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The old town occupies the headland of a 2.5-mile-long island (connected by bridge to the mainland) that shelters San Juan Bay, for centuries a key port in the New World. Arriving on an MSC Caribbean and Antilles cruise into port, explore Old San Juan ( Viejo San Juan), a UNESCO World Heritage district, widely renowned for the fortresses of Castillo San Felipe del Morro and the Castillo San Cristóbal. The following is a listing of the majority of the locations served by passenger ship and ferry routes.Blessed with some of the oldest buildings in the Western Hemisphere, San Juan, Puerto Rico’s capital, is romantically charming with its bright pastel Spanish colonial facades, wrought-iron balconies abloom with flowers, narrow cobblestone streets and beloved park squares.

Silver Wind (seasonal) depart from San Juan to Fort Lauderdaleįuture ships based out of San Juan.

The following cruise ships are homeported at San Juan: Some of the most recognized ships to have docked at the Port of San Juan during the late 1970s and early 1980s, were the Carla C, and Cunard's Countess and Princess ships. Cruise ship companies, such as Carnival Cruises and Royal Caribbean prefer this setting, and have made the San Juan one of their ports of call. The short distance between the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and the cruise ship docks is 7 miles and makes the area a prime location for cruise companies. This arrangement allows tourists to walk to major attractions such as Old San Juan and the Puerto Rico Convention Center District.

While most cargo ships dock on the south side of the bay, cruise ships arrive at one of the four cruise piers located along San Antonio Canal. The municipalities of Cataño, Guaynabo and San Juan compose the south side of the bay and port.

The bay and its docks are located along San Antonio Canal, a narrow navigable section of San Juan Bay lying south of Old San Juan and San Juan island, and north and west of the Puerto Rico Convention Center District and Isla Grande Airport. The port's facilities, in addition to, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and the Cataño Ferry " Lancha de Cataño" services, are property of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority. The port is composed of a total of sixteen piers, of which eight are used for passenger ships and eight for cargo ships. The "Port of San Juan" is the general name used to call various passenger and cargo facilities located in lands around the San Juan Bay ( Bahía de San Juan). The Port of San Juan ( Spanish: Puerto de San Juan) is a seaport facility located in the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico.