tonie0750

Does anyone have suggestions for this time in Barcelona, centrally located?  Also does anyone have any info on the airlines that NCL uses into Barcelona from the U.S.?

On 6/4/2012 at 7:49 AM, 4evercruzin said:

After reading negative posts about nothing at La Romana, we decided to walk around the port. There are public bathrooms there and a duty free shop called Dufry. If you walk to the right, there are shuttles to take you to the following places:

For $5.00 pp about a 10 min ride

There is a map given to passengers that lists the following places

Central Park (has a local flea market)

La Romana Social Club

City Hall

Santa Rosa Church

Eduardo's Art Gallery

Dinorah Pharmacy

Shiskabab Restaurant

Celulares and Mas

Quezada Money Exchange

Fed Ex

Police Station

Bibi Leon Art

Jumbo Superstore (like a Walmart)

Central Romana Medical Center

Canela Medical Center

DomHam Burgers and Grill

Maria Ventura Real Estate

Orense Plaza Hipermarket

Alondra Pizzeria

Julia Restaurant

Almacenes Iberia Megastore

or for $7.00 take a shuttle to

Water Fountain

Mercadito Mini Market

Bibi Leon ARt

Jenny Polanco Fashion

Art Gallery

Everett Designs

Le Boulangerie Bakery

Onnos Bar and Tapas

Ampitheater

Amber Museum

Montecristo Cigar Lounge

Regional Archeology Museum

Saint Estabuslao Church

Papa Jacks

La Piazzeta Restaurant

Dye Fore Pro Shop

Swimming Pool

19th Hole Bar

Our group went on the $5.00 shuttle. We shopped at the local flea market. Larimar is a blue stone supposedly mined in DR exclusively. They were selling necklaces, rings, and bracelets. The prices vary so shop around before you buy. There was Mary Juana (dried wood chips found in the area) that you mix rum, wine, and honey in a glass booze bottle. It was referred to as the fountain of youth. We were told this mixture needs to soak for three days before consuming and will cure anything and is an aphrodisiac. This is sold with the liquor or just the bark chips.

 

We ate at the Shishkabab Restaurant. It was an enjoyable lunch. We shopped at Jumbo for hot sauce and the local rum.

 

If you would like to take a taxi, then go to the left away from the people standing in line for the shuttles.

 

We had planned on going to Dreams, but the weather was cloudy and rained at times. We had fun exploring the area.

 

Hope this post helps as we could not find much info about this new port.

Hello everyone,

       Just want to ask if anyone has been to La Romana recently, the last year or so and taken the shuttle from La Romana port into town like was stated before. Is it still $5.00?, if not, how much is it.

         We are going to be there in March of this year and want to do our own thing. We speak Spanish, so we can get around on our own. The shuttle sounds perfect because we like to go to local flea market and perhaps go to the mall to get some souvenirs, some local food and stuff.

         Anyone have recomendations on local restaurants possibly near the beach? Can we get to Playa Caleta easily from the port? Are there also taxis At the port? What would cab from the port to Playa Caleta cost? Are there cabs at the beach also for return trip to port?

       Thanks so much for the info.

Tonie

Thank you all. We are so excited, well maybe me more than the hubby. We plan on having a fantastic time. Wherever we go, we enjoy ourselves. If any of you will be on the Horizon on March 9, 2019, join us for the meet and Mingle.

For all others, enjoy your cruise and Congrats on your special day.

Hi, I am Maria . My husband and I are cruising for our 50th anniversary on March 9-17, 2019 from Miami on Carnival Horizon.

Looking forward to meeting some great people on our cruise and partyinggggg!

I signed up for a Meet and Mingle so if anyone is interested, sign up to meet fellow cruisers.

By the way, we are from Lake Wales, FL.

Counting the days!