Construction continues at the new multi-use wharf and pier structure going up in the Puerto Plata city center. The builders expect the new Taino Bay facility to be ready by year’s end. The main focus of the terminal is cruise ship passengers. At present, cruise ship travel is at a minimum. The widespread vaccination programs have yet to have an effect on maritime travel.
Taino Bay developer Rafael Silverio advanced that 300,000 persons have made advanced reservations on cruise ships scheduled to arrive to the new terminal once it opens in December 2021.
The Taino Bay port would be the second cruise terminal in the province of Puerto Plata. Carnival Cruise’s Amber Cove has been in operation since 2015.
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El Caribe
21 June 2021