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  1. Is there a water taxi to BBC/Morne rouge beach ? Or how should we get there from the cruise pier ? I think I would prefer that beach to Grande Anse. Thank you,
  2. That is was I did my first time on the Island. We did have a nice beach stop at Cane Garden beach. I really loved the Island. This time around I wanted to do the Baths with the teens. I guess I will have to either take a ship sponsored tour to the Baths and fight with my fellow passengers to get in the baths 😉 or do a beach day on the Island.
  3. Good day everyone, We will be in port for a short day from 9am to 2pm. Is this enough to take the ferry, visit the Baths, dip our toes in the water and get back to the pier ? It seems a bit tight ? TIA
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    On my 9 cruises ship time was always local time. You get a card the night before the time change in order to adjust the time. There might be a period of the year where the Island time is not ship time tho... I didn't experience that yet, but I think it can happen.
  5. Do an arcade tour before you buy the pass. There are a lot of games not included in the pass ( they have stickers on them informing you if it is the case), have a look and buy after.
  6. If docked in Taino Bay; it is a new port area. lazy river ( free ) takes about 20/25 minutes to do the loop. A large pool (free) with 2 different water deep. An other pool (free) that is shallow with lounger righ in the water. A lot of lounger all round. A new wave maker machine to surf on ($35 for 20 minutes ). Monkeyisland, 30 minutes experience with the spider monkees for 25$ ( I would do it again in a heartbeat ( it was AWESOME ). Also cabanas for massages ($). Many shops of all kind, restaurants and bar. The port area is quite large. It takes about 10/15 minutes to walk from one end to the other. If you exit the port area, a 7-10 minute walk will bring you to Umbrella street and an other 3 will get you to Pink Alley ( look up pictures on the web for both ). Obviously many excursions are available with or without the cruise line. The one that is less recommended is the gondola to get on top of the moutain. There is only 1 gondola in each direction and wait time can be from 10 minutes to 2 hours to get in one... so returning to the cruise ship can be a bit stressfull.... I can't help you if dock in Amber Cover, sorry
  7. There are multiple ports in DR. Where are you docking ?
  8. Your cruise confirmation ( contract ) that you got via email has a list of the ports with the arrival and departure time AND the mention "dock" or "tender". You should have your answer there.
  9. What date are you docking in PP ?Amber Cove has a ship schedule on it's website. There are 2 docks, Taino Bay and Amber Cove. 2 competely different experience.
  10. Business almost as usual. There is a border crossing ( armed ) between Haiti and the DR. They cannot leave Haiti unless they use a tank. Law enforcement officers are not afraid to shoot and they know it. I would not be worried. The Haiti situation ( humanly ) is horrible but it is contained in Haiti.
  11. On a calm day, Mullet is perfect ! I went for the third time a month ago ( did not snorkel ) When facing the ocean, on your left, there is a long wall of rocks and I have heard it is great for snorkeling. No seaweed and crystal clear water. On rough days the waves can crush you on the rock wall if you venture there to snorkel. But again, on a good day, it is 100/100.
  12. Yes there are lockers near the change rooms near the new surf activity. There is a fee, you have to get a special token ( I think inside the changing room ) to use them. They are out of the way, besides if you are going to the surf thing you will not see them. I ( and it is only MY opinion ), didn't feel safe leaving my things in there. If someone wanted to tamper with the locker to get your things they would have the time and tranquillity to do so because of the location.
  13. Well to be precise, there are more than 2 ports in DR. Taino Bay and Amber Cove are in Puerto Plata if this is the route your ship is taking. Also La Romana, Santo Domingo and Samana. What is your route ?
  14. Yes, Taino Bay and Amber Cove. Amber Cove has a specific schedule on the web for the ships docking there. If your ship is not on the list, then it will dock at taino Bay. Only ship currently listed is : 7 Zuiderdam08:00-17:00
  15. We had 12 hours in port when we went last month. I used Bernard's tour 2 times in the past but this time we went on our own We got a taxi as soon as we exited the port to go to Marigot. It was a shared taxi, we paid $9 each for 1 way. We had breakfast at "Chez Fernand" ( delicious ) walked a bit, went to the straw market and took a taxi back to Mullet Bay Beach. Spent 2 hours there ( AMAZING beach ). Walked ( 15 minutes ) to Maho. Got blasted by 2 airplanes departing and had a dozen go just over our head to land. We stayed about 90 minutes there. Taxi back to the ship was $7 per passenger. The port area has plenty of shops. We loved our day !!!
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