The capital of Puerto Rico, the city of San Juan Bautista, is like a big pirate trunk filled to the brim with treasures for cruise passengers. Founded by the legendary explorer Juan Ponce de Leon ...

Port locations: San Juan Cruise Port is set within San Juan Bay near Old San Juan. It's about 15 minutes drive from the international airport. Destinations: Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Antigua ...

Most ships call at the port for up to eight hours, giving cruisers time to explore several Puerto Rico highlights. Ships arrive in San Juan as early as 7 a.m. and sail late in the evening.

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — Old San Juan echoes with centuries of history, dating back to the arrival of Christopher Columbus on the island in 1493 and the massive 16th-century Spanish forts ...

The city within a city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, acts as a time capsule. Since the Spanish settled there in 1519, the district’s buildings, plazas and fountains have been built in a medley ...

Today, tourism drives Puerto Rico's economy. Old San Juan, roughly seven square blocks of Spanish colonial architecture and 16th- and 17th-century landmarks, ranks among its top attractions.

36 Hours in San Juan, Puerto Rico. By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa April 4, 2024. Share full article. 64. ... In Old San Juan, the 500-year-old colonial enclave of pastel-colored architecture and ...

Madeleine Woo went on a cruise in July with her family. At a port call in Puerto Rico she took this photo of a deserted street in Old San Juan, the island’s oldest settlement. She liked the ...

Residents at La Perla community in Old San Juan cling to their battered residences after the passing of Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2017. 'Forced vacation' ...