The Dominican Republic will participate for the first time in the Seatrade Med Cruise Fair, to be held from November 27-29 in Marseille, France. For the first time the country will be an active participant in the convention, which brings together the major cruise ship lines in the world. Participants will also include multiple service providers, travel agents, and tour [...]

According to “Cruise Insights” magazine, the port of La Romana, on the country’s eastern region, was named the best and most efficient cruise ship terminal in the Dominican Republic, as well as the port with the most efficient loading and unloading facilities. The magazine presented the award at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Conference Fair, held recently in Miami. In total, [...]

The Dominican Republic recently participated in the “Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention 2012,” held in Miami, Florida. The international event was attended by Richard D. Fain, the president and CEO of Royal Caribbean LTD. Mr. Fain met with the representative from the Dominican Ministry of Tourism, Orfila Salazar, at the Dominican Republic stand at the event. He also met with other [...]

The Kristina Cruise became the first Finnish cruise ship to visit the Dominican Republic. The ship docked at the port of Sans Souci, in Santo Domingo, during the launching of the 2011-2012 cruise season. The Kristina Katarina arrived on Wednesday, January 18, bringing on board some 400 Finnish passengers. The ship will visit the port of Santo Domingo four times [...]

MSC Cruise Line will use the port of Santo Domingo as a home port during the 2012-2013 seasons.  In addition, it has also scheduled a call on the port of La Romana, on the country’s eastern region. Operations are scheduled to begin on December 20, 2012 and will run until February, 2013. The country’s Minister of Tourism, Francisco Javier Garcia, [...]

Carnival recently announced the construction of a cruise-ship terminal in the Bay of Maimon, situated some 15 minutes from Puerto Plata, the north coast’s most important city.  Giora Israel, Carnival’s Vice-President of Ports and Development, met with Dominican authorities to explain what the US$65 million project consisted of.  The new facility will include a modern port that will accommodate two [...]