Puerto Rico Caribbean Cruises

Puerto Rico’s natural harbor in San Juan was perfect for the Spanish Armadas  from the 14th to the 18thcentury and is still perfect for the many cruise ships that make it their home port today. Its’ small open mouth  facing north to the Atlantic Ocean helps keep the ships protected from the tropical storms of summer and the cold fronts of winter. Located on the south side of Isla Verde, it is conveniently located near its many hotels, restaurants and shops where many cruise bound passengers do a pre or post cruise mini vacation. Being duty free, many deals can be had on watches,  jewelry, china, fine wines and liquor. There are many choice itineraries await those taking cruises from San Juan.  The US Virgin Islands are just a 20 minute flight away and is the first port of call for many cruise ships. The cruises from San Juan are usually of a 7 day duration with choices of an Eastern Caribbean itinerary with ports of call like Barbados, St Lucia, Martinique and Guadalupe And Western itineraries with stops in Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire. Do a little homework and research what itinerary is more to your liking as not all islands are alike. St. Lucia and Barbados offer lush mountainous tropical terrain and Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao while still tropical are drier and flatter than their sisters to the east.