San Juan

[larry_s_taco]

We are sailing on the Nieuw Amsterdam into San Juan on Nov 19th. Does anyone know what pier that HAL uses in San Juan? 

Thanks, 

Larry

[tuolumne couple]

..every time we have been there, we are usually to one side or the other of the far right pier.. check it out on google earth. i have posted a screen shot for you here in hopes that it is helpful. We love San Juan.. have a great trip!

[larry_s_taco]

Is this the pier where you can just walk directly into old town?

[Paulinda]

Yes it leads direct into town.  Most excursions also start nearby so it will be very crowded.  We did a bus tour of the old and new San Juan.  It was a okay tour but in retrospect should have simply stayed in the older part. 

[DaveOKC]

Take the nearby free trolley around Old San Juan.  Stops at both forts and many other locations.

 

[larry_s_taco]

Great info. Thanks!

 

[tuolumne couple]

4 hours ago, larry_s_taco said:

Is this the pier where you can just walk directly into old town?

We have always walked in San Juan. It is a very walkable city, but if you do not care to walk, you can take the trolley, as others have mentioned. I recommend you go to google earth and look around. As you can see from this snip, it is close and it is absolutely amazing to walk the streets. to see the courtyards, the doors, the blue cobblestone streets, the cats, the old walled entrance to the city, the coffee shops, the churches.. okay, i am missing it right now. There is even a sort of CVS as you are walking toward the forts if you need to get supplies.. They give out maps to town too. Oh and if you are there on a weekend, they will be flying kites on the lawn of the El Morro. Have a great trip!

 

Edited July 20, 2019 by tuolumne couple
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[HokiePoq]

2 hours ago, DaveOKC said:

Take the nearby free trolley around Old San Juan.  Stops at both forts and many other locations.

 

This is what we did.   And by chance we had our National Parks pass with us so admission to the two forts was also free.  

[larry_s_taco]

Good to know about the parks pass.I'll be sure to pack mine.

[yukongold]

Didn't know about the free trolley.  Is it new?

[DaveOKC]

32 minutes ago, yukongold said:

Didn't know about the free trolley.  Is it new?

No - we did it several years ago.  One stop is right at the piers.

 

 

[sfaaa]

3 hours ago, DaveOKC said:

Take the nearby free trolley around Old San Juan.  Stops at both forts and many other locations.

 

Stop running at 6pm sharp and the driver would make you get off regardless of where the trolley is. So bear that in mind.

[sail7seas]

9 hours ago, larry_s_taco said:

Is this the pier where you can just walk directly into old town?

 

 

Yes,   ONE of them

Cross the  street   and head up hill ,  easy and fast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Copper10-8]

On 7/19/2019 at 3:35 PM, larry_s_taco said:

We are sailing on the Nieuw Amsterdam into San Juan on Nov 19th. Does anyone know what pier that HAL uses in San Juan? 

Thanks, 

Larry

 

 

These are two of the five piers of the Old Juan Cruise Ship Terminal off Calle Marina. The pier on the left of the pic is known as Pier No. 4 (Muelle 4) which has two cruise ship berths and one terminal building which is shared. No. 4 is managed by Carnival Cruises. The berths are known as 4 East and 4 West - HAL ships usually berth at 4 West. As a side note, Carnival Cruise Line voyages that originate from San Juan do so from Pier No. 4

 

The pier on the right side of the pic is known as Pier No. 3 (Muelle 3) which mainly serves Royal Caribbean, as well as other transit cruise lines. Pier No. 3 reopened in late 2014 after undergoing a $6.3 million makeover that allows it to accommodate Royal Caribbean's mega Oasis-class ships. It is managed by RCI and also has two berths, 3 East and 3 West and it has its own terminal building which is shared.

 

Pier 6 (Muelle 6) at Bahia Urbana is located just east of Pier No. 4 and has a capacity for one cruise ship. It is only used on heavy cruise traffic days

 

The No. 2 pier (Muelle 2) is only used by small ferries

 

[rafinmd]

I had thought virtually all ships turned around at Ilha Grande (where Freedom OTS is docked), but see that Carnival (Fascination today) is actually using Muell 4.  I hope today the demonstrations do not interfere too much with operations.

 

Roy

[katfer]

We are also on that cruise!!!  We can't wait....love San Juan!!

[sail7seas]

I never, not once had a 'bad day' in San Juan and we spent Many days   there.

 

 

all who will be   there soon, have a  great time, 

 

One visit  won't be enough, maybe you'll  want to return one day?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 23, 2019 by sail7seas

[sail7seas]

On 7/23/2019 at 11:38 AM, sail7seas said:

I never, not once had a 'bad day' in San Juan and we spent Many days   there.

 

 

all who will be   there soon, have a  great time, 

 

One visit  won't be enough, maybe you'll  want to return one day?

 

 

HAL does not always go to the same pier in San Juan.  we have been docked at several  through the years.

 

All we   have been to on HAL  ships   are equally convenient IMO

 

Some have better duty free in the terminal than others.

 

 

 

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Edited July 24, 2019 by sail7seas