Flight Questions/Hotel Puerto Rico

[slocav]

We are thinking of going on a cruise that departs in Puerto Rico, we have never flown there and don't know what to expect for prices

 

Anyone have a general idea flying from DTW or Chicagoland Area, how much it would cost round-trip?

Flights will be the determining factor if we go, along with Hotel prices in PR.

 

Thank you!

[CruiserBruce]

Two places to do some research. First the Cruise Air board. Many experts there.

 

Second the San Juan board. Lots of recommendations there.

[kadey]

We have done two cruises out of San Juan. I can't help with your flights since we leave out of Phila. However, I will say that our flights were pretty equal to the flights into Fla. where e usually leave from. As far as hotels, we stayed at the Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino. We stayed there because it was an easy cab ride to Old San Juan and it's on the beach.We paid a lot for the room but got smart the second time around! We went on price line and bid on hotels that were similar to this Marriott,with this Marriott included on the list. We got a hotel at a very discounted rate and it turned out to be the Marriott! This was the first time we used Price Line and I would do it again. Leaving from San Juan is great!

[silentbob007]

I fly fron Indianapolis and find that fares to San Juan are a bit higher than to Florida ... I generally figure around $400 roundtrip, but I have seen them for both more and less. It is definitely something you'll have to explore in addition to the cruise price. As for hotels, I prefer to use Priceline or Hotwire as the hotels in the better areas of San Juan tend to have what I consider to be an inflated rack rate.