This was our 2nd Transatlantic as we enjoyed the 1st one so much. This time we booked Adventure it visited islands on both that we had not visited before.
We booked a flight inclusive deal. The flight to San Juan via Atlanta was long but went without a hitch. We were delayed getting to the hotel as the transfer bus was an hour late picking us up. We had one night in the Caribe Hilton which was ...
CHECK IN
Luggage was tagged by porters & stowed very quickly. On arrival at Diamond check in we were taken immediately by friendly receptionist. We proceeded to Pier Coordinator to enquire after buying a cabin upgrade & were directed to guest services on board who informed us that ship was full. Later in the cruise it became apparent that ship was nowhere near full. Later that night we were left ...
We arrived a day early and that was a good thing. We stayed at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan.
Check in at the cruise terminal was a breeze once they opened the doors at 1230pm. We were on the ship and in our cabin 20mins after that.
The ship itself is very nice and maintenance was on going throughout the cruise. Our room was a balcony room on deck 7 just at the end of the hump which is ...
I have cruised on this ship 3 times now in the past 6 years. The first two times were incredible - top notch entertainment, the staff was very friendly and catered to my every need. What I remember from those vacations on this same ship was that there was never a lack of entertainment - the food was incredible - and no expense was spared.
After taking a break for a few years and traveling ...
Transatlantic Cruise Review and Port Guide, RCI's ADVENTURE OF THE SEAS, San Juan to Malaga, April 15-28, 2012
This was my first cruise on a Royal Caribbean ship, and it exceeded my expectations in every respect: ship, crew, activities, dining, price, and ports of call. I will describe each of them in that order.
SHIP: The Adventure of the Seas was built in 2001, which makes it almost ...
We travelled Malaga/Madrid/Miami/San Juan to join Adventure of the Seas. The flight from Madrid on Iberia was delayed 1 hour so we missed our connection in Miami. On arrival we were met American Airlines staff who had rebooked us on a later flight, however the transit at Miami was appalling, it took a full 2 hours to clear immigration, collect baggage, clear customs, hand the luggage on to ...
Flew into San Juan on sat. Stayed at courtyard Marriott miramar. Fine hotel looks just like other courtyards. Had the best shirt steak we have ever had at restaurant down the street to the right across from arts center, name started with a "P" front desk told us about it!
Sunday stored bags at barrachina in OSJ had lunch and their famous pina colada!
We got to cruise terminal at 2:00, I ...
This was our second cruise and second time on AOS, and it lived up to our memories and expectations. The only downside was prior to the cruise, we had paid in advance over a year ago for a room at the Hotal Milano in OSJ and when we went to check in our room was not available and the room they moved us to did not have working air conditioning. Needless to say, we will not use that hotel again. ...
We flew to San Juan the night before our cruise and used HiltonHonors points to stay at the Caribe Hilton. Convenient, clean, worked out fine. We left for the pier about noon. There was a long line, but special treatment for Crown & Anchor members and suite passengers got us onboard in about 30 minutes. We went to the windjammer and had lunch. At 2pm the cabins were ready, but our keys didn't open ...
Embarkation was strange -- you had to stand in line to check your luggage which took about a half hour. Then you had to get in another line for security clearance to get into the terminal -- another 15 minutes. Then you got your cruise cards, approved credit card, etc., which took only about 5 minutes. Unlike other cruise lines, they didn't take your picture at this time. Then up the ...