Fathom, the pioneer in social impact travel and Carnival Corporation’s 10th and newest brand, returned from its inaugural voyage to its impact destination, the Dominican Republic, on Sunday, April 24. Fathom’s inaugural voyage was a major success as hundreds of guests joined Fathom for a unique weeklong journey that left a lasting impact on each of them, as well as an immediate impact on people in need in the Dominican Republic. “Feedback from our guests during …
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In the mountains near the north coast of the Dominican Republic, our canopied tour bus stopped on a shady country road for a visit to a four-room, wood house of a family of five. A fifth room, the kitchen for making beans, chicken and rice, was in a separate building so as not to spread cooking smoke to the sleeping quarters. A cruise excursion operator, Outback Adventures, pays this family, and several others nearby, an occasional stipend …
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Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest travel and leisure company, today announced it will begin welcoming guests at its newly developed Amber Cove port in the Dominican Republic beginning October 2015. Six of Carnival Corporation’s nine brands will call on Amber Cove along the country’s Amber Coast – a partial filming location for the original Jurassic Park movie – to give cruise passengers another exotic location to explore as part of their vacation experience. With the …
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Surprising Fact: Dominican Whale Watching Easier and Better Than Alaska. Riding the top deck of a 45-foot boat whale watching boat hunting for humpbacks in the Bay of Samana, I keep comparing the Dominican Republic landscape with that of another famous whaling ground: Alaska. From a considerable distance, the Samana coastline appears heavily forested with row after row of terraced trees rising above the shoreline. To me, this unbroken canopy mimics the uninhabited, isolated regions of the …
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Perfect Way to Experience Undeveloped Samana One of the Caribbean’s most active and rugged cruise excursions is a horseback ride to the 130-foot high Falls of El Limon on the Samana Peninsula in the Dominican Republic. The remoteness of the falls, also known as Salto El Limón and Cascada el Limon, undoubtedly helps make this one of Samana’s most popular attractions. While it’s possible to reach the falls on foot, it probably would be a lonely, rough …
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Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Caribbean’s newest destination, the $65 million Amber Cove Cruise Center, were held yesterday in the Dominican Republic at the project site on the Bay of Maimon located near Puerto Plata in the country’s North Coast. The new facility – which represents one of the largest cruise industry investments ever made in the Dominican Republic – is scheduled to open in 2014. The project is designed to re-establish the Dominican Republic’s North Coast …
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Port of Samana, Dominican Republic Samana is one of the least visited areas on the Caribbean’s most visited island. This port deserves a lot more traffic. Port Location The Port of Samana is located on the Samana Peninsula, on the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic. In terms of size, the Samana Peninsula is larger than many other Caribbean islands. From the town of Sanchez near the start of the peninsula to the road’s end at Las …
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This Punta Cana resort is still establishing its priorities By Tim O’Keefe The Dominican Republic continues its long resort-building spree, giving the island more than 35 percent of all the hotel rooms in the Caribbean. Most line the beaches in the Punta Cana area where it seems like every hotel chain under the sun has been here for years. Is there anything really new and different? Yes and no. Hard Rock Hotels – already in Bali, Singapore, …
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