Port of San Juan

[Yinz]

Has anyone walked from the Port of San Juan to see Old San Juan? Is it a safe walk?  Or can you walk from port safely/easily to see any interesting sites from port?  

[ColeThornton]

21 minutes ago, Yinz said:

Has anyone walked from the Port of San Juan to see Old San Juan? Is it a safe walk?  Or can you walk from port safely/easily to see any interesting sites from port?  

 

 

Here's a link to the San Juan port of call forum.  Lots of good info to peruse.

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/80-san-juan-pr/

[Mum2Mercury]

2 hours ago, Yinz said:

Has anyone walked from the Port of San Juan to see Old San Juan? Is it a safe walk?  Or can you walk from port safely/easily to see any interesting sites from port?  

Yes, you should use reasonable caution, but we walked it with four children.  

[Ashland]

On 7/10/2022 at 5:10 AM, Yinz said:

Has anyone walked from the Port of San Juan to see Old San Juan? Is it a safe walk?  Or can you walk from port safely/easily to see any interesting sites from port?  

Which port? Old Town or Pan American??

 

Old Town is just across the street. Pan American is a walk and through a not so nice area....not worth it. Take a taxi.

[erinsmom03]

On 7/11/2022 at 3:07 PM, Ashland said:

Which port? Old Town or Pan American??

 

Old Town is just across the street. Pan American is a walk and through a not so nice area....not worth it. Take a taxi.

 

Do all Royal Caribbean ships dock at Pan American? 

[njhorseman]

54 minutes ago, erinsmom03 said:

 

Do all Royal Caribbean ships dock at Pan American? 

Pan American is where Royal's ships start and end cruises. For port calls they use Old San Juan.

[erinsmom03]

On 8/6/2022 at 3:07 PM, njhorseman said:

Pan American is where Royal's ships start and end cruises. For port calls they use Old San Juan.

 

Oh I'm glad to hear that! We will be stopping there for a port call, and I'd heard that it's easier to see things from Old San Juan. We won't get there until 2:00, so I don't even know what options we will have for touring. It's been about 24 years since I was in San Juan, so I have some planning to do!

[LB_NJ]

On 8/7/2022 at 4:36 PM, erinsmom03 said:

 

Oh I'm glad to hear that! We will be stopping there for a port call, and I'd heard that it's easier to see things from Old San Juan. We won't get there until 2:00, so I don't even know what options we will have for touring. It's been about 24 years since I was in San Juan, so I have some planning to do!

Try to get off the ship ASAP.

[erinsmom03]

On 8/17/2022 at 9:20 PM, LB_NJ said:

Try to get off the ship ASAP.

 

Thanks for the tip. What would you recommend doing? We will be a party of 4 adults.

 

[LB_NJ]

5 hours ago, erinsmom03 said:

 

Thanks for the tip. What would you recommend doing? We will be a party of 4 adults.

 

 

It depends on what you like.  Personally, I like the forts however check when they close.  They are US National Parks.

 

There are various restaurants, I don't have a specific recommendation.

 

Some of the other interesting sites (eg, rainforest, snorkeling, bioluminescent bays) may be too far.