@JennyJenny - I applaud your preparedness and appreciate your additional insight and education. I also agree that, in the end, we are all ultimately responsible for the safety of ourselves and our families. However, in my travel experiences, as an example, airlines give you a heads up if you are heading into potentially dangerous territories, and being on a cruise for many days at sea, it’s very easy to lose touch with reality. I believe everyone should heed your advice, and still, even the slightest heads up from RC would have been much appreciated. I’ve seen plenty of drinking going on around this ship, and yet, the families I referenced in my original post seemed relatively well informed, in general, and didn’t seem to be overly indulgent in the booze onboard. ?
FWIW, and maybe I just missed it, there seem to be no advisories on DoS website related to PR and yet ‘More protests expected Thursday... Marches and "cacerolazos" -- protests with people banging pots and pans -- were expected across the island Thursday and over the weekend.’ as reported by CNN...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/18/us/puerto-rico-protests-thursday/index.html
I guess that just proves your point, that you have to find ways to stay informed and remain aware of your surroundings.
Thanks!