In an announcement made yesterday, Wednesday 1 June 2016, Carnival Cruise Lines said that over the last eight months a total of 74 cruise ships with 168,000 tourists have arrived at the Amber Cove Port in Puerto Plata. According to Carnival, 24 ships have docked at Amber Cove since October 2015.
The cruise ship company says that 66% of visitors take tours in Puerto Plata and surrounding areas to visit historical, environmental and cultural sites. The most popular areas include the beaches, the cable car, the Malecon seafront avenue and the neighboring towns of Sosua and Cabarete.
The company says that between three and four ships arrive in Puerto Plata every week carrying thousands of tourists who use the Dominican Republic as their principal vacation destination. The information also confirms that 80% of visitors are from the United States and 20% are from other countries, mostly in Europe.
