Just an FYI, the Ritz sustained a huge amount of damage with Maria and Irma. In February we stayed at the Marriott Isla Verde, which was just down the street. We tried to walk over to the Ritz for dinner but security stopped us when we got there and said it was closed. From their website it has looked open do I was kind of annoyed. Idk what state they’re in now but it might not be transparent from their website.You don't mention a price range you're looking for, but I hear great things about the Ritz in San Juan.
Have you done other Disney cruises from PC and if so how do you think this cruise compared??
! I'm guessing maybe because of the San Sebastian street festival that starts on January 17th? I'd rather spend that on excursions so we were able to find an Airbnb right on the beach instead that we have booked for now....although I will definitely be looking at some of the above suggestions as well.
)We are booked on the January 20th cruise. I agree, All the added pre and post travel costs can really add up! I’m loving all these recommendations as well. We were booked on the same one last year, but changed to PC after the hurricane happened. We definitely want to walk around OSJ and the forts as well.If it's the January 14th cruise, we are booked on this as well! First time for us out of PR as well. We're actually heading down 2 days early to do some visiting in San Juan so I love the suggestions above. I also looked at hotels for January and was quite surprised at the cost for 2 nights. With all the hidden resort fees and taxes it was almost an extra $1000 CDN for us
I've looked at the bioluminescent bays as well and I heard that since the hurricane, there hasn't been much to see in terms of bioluminescent activity and that it was disappointing. I know my daughters would absolutely love this but I'm hesitant to book for this reason. I also read that you see more activity (or is at least easier to see) when there is a new moon and unfortunately when we're there, the moon will be about half. Has anyone gone recently and can comment on this?
Either way, walking around Old San Juan and the forts look amazing and my hubby and I are definitely interested in the Bacardi Rum factory (although I can't imagine my girls will be quite as excited as us about that tour.
We had done 3 Disney cruises from PC prior to our Southern Caribbean cruise. It was actually my favorite cruise so far. It was definitely the most relaxing and I love the Wonder. There were also a lot less kids on the ship because of the location and time of year I'm sure. But, the kids that were on there were fabulous and my daughter made some really amazing friends. Our ports were Antigua, St. Lucia, Curacao, and Aruba. We really enjoyed all of them. It was nice leaving from San Juan because we got to see and experience something new. Also, whenever we sail out of PC, since we have to go through Orlando, we feel like we need to do WDW and/or Universal while we are there and that takes away a lot of the relaxation of the vacation. I would love to do another Southern Caribbean in January. Maybe 2020. We have too many trips booked for the next 9 months already to do it in 2019.
I am excited to hear that! I agree on Orlando hard to travel all that way and not do a WDW day.... I am excited to see and try some new things. I think my kids are disappointed there is no Aquaduck and the great mouse detective ship game. So hoping they find some other things to love and they forget all about those!
