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Yes, went a few times already. Same way in and out. No place to rest, stair is not large, not narrow but there is always a line of people going down and if you stop going up there is no space for someone to pass you on their way up unless the queue going down stops to make room for the "passer". But the cave is worth it IMO Plenty of videos on YT showing the stairs and what the cave looks like. Have fun in Bermuda !

I didn't use them but I saw them. They are near the surf activity on the wall of a building ( bathroom/changing room ). There was a sigh "pay inside" or "get token inside", I do not remember. So yes you have to pay someone to use them. I choose not to because it is isolated. You cannot see the lockers from any pool area or lazy river or bar or nothing except the surf thing. There were a few people sitting on the ground in front of the lockers or just leaning on them. They were not cruisers, probably port employee or wtv but it did not look safe. Someone would have plenty of time to force open ( or use a master key ) a locker before anyone noticing. Maybe it is perfectly fine, but to ME it didn't look safe enough to leave ID, cash, etc

I will be in Bonaire from 6am to 2pm, I will either do Klein beach ou Chogogo day pass. In either case no reservation are needed, so I guess I will go with the flow that day... Klein looks amazing but the 90 minutes ( round trip ) of transportation is not the best with a short, early, day in port. Chogogo is about 15 minutes( round trip ) by taxi from the port.

An other pax answered my question on the FB group. Yes we can enjoy the port area on embarkation AND debarkation day. This is great news. Obviously I am a planner also 😉 I have direct flights from my hometown to La Romana 2 days before the cruise and 2 days after the cruise, Or direct flight to Punta Cana any day. Transfer is about $100 each ways, some drivers are reliable, some not so. This is why I will fly to La Romana and stay there. From what I have seen so far, the hotel prices are very reasonable. Will probably do an excursion 1 or 2 days before the cruise like Buggy and caves or Saona Island but this a a full 10/11 hour excursion. Or I might buy a day pass to a resort in La Romana to enjoy beach and stress free days before the cruise. Like you said, plenty of time to decide, 640 days to go 😅 We will have plenty of time to plan and share our finds 😉

On a group about the Sky on FB I asked the same question and someone who sailed from there a few weeks ago said that you can check in, board the ship then get out of the ship and enjoy the port area including the pool and then get back on the ship for sailaway. Still waiting on others to confirm this. But if it is the case, that is great ! It is almost like adding 1 day to the cruise.

Good morning, I have seen a few vlogs about the cruise port of La Romana. Looks nice with the pool and everything. My question is, is the port area available for the cruisers that are embarking on the ship for a cruise ( La Romana being day 1 or starting port of the cruise ) or is it available only for those who are in port as a stop on their cruise ? Thank you all in advance,

no passport, only ship card and driver's licence ( or gouv issued photo id ) for all pax over 18

They do not have any double donuts (8 style) The donut is large and would fit an adult and an infant, but probably not a kid 5 yr + and an adult.

The lazy river is about 48" deep. Yes 1 pool is shallow with hamac barely touching the water. The main pool had a ledge (about 3' wide ) of shallow (about 12") water, the rest of the pool is about 60" deep You can have a great time in all the water area in the port

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,

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.

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

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.

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.

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

There are multiple ports in DR. Where are you docking ?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ?

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

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 !!!

Went to Mullet Bay a month ago. We had lounge chairs just by Rosie's. Food was ok ( they claim they have the best ribs in the Caribbean, but no ) Beach was AMAZING, it was my third time at Mullet and it is perfect. The sand is soft, no rocks or seashels, water was PERFECT. The kids are still talking about it today !!!