🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · cruise port guide
What currency does San Juan use?
Currency
US Dollar
USD · $
Fixed rate per $1 USD
1 USD
$20 ≈ $20
📌 Pegged to the US dollar — this rate never changes
US dollars?
USD accepted everywhere
Time zone
America/Puerto_Rico (AST, no DST)
Always confirm ship time before leaving the pier
Puerto Rico is US territory: dollars, US phone plans and no customs exemption changes for purchases here (it's domestic). The time zone is the catch — Atlantic Standard Time, with no daylight saving.
Money tips for your San Juan port day
- In winter San Juan matches ET; in summer it's one hour ahead of ET ships.
- Old San Juan is walkable from the pier — no tour currency games.
- Purchases here don't count against your $800 foreign exemption.
Convert prices without port Wi-Fi
Port stalls quote in us dollars, your budget thinks in dollars, and there's no data signal to Google it. The ShipTime app caches exchange rates before you sail and converts USD → USD offline, right at the stall — and logs purchases against your US customs allowance while you shop.
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Take San Juan offline
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