# Piamonte pairs Punta Cana and cruise: 3 nights, 7 at sea

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Published: 2026-11-12T17:46:32.048Z
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Author: Joan Sanz
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Summary: Argentine wholesaler Piamonte launches a 2027 package combining three all-inclusive nights at Ocean El Faro with seven nights aboard Costa Fascinosa. A sign that the Argentine market is betting on the combined Caribbean.

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Argentine wholesaler **Piamonte** presented its 2027 programme with a package combining **three all-inclusive nights at Ocean El Faro, in Punta Cana**, and **seven nights aboard Costa Fascinosa** with a drinks package, flights, transfers and travel assistance. The proposal was unveiled at the Encuentro de Comercialización Turística (ECTU) 2026, which held its 52nd edition on 12 November. According to Valeria Álvarez, head of the marketing department, departures are confirmed **every Thursday in January and February 2027**, with different Caribbean itineraries and inside, outside and balcony cabin options. Agencies can check availability and book with a final price through NOVA by Piamonte.

The operation has a reading that goes beyond the package itself. The Argentine market is one of the outbound markets that has grown most towards the Dominican Republic in recent years, and the hotel-plus-cruise combination opens a way for the high-spend traveller to extend their stay in the destination. It is no coincidence that Piamonte chose Ocean El Faro, a large-scale all-inclusive in the Uvero Alto area, for the land leg. The package adds up to **ten nights** of Caribbean experience on a single booking, which reduces friction for the travel agent and the end client. The wholesaler is also adding Jamaica and expanding options from Argentina's interior, with departures from Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Mendoza.

Punta Cana has been at the centre of the Dominican tourism conversation for months. The opening of El Nido, with capacity for 200,000 residents and an expected impact on the five million tourists, as we reported at the time, and the debate over the Verón-Punta Cana planning rules that Ernesto Veloz put back on the table, paint a destination that is growing in beds and in pressure on infrastructure. The arrival of combined packages like Piamonte's fits that logic: more visitors, more room nights and an average spend split between hotel, cruise and transfers. For hoteliers in the area, the question is how to capture that traveller who spends three nights in Punta Cana before boarding. For tour operators, the opportunity lies in selling complementary experiences during those three days.

Piamonte's move also says something about the cruise as a connecting product in the Caribbean. Costa Fascinosa operates itineraries that call at ports in the region, and pairing it with a beach destination consolidates the idea that the Dominican Republic can be a gateway and not just a final destination. Air connectivity from Argentina remains the limiting factor, but the wholesaler works with accompanied group departures that reduce risk for the agent and the traveller. That formula, the group with an escort, is the one working best in the Argentine market according to the company itself.

The reading is clear: Piamonte's package is not a revolution, but it is a sign that international wholesalers still see Punta Cana as the Caribbean anchor for the Argentine traveller. It is worth watching how Ocean El Faro's occupancy evolves in January and February, and whether other wholesalers copy the hotel-plus-cruise formula. If it works, the destination gains an additional route to stretch the average stay and diversify spend. That is where the opportunity lies for hotels in the area: designing three-night packages with experiences that hook the traveller before they board the ship.

## Sources

- Arecoa: https://www.arecoa.com/agencias/2026/11/12/mayorista-argentino-combina-estadia-en-punta-cana-con-un-crucero-por-el-caribe/

## Citation

Piamonte pairs Punta Cana and cruise: 3 nights, 7 at sea. Turismo News. 2026-11-12. https://turismo.news/en/digest/piamonte-punta-cana-cruise-2027