San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Cruises from San Juan depart year-round.

Old San Juan is rich in Spanish tradition, with iconic blue cobblestone streets and colonial architecture. This historic section of the Puerto Rican city is easily seen on foot, and cruise passengers can shop for handcrafted works, relax in a shaded park or tour El Morro, a 16th-century Spanish fortress overlooking the sea. New San Juan is distinctly elegant with lavish resorts, great restaurants and grand casinos. Visitors can enjoy an outing to El Yunque, the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. national forest system, or join in on shore excursions that include the likes of deep-sea fishing, snorkeling, diving and even kayaking on a bioluminescent bay.

Language: English/Spanish
Currency: US dollar (US$)

Driving Directions and Parking Information

Sailings from San Juan may depart from one of two piers:

Paseo Concepcion de Gracia
Old San Juan Pier
Pier (Muelle) #4
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Carnival and Windstar passengers use the Old San Juan Pier.

Traveling from the San Juan International Airport - Take Baldorioty Avenue. Follow Baldorioty Ave. to San Juan (follow the signs). On the right, you will see a sign for Puentes Dos Hermanos (Condado Lagoon); stay in the left-hand lane and you will enter Puerta de Tierra. After three traffic lights, you will see the waterfront. Continue on Concepcion de Garcia Ave. until you reach the port.

Pan American Pier
Isla Grande, Puerto Rico

Celebrity, Norwegian, Princess and Royal Caribbean passengers use the Pan American Pier.

Traveling from the San Juan International Airport - Exit through Ave Aeropuerto. Slight right onto the ramp to Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro/PR-26. Keep left at the fork and merge onto Expreso Román Baldorioty de Castro/PR-26. Drive on PR 26 for 7.3 km. Merge onto Av. Manuel Fernández Juncos/PR-1 N (100 m). Slight left to stay on Av. Manuel Fernández Juncos/PR-1 N (130 m). Turn left toward Av. Manuel Fernández Juncos/PR-1 S (77 m). Merge onto Av. Manuel Fernández Juncos/PR-1 S. Take the ramp to Cll Guamani/PR-16 (120 m). tContinue onto Cll Guamani/PR-16 (220). Turn right onto Calle Billian (140 m). Turn right at Calle Muelle (550 m). Keep left (550 m). Destination will be on your right.

There are no port parking facilities at either pier, but there is public parking in the area surrounding the port.