gthaker

Hi,

I posted this to .cruises and had only one response; surely
there are many folks traveling on Carnival Cruise ships from San Juan
so I am taking one more shot at seeking info:

I and few friends are going on a week long cruise on Carnival Desity
cruise ship out of San Juan in March 2007. When we return to San Juan
it will be a Sunday. We arrive at San Juan at 7am but our American
Airlines flight out of San Juan airport is not till 8:50 pm. Here are
some questions that if anyone can answer or hint at I would be most
appreciative.

1) Does either the cruise ship or the airline provide baggage transfer
at the port side? Do they charge extra for this services, if so, how
much?

I called American airlines and the person had no real idea though she
tried to find information for about 10 minutes. She gave me a phone #
of American counter in San Juan but that turned out to be a bogus #.

I would like to forward/check in luggage so that we can have the rest
of the day free
to explore san juan before flying out late that night.

2) If port side checkin of baggage is not possible what do people do
in such cases? If we get to the airport by 11am, will American let us
check in luggage at that time (whcih is many hours before our flight
actually leaves) permitting us to possibly return by another taxi to
the old san juan area?

3) I have read/heard that if you book an excursion with cruise ship on
last day in san juan they do take care of baggage transfer. This si
not a first option since due to cost and other limitations, but if
anyone knows about this I welcome comments.

Thanks for any other suggestion any one might have.

George.