The arrival of the Carnival Victory cruise ship marks the opening of the Amber Cove Cruise Center in the Bay of Maimon near Puerto Plata, the newest cruise ship port in the Caribbean. The ship is scheduled to be in port from 8am to 4pm on Tuesday, 6 October 2015. The second ship to arrive will be the Carnival Fantasy, again from 8 to 4pm.
The project is designed to re-establish the Dominican Republic’s North Coast as a popular cruise destination. The last cruise ship to call at Puerto Plata was nearly 30 years ago.
The new two-berth Amber Cove Cruise Center will be able to accommodate up to 8,000 cruise passengers and 2,000 crew members daily.
A transportation hub allowing visitors easy access by land and sea to the surrounding destinations and attractions will be included, as well.
Tourists can choose from a wide selection of excursions, ranging from trips to Punta Rucia’s Paradise Island (Cayo Arena), La Isabela (the first European settlement in the New World), Puerto Plata city tour, Cabarete beach for windsurfing, kiteboarding and beach-eating, deep-sea fishing tour, inner country adventures, ATV adventures, Puerto Plata tradition and local flavor tour, dolphin swim and Ocean World day pass, deluxe catamaran sail, two-tank dive, mega truck adventure, and trips to several beaches.
Source: dr1 Travel News
