Puerto Plata

[Swells1]

Can someone please confirm if NCL will dock at Amber Cove or Taino Bay? The Googles are giving me mixed results. 

[JandC_Cruising]

Our last visit to Puerto Plata was in March and we docked at Taino Bay.  

[n4w]

Many scheduled for Taino Bay were switched to Amber Cove in the last month.

[Swells1]

This makes sense as all of the excursions I find are out of Taino Bay, but NCL's website says Amber Cove.

Ugh. The best laid plans...

[dbrown84]

I've been wondering the same because I also keep reading conflicting things.  But NCL's website says they dock in Amber Cove, https://www.ncl.com/port-of-call/cruises-to-puerto-plata

 

And cruisemapper shows NCL ships docking at Amber Cove, https://www.cruisemapper.com/ports/puerto-plata-amber-cove-port-1936?tab=schedule

 

As does the schedule on the Amber Cove website, https://www.ambercove.com/Port-Schedule.aspx

 

[Swells1]

I've reached out to the the tour company that I've booked my excursion through to adjust my reservation. Sometimes my obsessive need to pour over every detail pays off. 

[Rock N Roll Star]

Hi Swells - I just got off the NCL Getaway this weekend. The original schedule had us going to Puerto Plata - that changed while at sea. In fact the schedule changed so much that i had the same excursion cancelled three times (yea i know is that even possible? lol) needless to say we went into Amber Cove and it was nice for a few hours. If you like rum - holy cow the prices are incredible - don't buy on the ship. I picked up three 750ml's of rum for under 25 American dollars. Have fun on your Cruise !!!!

[Colorado Buffalo]

We booked through 

 

https://countryworldadventures.com/

 

If you are looking for an excursion. They pick you up where ever your ship arrives.

These folks were so nice and it was the highlight of our trip.

We did Zip lines and horseback ride with lunch included. 

[IronRobi]

Cruisemapper shows our scheduled stop in Nov is at Amber Cove.

The Amber Cove website has a port schedule and it doesn't show any arrivals on that day.

The Taino Bay website shows no arrivals at all for the month of Nov.

 

I figure at this point it's just a coin flip 

[BirdTravels]

4 hours ago, Swells1 said:

I've reached out to the the tour company that I've booked my excursion through to adjust my reservation. Sometimes my obsessive need to pour over every detail pays off. 

All the tour companies know when and where the ships are arriving and adjust accordingly. 

[Swells1]

19 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

All the tour companies know when and where the ships are arriving and adjust accordingly. 

I actually have more confidence in them than NCL reps, which is why I chose to contact them first. 

[2boyzmom]

The day we are supposed to arrive we would be the 3rd ship in port which is over the total 8,000 person capacity noted on amber cove webpage. . I just looked at Amber Cove website and it does NOT show our ship docking there even though its on our itinerary. We are on NCL Breakaway in November.