Having just returned from CBR last week, I can tell you that we all LOVED it! Granted, I have never stayed at PO, and granted we had a rental car so bus waits were not an issue for us. However, we stayed in Aruba (a non-preferred building) and it was merely a 5 minute walk to Port Royale for the food court and the main pool. The walk across the footbridge was beautiful in the mornings and really gave you a view of the whole resort. The pool was new and the kids had a blast there. The food court had many options, and the lines were short in the mornings. And the theming was beautiful with all the brightly colored buildings and the hammocks on the beach. We really felt like we were in a min-Caribbean. We would go back there in a heartbeat!