San Juan late day arrivals

[klr6773]

Hi everyone,

 

I've done a bit of searching on this forum for some ideas. We will be on the Independence of the Seas next August. The ship doesn't arrive in San Juan until 4pm on a Tuesday. It seems really weird to me,seeing that so many of the popular things to do are just about closed for the day by the time we debark.

 

Question 1- any ideas other than just walking around OSJ and having dinner/drinks? What time does it get dark at that time of year? Wondering if we could play 9 holes at least?

 

Question 2-( if anyone even knows why)- why would a line want to dock that late? It looks like RCI itself only offers one excursion at that time of day.

 

Thanks in advance for any advice!

[Loving My Life]

What time do you leave San Juan? How many hours will you be there?

 

If you are there until at least 10 or 11 pm, I would suggest kayaking the bio bay at night. We used kayakpuertorico.com It was one of the coolest things we've ever done.

Edited August 7, 2014 by Loving My Life

[alfaeric]

Hi everyone,

 

I've done a bit of searching on this forum for some ideas. We will be on the Independence of the Seas next August. The ship doesn't arrive in San Juan until 4pm on a Tuesday. It seems really weird to me,seeing that so many of the popular things to do are just about closed for the day by the time we debark.

 

Question 1- any ideas other than just walking around OSJ and having dinner/drinks? What time does it get dark at that time of year? Wondering if we could play 9 holes at least?

 

Question 2-( if anyone even knows why)- why would a line want to dock that late? It looks like RCI itself only offers one excursion at that time of day.

 

Thanks in advance for any advice!

 

It's dark around 6:30pm year round- so you won't get too much daylight. But one of the highlights is visiting the Bio-Bay's, which glow in the dark.

 

We had a 3-9pm day there once on the Enchantment. But it seems as if most do half days in San Juan- so 7-3 or 3-9. Not sure why.

[klr6773]

The ship is there until 11 (IOS) ..

 

Excellent! Love that both of you suggested something that we would definitely enjoy doing ! I will look into that for sure!

 

Many thanks...I'd rather not just walk around.

Edited August 8, 2014 by klr6773

[bouhunter]

Check the calendar for the moon - if it's full and the skies are clear it's not a great time to do the biobay.

 

Old San Juan is about as good as it get for a place to "just walk around":D