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On 6/4/2012 at 7:49 AM, 4evercruzin said:
After reading negative posts about nothing at La Romana, we decided to walk around the port. There are public bathrooms there and a duty free shop called Dufry. If you walk to the right, there are shuttles to take you to the following places:
For $5.00 pp about a 10 min ride
There is a map given to passengers that lists the following places
Central Park (has a local flea market)
La Romana Social Club
City Hall
Santa Rosa Church
Eduardo's Art Gallery
Dinorah Pharmacy
Shiskabab Restaurant
Celulares and Mas
Quezada Money Exchange
Fed Ex
Police Station
Bibi Leon Art
Jumbo Superstore (like a Walmart)
Central Romana Medical Center
Canela Medical Center
DomHam Burgers and Grill
Maria Ventura Real Estate
Orense Plaza Hipermarket
Alondra Pizzeria
Julia Restaurant
Almacenes Iberia Megastore
or for $7.00 take a shuttle to
Water Fountain
Mercadito Mini Market
Bibi Leon ARt
Jenny Polanco Fashion
Art Gallery
Everett Designs
Le Boulangerie Bakery
Onnos Bar and Tapas
Ampitheater
Amber Museum
Montecristo Cigar Lounge
Regional Archeology Museum
Saint Estabuslao Church
Papa Jacks
La Piazzeta Restaurant
Dye Fore Pro Shop
Swimming Pool
19th Hole Bar
Our group went on the $5.00 shuttle. We shopped at the local flea market. Larimar is a blue stone supposedly mined in DR exclusively. They were selling necklaces, rings, and bracelets. The prices vary so shop around before you buy. There was Mary Juana (dried wood chips found in the area) that you mix rum, wine, and honey in a glass booze bottle. It was referred to as the fountain of youth. We were told this mixture needs to soak for three days before consuming and will cure anything and is an aphrodisiac. This is sold with the liquor or just the bark chips.
We ate at the Shishkabab Restaurant. It was an enjoyable lunch. We shopped at Jumbo for hot sauce and the local rum.
If you would like to take a taxi, then go to the left away from the people standing in line for the shuttles.
We had planned on going to Dreams, but the weather was cloudy and rained at times. We had fun exploring the area.
Hope this post helps as we could not find much info about this new port.
Hello everyone,
Just want to ask if anyone has been to La Romana recently, the last year or so and taken the shuttle from La Romana port into town like was stated before. Is it still $5.00?, if not, how much is it.
We are going to be there in March of this year and want to do our own thing. We speak Spanish, so we can get around on our own. The shuttle sounds perfect because we like to go to local flea market and perhaps go to the mall to get some souvenirs, some local food and stuff.
Anyone have recomendations on local restaurants possibly near the beach? Can we get to Playa Caleta easily from the port? Are there also taxis At the port? What would cab from the port to Playa Caleta cost? Are there cabs at the beach also for return trip to port?
Thanks so much for the info.
Tonie
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Thank you all. We are so excited, well maybe me more than the hubby. We plan on having a fantastic time. Wherever we go, we enjoy ourselves. If any of you will be on the Horizon on March 9, 2019, join us for the meet and Mingle.
For all others, enjoy your cruise and Congrats on your special day.
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Hi, I am Maria . My husband and I are cruising for our 50th anniversary on March 9-17, 2019 from Miami on Carnival Horizon.
Looking forward to meeting some great people on our cruise and partyinggggg!
I signed up for a Meet and Mingle so if anyone is interested, sign up to meet fellow cruisers.
By the way, we are from Lake Wales, FL.
Counting the days!
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