of time there was well because we were all 'forted' out! Here are some shots from El Morro more stunning views... Vanda atop the Fort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 26, 2014 Author #125 Share Posted February 26, 2014 A side view from inside the Fort.. Vanda snapped this one of me snapping some others... After El Morro we then left the Forts and started to explore the streets of Old San Juan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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