cruisercathy Posted April 18, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 18, 2004 Hi!! I have been to San Juan on 3 cruises (all late afternoon stops). It did not appeal to me. We will be on the Navigator this August for a day stop....Any suggestions??? Is their a beach we can go to??? I was thinking about the Rain Forest, but it is 3 hours on the bus and 1 hour in the rain forest, not my type of a tour.... My name is Cathy and I am a member of O.A.T.C.(Openly Addicted to Cruising) and I suffer from P.C.D. (Post Cruise Depression) Doric 1979 Statendam 1980 Norway 1981 Atlantic 1982 Independence 1983 Tropicale 1985 Jubilee 1986 Atlantic 1988 Celebration 1989 Destiny 1997 Disney Magic 1998 Paradise 2000 Sensation 2001 Sensation 2002 Triumph 2003 Coming soon..Navigator of the Seas 8/14/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinfanatic Posted April 18, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 18, 2004 I've been to SJU several times and the last couple, we just stay on the ship and relax. We've done the usual rum and fort tours. We also did the rain forest tour and liked it. I don't remember the drive being 3 hrs though. Are you sure about that amount of time? [I][B] Tropical 9/91 Ecstasy 9/93 Monarch 9/95 Sensation 9/96 Grandeur 9/97 Inspiration 9/98 Enchantment 9/99 Grandeur 9/00 Explorer 3/01 Grand 9/01.........[url="http://cruisereview.homestead.com/GrandPrincessReview.html"]Review!![/url] Victory 9/02........[url="http://cruisereview.homestead.com/VictoryReview.html"]Review!![/url] Navigator 3/03....[url="http://cruisereview.homestead.com/CruiseReviews.html"]Review!![/url] Adventure 9/03....[url="http://cruisereview.homestead.com/AdventureReview.html"]Review!![/url] Voyager 9/04 Email....Cruisinfanatic@AOL.COM [/I][/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted April 18, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 18, 2004 Cathy: We have stopped there twice, both times for most of the day. The first time, we just walked around and shopped and checked out a few historical sites. That was fun. (we thought the shopping was good) The second time, we did the Mountain Bike Trek. LOVED LOVED LOVED it! Carol [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=00bfff&cdt=2004;8;8;22;0;00&timezone=GMT-500[/img] Voyager of the Seas - 5-day to Canada - NO AIRFARE!!!! 8/2004 [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=00bfff&cdt=2004;12;26;18;0;00&timezone=GMT-500[/img] Jewel of the Seas 12/2004 Explorer of the Seas 12/2003 Explorer of the Seas 8/2002 <marquee>till we sail on the Jewel! New Year's Cruise.....12/26/04</marquee> <marquee>..........................Oh, no! We have become New Year's Cruise Addicts!</marquee> <center> <a href="http://www.escati.com/counter98/free_time_codes.htm"> [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/logos/time98.gif[/img]</center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisercathy Posted April 18, 2004 Author #4 Share Posted April 18, 2004 the rain forest is 1 1/2 hour bus ride to it, 1 hour at ther rain forest and 1 1/2 hour bus ride back...I don't like buses but I sure like cruise ships...........lol..... Any ideas for a beach or just make it a day on the ship.....as it looks like there is so uch to do [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img] My name is Cathy and I am a member of O.A.T.C.(Openly Addicted to Cruising) and I suffer from P.C.D. (Post Cruise Depression) Doric 1979 Statendam 1980 Norway 1981 Atlantic 1982 Independence 1983 Tropicale 1985 Jubilee 1986 Atlantic 1988 Celebration 1989 Destiny 1997 Disney Magic 1998 Paradise 2000 Sensation 2001 Sensation 2002 Triumph 2003 Coming soon..Navigator of the Seas 8/14/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOGINFORME Posted April 19, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Cathy there is a beach near the Embassy suites and plenty of cabs . there should be others but I have only been to that one. Have someone stay on land and watch your belongings. In that area they grow feet. Stay on the ship or enjoy the casino in the hotel across from the pier. See you on board Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbcloud Posted April 19, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Hi Cathy- We sailed on the Brilliance in Jan04 and first stop was San Juan. We took the El Younque Rainforest tour and really enjoyed that. There is about a 15-minute stop enroute to use restrooms at little roadside "strip-mall." During the afternoon our gals shopped in old town San Juan and us guys caught the FREE tram to the El Morro Castle and Fort (about 15 minutes thru the crowded narrow streets of San Juan). You could spend all day there. It is run by the National Park Service and there is an entrance fee ($3.00/person, if I remember), but that is a HUGE fortress, great place to take pictures, and well restored. Here is a link to some pics I took on that cruise: [url="http://www.pbase.com/cbcloud/caribbeancruise"]http://www.pbase.com/cbcloud/caribbeancruise[/url] Legend of the Seas - 8/2002 Rhapsody of the Seas - 3/2003 Brilliance of the Seas - 1/2004 Voyager of the Seas - 3-4/2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUZCRUZ Posted April 19, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Thanks for posting the nice pictures. Today, we leave on this cruise. All looks wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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