Kelliegirl2u

We also were on this cruise. We had great weather the whole week. The only downside was santo Domingo. It was not a safe port and very dirty. We enjoyed Amber cove, Curaçao and Aruba. Food in dining room has gone down in my opinion. We ate more on lido this cruise then ever before. But as I always say any day on a cruise ship is better than any day at work :)

We docked here on 1/24/17 on Carnival Conquest.

Upon pulling into the port the first thing we noticed was how dirty it was. Trash everywhere in the water and along the banks of the port.

We got off the ship and were immediately bombed by shuttle/taxi drivers. We were wanting to go the beach and were informed it would be 30.00 per person to get to beach plus chair rental of $25.00 There were 11 of us traveling and we could not justify that kind of money for 3 hours.

2 in our group took the taxi to the beach and came back with horror stories of vendors swarming them to the point they paid out over $100.00 to make them go away. They also never got into the water because they did not feel safe leaving their items on the beach.

Another couple we spoke to stated that the area of the beach they were on would not take american money and demanded they exchange for pesos. They were escorted to a bank where they demanded $50.00 be exchanged and paid for their chairs.

We also heard of someone being robbed of their earrings and someone's wallet was stolen.

Carnival needs to get it together if they want to continue coming to Santo Domingo. This is not a safe place at all. Stay on the boat!!!

We also will be joining you. Leaving cold snowy Ohio on Friday the 22nd, flying to San Juan. Spending two nights at the Carbie Hilton before boarding the ship on the 24th!!! Can't wait. Have a great trip!!!

Check with airport before trying to drop off luggage we found last year they wouldn't let us check it until 2 hours before flight, we even tried 5 minutes before the 2 hour mark and were turned away