Good Friday in San Juan

[pattie63]

We are arriving several days early for a southern Caribbean cruise onboard the Caribbean Princess. We will be in San Juan on Friday, April 2 which is Good Friday, an official national holiday in PR. Anyone know how closed up San Juan will be that day. We were planning on going to El Yunque but the Parks Service will be closed and I'm sure most other areas will be closed.

 

Anyone have any experience with Good Friday in PR??

[cruisedave38]

We are arriving several days early for a southern Caribbean cruise onboard the Caribbean Princess. We will be in San Juan on Friday, April 2 which is Good Friday, an official national holiday in PR. Anyone know how closed up San Juan will be that day. We were planning on going to El Yunque but the Parks Service will be closed and I'm sure most other areas will be closed.

 

Anyone have any experience with Good Friday in PR??

 

 

hi pattie63, we spent the night in san juan last good friday .all the casinos at the hotels on the iland are close and wont open till sat morning that the only thing close that i saw . have a good time cruisedave38

[Seal]

A couple of years ago we were in old SJ before our cruise--nothing happening/ no casino--most places were closed--we stayed at the Sheraton--one of our favorite restaurants was open Aquavive--across the street from the Parrot Club--I remember that the (Super Shoppers) were worried about shops being open on Easter Monday--I had never heard of Easter Monday--

 

Nancy:D

[katisdale]

I think the forest is open. You can certainly drive there if you have rented a car.

[rdsqrl]

El Yunque is run by the Forest Service, a U.S. government agency. Good Friday is not a government holiday, so I'd be astonished if the park were closed on that day. I bet it isn't even closed on Easter Sunday, also not a Federal holiday. Certainly El Morro will be open, which is operated by the Park Service -- Park Service locations generally close only on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.

 

Have a great time; I love Puerto Rico!

[goldens4ever]

patti...hey...it's sybil from the roll call...we miss you ...come back...!!! :D Did you pick a hotel...we went with Conrad San Juan Condado Plaza...we haven't planned anything yet....but if you want to meet us and join us for dinner....??? Really...we don't bite...and there are lots of new folks on the roll call now....

[pattie63]

I did some calling around and did find out the El Yunque was open and all of the Fajardo kayaking places are open so we are going to be doing this. Thanks for all of your input.