Lived in PR for three years in high school (many many years ago - we had our 50th in New Orleans last year). Have been back numerous times, and will be there again in six weeks. As others have said. PR and SXM are two entirely different islands - each has their pros and cons. and we love both, for different reasons. Thank goodness people do go to different places - if you think Orient is crowded now, what would every SXM beach be like if no one went to PR or other places.