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Beautiful San Juan Puerto Rico 🇵🇷🇺🇸 Caribbean Cruise Ports

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👁️ 95K views📅 3 years ago⏱️ 7:22
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Creator's Key Takeaways

San Juan is the capital of the largest city in Puerto Rico the pier is close to the downtown but there isn't too much Pier to be walking along

it's a gorgeous City to walk through this is also a great port to purchase an Excursion so you can see more of the island

there's no need to Tender so it makes it super easy to get on and off the ship

Creator's Tips & Advice

Put on sunscreen to avoid sunburn when walking along the road to downtown
Bring a backpack with water, sunscreen, extra masks, and camera for port visits
Take a power pack to recharge phones for navigation and communication
Use free Wi-Fi at Starbucks or other coffee shops near the port

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Walking distance from pier to downtownMake sure you put on that sunscreen and be prepared for a bit of a walk along the road
Disembarkation requirementsOn Carnival, you only need your cruise card, but always have identification; on other lines, you need ID to disembark

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat to experience if you decide to walk around the San Juan port
QWhether to pick an excursion or not
QHow to prepare for a day in San Juan

Topics Covered

Port Destination4 Happy Bacon

Port Highlights

San Juan4 Happy Bacon
Top: walking tour of Old San Juan
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YouTube Video Description

San Juan Puerto Rico is one of the busiest Caribbean Cruise Ports. Lots of cruise lines visits here including Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruises, Princess, Celebrity Cruises and a bunch of others. We're going to give you a tour of what you’ll experience here if you decide to walk around the port. This can help you to understand if you should pick an excursion or not. Stay tuned to find out what we thought and how you can prepare for your day in San Juan. We have a variety of cruise ports videos and we organize them into categories. We review arrivals and departures, port atmosphere, food and dining, what is near the port, what you need to bring and our overall thoughts. The San Juan Puerto Rico Cruise port is very popular with around 500 cruise ships stopping here every year. There can be up to 7 cruise ships here at once between the 4 piers, and 2 cruise terminal buildings. For some cruisers this will be a port of call on their itinerary while others it will be the homeport to start and end their cruise. There is no need to tender with the 4 piers. San juan is the capital and largest city in Puerto Rico.The pier is close to downtown, but there is not much at the pier. This is not a manufactured Port like Costa Maya .As you exit the terminal building or get to the end of the pier there is a main street you will walk up to get to the old city, along the road there are local vendors set up selling their products. The cruise port is in a great location just a few blocks from historic old San Juan. =-= Merchandise =-= Checkout our brand new merchandise we just launched. All the Flamingo Fam love. https://store.travelingflamingo.com =-= Disney Content =-= If you are interested in our Disney content check out our Flamingos In Wonderland Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7eczNYqhTl9kITzWS0fcg =-= Affiliate Links =-= 🦩 USB Night Light https://amzn.to/35w0I3E 🦩 USB Charger https://amzn.to/3rJihV0 🦩 Packing Cubes https://amzn.to/3hGhorV 🦩 USB Wireless Battery pack https://amzn.to/3wGG4Zp Happy Travels! #SanJuan #travel #cruiseships