The ferry between Santo Domingo and Mayaguez is almost ready for operation, according to a news report in El Nuevo Día, the Puerto Rican newspaper. The newspaper indicates that computers with data on stolen vehicles are being installed at the port of Mayaguez this week. The ferry will be run by the Corporación Ferries del Caribe. The newspaper says the fare will be US$80 roundtrip, almost its cost about 10 years ago. For those traveling with a vehicle, the trip will cost US$180 per person roundtrip. There is an additional charge for insurance that will vary whether the vehicle departs from Santo Domingo or from Mayaguez. The ferry will travel five days a week and is expected to leave at 9 pm from Mayaguez, to arrive at 7 am in Santo Domingo. Puerto Rican hoteliers are hopeful that hundreds of European tourists will take the ferry to visit the west coast of Puerto Rico. The ferry is favored by Dominican tourism authorities for the thousands of Puerto Rican tourists that it will bring to Santo Domingo.
