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Everything in Sosua Completely Dead?????????
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As you point out there will be benefits for some no matter how this pans out.
It's not just the inconvenience of not having as many places to eat or drink. Empty storefronts make a town look bad and imply often rightly that there is more crime because people aren't making money. I wonder what the storefront turnover rate is over in Los Charimicos... maybe those place are mostly owned by the businesses. It would be quite interesting if that side of the beach takes off with a locally based economy while El Batey becomes a ghost town.
it shouldn't be misunderstood....
The town council has a responsibility to improve Sosua
The local business community has the same responsibility.
When we talk about the cruise port....
The locals need to be creative......
what czn we do attract some of those incoming dollars?
finger pointing and whining will get 'nada'
good business planning and some creativity might change the tide
(if the tide needs changing)
Pro-active planning........
The town council has a responsibility to improve Sosua
The local business community has the same responsibility.
When we talk about the cruise port....
The locals need to be creative......
what czn we do attract some of those incoming dollars?
finger pointing and whining will get 'nada'
good business planning and some creativity might change the tide
(if the tide needs changing)
Pro-active planning........
1) Day excursions to the beach (by bus) if Carnival chooses to do so
2) Increased awareness & future tourism for the DR North Coast
Derf -
it has to do with it whatever anybody wants
I bet they hit the coffee plantations in Jarabacoa..... or the coffee may come to them
think o/s the box boy !!
it has to do with it whatever anybody wants
I bet they hit the coffee plantations in Jarabacoa..... or the coffee may come to them
think o/s the box boy !!
remember the floating condo, The World, which came to POP over a year ago? my understanding is that a couple of their passengers got mugged on the malecon, and we have never heard of them again, even though the news report was that it was the rebirth of cruise ships to POP. so, you are absolutely right. one negative incident kills the entire goose, because the liability lies with the cruise operators.
This is exactly the thought process that needs to be corrected
thanks for validating my point Derf
not our fault-- nutin' we can do from here--- we're all f^cked on this one
please pass the beer --I need to cry
I hope thats not true - about not returning
remember, that ship never stops and visits as many ports as possible over a given period of time
POP will never be a big stop for them.... the cabins are a few million each
Not really their kind of 'hood = POP or even RD
Big city mice live on that ship..... not country mice off for a weekend of free booze and food
Add to that, that the way the government is rolling out "the transition" is really messed up in the fact that in less than 2 months:
- They closed the streets = motoconchos and taxis suffering badly. One moto I know who is really popular used to be in front of Rumba, he has seen his income drop in half - and his wife is pregnant =(.
- They closed one big bar, Jolly burnt down (not the gov's fault) and we don't know what will happen with Rumba or what is next in the pipeline = more lost jobs
- A friend who owns a bizzz on the beach said that he has never seen business this bad in over 10 years, with low seasons - he let go of his 2 waitresses.
When people lose jobs - and I am talking about the people who live locally, have no money to feed their families - is it at all possible crime rates could go up??? I tend to think so.
And I am not talking crimes the likes of a chica cleaning out a gringo when he passes out with her in his house (I think that's his fault) - I am talking about robberies, on the street.
I think the governments approach to this has been backwards as always. First a new red light disctrict should have been establish with businesses who like the sex tourism having the option to open up shop there. Then transition over the businesses where you think the tourist will land (though I agree the cruisers will not be out at night) etc... The road closure I absolutely hate period so I didn't include that as my thought as a something to do later.
I think they just increased the likelihood of that one or two incidences happening.
Right now I feel very safe in Sosua, in fact I have never felt un safe in Sosua - to tell you the truth I feel safer in Sosua than Cabarete believe it or not. But causing all these people to lose work is not going to lead to anything good.
Nothing like an hour ride in a bus so you can go to a beach with fifty shops all selling the same crap:
Playa Sosua is simply not that great of a beach for a day trip, esp with Caberete just down the road and a hundred kite surfers out in the bay.
Playa Sosua is simply not that great of a beach for a day trip, esp with Caberete just down the road and a hundred kite surfers out in the bay.
I agree with your assessment 200% - but - and this is a big one... the government is taking something that could be a great thing and rolling it out in a way that is harmful to all. Not that there is anything anyone can do about it.
i am aware of how The World operates, and that it was not expected to make many repeat visits. the fact is that the press release suggested that there was to have been a parade of other cruise ships into POP, right behind The World, and that it was the renaissance of that activity in POP. well, a little bad publicity goes a long way, as dv8 suggested.
Nothing like an hour ride in a bus so you can go to a beach with fifty shops all selling the same crap:
Playa Sosua is simply not that great of a beach for a day trip, esp with Caberete just down the road and a hundred kite surfers out in the bay.
You cant really compare Cab to Sosua - big ocean, big waves - to those not into water sports (like me) I prefer the 'bay' feel. Shallower water, calmer, snorkelling - that's my second beach choice when leaving Sosua is always the smaller beach near Playa Grande. Depends on what you look for in a beach.
Nothing like an hour ride in a bus so you can go to a beach with fifty shops all selling the same crap:
Playa Sosua is simply not that great of a beach for a day trip, esp with Caberete just down the road and a hundred kite surfers out in the bay.
Did you take that picture on your last visit to Sosua in 2004?
the average spend by cruise passengers in the caribbean is a little under 100 dollars per visit. they will be blowing that much in cabfare to and from Sosua.
2006, but yeah. Has it actually changed??? I'd love to hear that it has..
This is from a YouTube post in 2013.. not seeing a major change--except for the blow up aligator.
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