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Read → The Disney Dream makes its inaugural call in Puerto Plata and puts the north coast on the map for premium family cruise lines.
Read → Disney Dream debuts at Taíno Bay and the North Coast chains three calls with nearly 13,000 visitors. The read: Puerto Plata now competes in the Caribbean's big leagues.
Read → The Taíno port in Puerto Plata will welcome around 3,000 Disney Cruise Line passengers this Tuesday, a direct boost for local commerce, tours and public revenue.
Read → Samaná's new cruise port gets its first ship after years of works and promises. The reading is clear: the province adds another gateway to the Caribbean map.
Read → The country sets a record with four ships and over 16,000 passengers in one day, split between Puerto Plata and Pedernales.
Read → On Wednesday, September 30, the Dominican Republic set a record with more than 16,000 cruise passengers in a single day, a strong signal for the country's cruise tourism.
Read → Four cruise ships, three on the north coast and one in the south, dropped 16,287 visitors in a single day. The figure confirms the segment's weight in the provinces.
Read → The Pedernales port ranks among the world's three best in the Seatrade Cruise Awards 2026, a boost for the Dominican south.
Read → The Pedernales port is competing for Port of the Year at the 2026 Seatrade Cruise Awards, an international nod to the Dominican Republic's push to spread tourism beyond Punta Cana.
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The daily brief
Hotels, airlines, MITUR, cruises and destinations. One sharp email a day. Free.
The brief Dominican travel professionals read every morning.