The Puerto Plata city cruise ship port Taino Bay is scheduled to open to cruise ships this winter season. The port joins Carnival Cruise’s Amber Cove terminal, located about half an hour drive to the south, along the same northern coastline.
Taino Bay is located right in the provincial capital and the city’s cultural and historic attractions are comfortable walkable distances. Nevertheless, cruise ship passengers will be able to use a trolley service.
Virgin Voyages, Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC Cruises, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises ships are expected to dock at the new port.
Taino Bay port has a welcome area, transport hub, stores, beach club, food and beverage outlets and will offer continuous free trolley service to Puerto Plata’s historic center. A second phase, due about 12 months after, will complete an experience village themed on the pre-Columbian Taino culture.
Puerto Plata is now a mature cruise destination after Carnival has been bringing thousands of maritime tourists through its Amber Cove port since 2015. The city offers water sports (kite, surf, windsurfing), beaches, hiking, water park (Ocean World), gastronomy, colonial history, Victorian architecture houses, ecotourism excursions and much more.
The director of the Dominican Port Authority Jean Luis Rodriguez presented the availability of Dominican ports at the recent International Seatrade Cruise Global trade show held in Miami in late September 2021. At the event, Rodriguez said that the Taino Bay port would “soon” be inaugurated.
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5 October 2021