Puerto Plata

[Beaver1975]

If your itinerary includes Puerto Plata do you actually go to Amber Cove?

[n4w]

Supposed to be the new port a few miles away, Taino Bay.

[Swells1]

(double post)

Edited September 19, 2022 by Swells1

[Swells1]

1 hour ago, n4w said:

Supposed to be the new port a few miles away, Taino Bay.

Not according to NCL's website:

 

https://www.ncl.com/port-of-call/cruises-to-puerto-plata

[helene109]

21 minutes ago, Swells1 said:

Not according to NCL's website:

 

https://www.ncl.com/port-of-call/cruises-to-puerto-plata

So confusing. We are there in April and I thought it was the new pier.

[n4w]

27 minutes ago, Swells1 said:

Not according to NCL's website:

 

https://www.ncl.com/port-of-call/cruises-to-puerto-plata

I don't see anything that specifies the NCL will dock at Amber Cove over Taino Bay.  The website just has a generic blurb on the port city.  Amber Cove is Carnival's port, most other lines sometimes will use it, but have moved to the new port.

[Swells1]

[n4w]

10 minutes ago, Swells1 said:

Thanks, I missed that.  Just know that NCL's website isn't known to be up to date.

[BirdTravels]

2 hours ago, Beaver1975 said:

If your itinerary includes Puerto Plata do you actually go to Amber Cove?

They have been using both Amber Cover and Taino Bay. We docked in Taino Bay in April. But that is the dock where the Escape ran aground in March. And talking with the Captain, it is a very narrow entrance which is extremely hard to navigate if there are gusty winds (all of the big cruise ships are just big sails). Even when we left, the captain was using full bow thrusters to keep us in the channel. 

[2boyzmom]

The day we arrive in Puerto Plata there are 4 or 5 ships in port and it looks like Carnival has all the excursions for Amber Cove so my guess is we are headed to Taino Bay....

[bookbabe]

14 hours ago, 2boyzmom said:

The day we arrive in Puerto Plata there are 4 or 5 ships in port and it looks like Carnival has all the excursions for Amber Cove so my guess is we are headed to Taino Bay....

We really liked Taino Bay back in November.  There’s lots of good info and pics in the ports forum.