San Juan from 5pm - 10pm

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GayleR

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We will be on the Victory in March and the first stop is San Juan. Since we will be there from 5pm - 10pm, what can we do with our kids ages 11, 11, and 12? Is there an excursion we can take? Is there a good place to eat?

Thanks for the help.

Gayle
 
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CSTEEVER

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I hope you get a response to this as I have also posted asking what to do with our four year old in January. From what I have read so far San Juan doe snot sound like much of a safe place after dark. I think we are just going to get off for a little while and see Old San Juan, your kids would love the big forts there but I believe everywhere I read says they are closed by then but you might look into that more. We will be sailing the Victory in January same itenerary.

Cynthia
 
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GayleR

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Apparently there isn't much to do, otherwise I think we would have received at least one response. I spoke to a friend of mine who cruises at least 2 times a year. She said that you do NOT want to be in San Juan after dark, especially with children. I wish we were getting there earlier in the day. It seems like a waste of time to get there at 5pm. Oh well, we'll make the best of it on the ship. Personally I prefer to stay on board, but our kids really like to go into port.

Please post a review after your cruise on the Victory. I would appreciate any info (good and bad) you can give.

Happy cruising!

Gayle
 
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SETAB

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Hi Gayle, consider the following:

Sunset starts at 5:46 pm, it's totally dark 6:40 pm.
The ship arrives at San Juan at 5:00 pm.

You have the local beach at Conada
Old San Juan fortifications
The rainforest
Shopping - limited, as most stores close after dark?
You will have about an hour with the kids before it gets dark.

My opinion is that you leave the kids on the ship and go into town and enjoy the night life. I know on the Triumph they have the Camp Carnival to look after the Kids. I'm not sure about the Victory? Anyway, I would hesitate in taking three young kids into San Juan after dark. Good luck!
 
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GayleR

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Will we have time to go to Old San Juan? Is it something that kids would enjoy?
 
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JanGail

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Take the kids and yourselves to a nice restaurant and enjoy the wonderful Puerto Rican food in Old San Juan! Or you can take a cab to the Condando district for dinner and a show. Surely one of the ship excursions include a show- usually a flamenco show.
Shows of that nature is usally ok for kids if it has flamenco or a cultural bent to it. But sometimes the shows are geared more to Las Vegas revues and probably those type of shows are not appropriate for kids. Many years ago my husband and I and our son,
then 13, went on a ship sponsored excursion to a hotel for dinner and a show which featured "Hollywood Legends" which we all enjoyed very much. Talented singers took on roles as Liza Minneli, Neil Diamond, Dolly Parton, Frank Sinatra and others. You
might look for something like that. Magic shows are also common features at some of the other hotels. Might try tapping into websites about San Juan and see if there are any shows like that-- might even be a schedule! Otherwise, I suggest when you arrive in port, go to the tourist office and pick up any info that might give you leads to evening entertainment. I'm sure the staff at the office will help you.

JanGail
 
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GayleR

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JanGail,

Thanks for the info. I didn't even think about going to one of the hotels. That's a great idea. I'll search on-line and see what I can find.
 
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