San Juan isn't the best place to extend your stay at the end of a cruise! Customs took forever; the traffic is horrid! Those of us that decided to stay over an extra day or so were some of the last people off the boat. The traffic was worse in San Juan than Boston on a bad day. Bill say's it reminds him of Taipei. When we got the hotel we had another line to PRE-Register even though the group had reservations for months! Then we had to wait until after 3 PM to get our room key after waiting in the line AGAIN!
We had had hopes of running out to Arecibo for a tour of the radio telescope, However, by the time we disembarked, went thru customs, transferred to Sheraton San Juan, pre-registered, stopped to eat (it was 2 PM!), and then stood in line for keys, we had no time to get the 50 miles on Sunday! This was a very disappointing end to a nice cruise. It's much nicer to leave the ship early, take a princess tour and end up at the airport and not bother to stay over.
Now that we are in Old San Juan there are shops and sites to see withing walking distance. At least the data card AND T-mobile for the Blackberry BOTH work in San Juan.
Monday, November 3, 2008
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I shared your frustration, Jeri! The delay getting through customs, the extreme delay at the hotel, etc. all made for a cranky evening in San Juan. The heat, humidity, sudden drenching rain, and heat again on Monday made for another cranky evening. Overall, I think I was just really ready to get home.
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