This old fortification from the sixteenth-century is named in honor of the Spanish king Philip II of Spain.Ī trip to the inland of the island gives you the opportunity to discover all natural beauty of Puerto Rico. Check out El Castillo San Felipe del Morro, guarding the mouth of the harbor. Nearby is La Fortaleza, the Governor’s Mansion. The family home of this famous explorer and first Spanish Governor of Puerto Rico is La Casa Blanca (The White House). Visit La Cathedral de San Juan Bautista, the final resting place of Juan Ponce de León. Take a look at the Iglesia de San José, considered to be the second oldest church in the New World.
Wander around Old San Juan and admire the beautiful plazas which are dominated by old churches and surrounded by historical buildings. San Juan is a lovely city with narrow cobblestone streets, fabulous museums and historical colonial architecture.
Cabs are lined up and waiting all the time when ships are in port right at the piers. Cruise lines departing from San Juan will embark or disembark cruise passengers from either OSJ Pier 4 (4-E or 4-W) or the Pan American Terminal (PAD-E or PAD-W). Major cruise companies operating from the cruise terminals are Royal Caribbean (RCL), Celebrity Cruises and Carnival Cruise Lines. If your ship is docked just across the bay at the Pan American Pier, it’s recommended to take a taxi. San Juan Cruise Terminals - cruise ship tie up at one of 3 piers located along San Antonio Canal Old San Juan Piers 1-6, Navy Frontier Pier, and the Pan American Pier.įrom the closest terminal (Old San Juan Piers 1-6), which is just across from the Sheraton Old San Juan (formerly known as the Wyndham), you can walk off the ship right into the heart of the old city. Located in the heart of the Caribbean Islands, cruises depart from the port to Aruba and Curaçao, and to exotic islands of the Eastern Caribbean such as Sint Maarten, St Thomas, Dominica, Saint Lucia and the island of Barbados. Today it’s one of the busiest cruise ports in the Caribbean. The Port of San Juan was founded in 1521 by the Spanish. Old San Juan Pier and Pan American Cruise Ship Terminal.
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