Encore / San Juan...evening arrival ?

[SSMcruises]

I have read some posts where the Encore has docked early in SJ, rather than the scheduled 530 pm

 

Curoius what time the ship has arrived?  Would love to visit the Fort if we dock early enough 

[BirdTravels]

Thanksgiving cruises arrived around advertised time. 

[Katxx]

Dec 8th cruise arrived at around 4:30pm but they didn't let us off until 5pm. It's still not enough time to get tickets into the forts, but you can walk around the outside of them. Plus there's still daylight.

[ratfam]

Last week we arrived around 2pm and were able to get off the ship prior to 3pm.  I think that they really pushed to arrive early because our departure time was changed to 9:30pm due to closures around the port because of it being New Years Eve, and I would say if that was part of the reason our trip was so extremely bumpy until then it may not have been worth it.  We had no notice that getting in early was even a possibility but luckily we were able to pull ourselves together quickly.  I would say ask if an early arrival is a possibility and just plan to be ready a little early if you would want to take advantage of extra time.