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Carnival Cruise to base ship here

Yehuda Brener, director for Latin America and the Caribbean of Carnival Cruise Line, said that the transatlantic ship, the "Inspiration," will be using the Port of Santo Domingo as starting point for the Caribbean cruise. Passengers will arrive by plane to board the giant ship. Carnival Cruise Line is the largest transporter of maritime passengers in the Caribbean. The line moves over one million passengers through the Caribbean. Its base ports are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Miami, Tampa, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Vancouver. The Port of Santo Domingo is considered the "in" port in the Caribbean. Passengers can disembark and visit the 16th century edifices of the first city in the New World.