Air & Maritime Access

The Air and Maritime Access division of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company's mission focuses on increasing air and cruise traffic flow.

The team engages in business development initiatives in order to sustain and expand transportation offerings to & from Puerto Rico.

Our roles and responsibilities include:

  • Government relations with cruise and airlines companies
  • Promote new government incentives for airlines and cruise companies
  • Act as a liaison with other government and private entities in assistance to cruise and airline companies to better improve or create new tourism services
  • Act as a liaison between cruise/airlines companies and the PRTC's specialized departments to provide the market knowledge and analysis for the creation of new touristic products for their clients
  • Coordinate and assist cruise and air access trade shows
  • Negotiate Air & Maritime Access Marketing Coops
  • Coordinate with all PRTC departments for the execution of the Marketing Coops
  • Create advertising in cruise & airline magazines
  • Work alongside the Puerto Rican Ports Authority to better sell and assist cruise lines
  • Coordinate the Integration of Sales, Advertising & Marketing in Airlines Coops

Air Access

Air access map

Cruise Ships

San Juan has two cruise terminals, one in San Juan Bay and the other at the Pan American terminal across from the bay. Between them, the ports host around 500 cruise ships per year. Many of the cruises that make a voyage through the Caribbean make a port call in Puerto Rico, including Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Princess, Costa, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Windstar, Norwegian Cruise Line, AIDA, Seabourn, Silversea, MSC Cruises, Oceania Cruises, and even Disney Cruises.

The San Juan Bay terminal has the capacity to receive up to 7 ships at once. The location of the piers gives visitors easy access to explore the historic city of Old San Juan, which makes it the most convenient port of call for people only spending a day on the island as many attractions, restaurants, bars, and landmarks are just within walking distance.

The Pan American terminal has a pier that accommodates 2 cruise ships. It is located near Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in Isla Grande, right next to the Puerto Rico Convention Center, the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel and Casino, and the Hyatt House Hotel. Getting in and out of the city requires either a taxi or rideshare, and if San Juan is your point of departure, your cruise ship will likely embark from there.