By Air

Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín (SJU, Isla Verde, 787/791-4670 or 787/791- 3840, fax 787/253-3185 or 787/791-4834) is nine miles east of San Juan. It is a full-service airport with three terminals. There are a bank, restaurants, bars, and shops on the second floor alongside the departure gates. A tourist-information office (787/791-1014) is in Terminal C, and a ground-service desk is on the first level by the baggage claim.

For transportation into the city from the airport, there are several car-rental agencies on the first level, including Wheelchair Getaway Rent A Car (787/726-4023), which provides vehicles for drivers with disabilities. The first level is also where you can catch a taxi or bus into town. From the airport, take Baldorioty de Castro Avenue west toward Isla Verde, Ocean Park, and Condado and into Old San Juan.

The airport also is the site of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport Hotel (787/791-1700), which can be found in Terminal D on the second level.

Airline ticket prices fluctuate throughout the year, but the cheapest rates can usually be secured during the off-season, May–September, which is the rainy season. Note that late summer and early fall are also hurricane season.

The following airlines service San Juan from the United States:

• AirTran (800/247-8726, www.airtran.com)
• American Airlines (800/433-7300, www.aa.com)
• Continental Airlines (800/231-0856 or 800/523-3273, www.continental.com)
• Delta Air Lines (800/221-1212 or 800/325-1999, www.delta.com)
• JetBlue Airways (800/538-2583, www.jetblue.com)
• Northwest (800/225-2525, www.nwa.com)
• Spirit Airlines (800/772-7117, www.spiritairlines.com)
• United (800/864-8331, www.united.com)
• U.S. Airways (800/428-4322, www.usairways.com)

Aeropuerto de Isla Grande (End of Ave. Lindberg, Puerta de Tierra near Old San Juan, 787/729-8790, fax 787/729-8751) is a regional airport that services flights throughout the island and the Caribbean.

By Cruise Ship

San Juan is the second-largest port in the western hemisphere, and it is a port of call or point of origin for nearly two dozen cruise-ship lines. The cruise-ship docks are at the piers along Calle La Marina in Old San Juan.

Some of the most popular cruise-ship lines serving San Juan include:

• Carnival Cruise Lines (866/299-5698, 800/327-9501, www.carnival.com)
• Celebrity Cruises (800/647-2251, 800/722-5941, 800/280-3423, www.celebritycruises.com)
• Holland America Line (877/724-5425, www.hollandamerica.com)
• Norwegian Cruise Line (800/327-7030, www.ncl.com)
• Princess Cruises (800/PRINCESS— 800/774-6237, 800/421-0522, www.princess.com)
• Radisson Seven Seas Cruises (877/505-5370, 800/285-1835, www.rssc.com)
• Royal Caribbean International (866/562-7625, 800/327-6700, 305/539-6000, www.royalcaribbean.com)

© Suzanne Van Atten from Moon Puerto Rico, 2nd Edition