nadoyle

That's fantastic. Thanks for the update. I think we will join you!

I received a note back from Mike, as I was asking about number of children and needs for school. He said there are about 200 children and they are very much in need of school supplies. We took lots of items a few years ago when we did this on another cruise. Found lots of wonderful items at the dollar store and all that we brought was greatly appreciated

Hi Nadoyle, My understanding is we only dock at 12noon in Cap Cana . Please let me know if I missed a change in time>

According to the latest posting of times the website shows us arriving at 8:00am and departing at 5:00pm. It is a tender port

Thanks for your post. I'm curious we are also on HAL Oct 28 cruise. Have you booked this excursion or are you waiting to see what HAL offers?

we booked this directly..the cost is $99 pp and they know we have to tender so he has said he will have someone there by 8:50 if not earlier and we will be back no later than 4:00. This got great reviews on trip advisor and I was afraid he would sell out if we waited to long. excursion is paid in cash so no money has been sent

Just found a tour by Puntacana mike that takes in a tour of a local school to meet the children and also stops at cigar, chocolate and rum factories and then lunch on the beach prepared by locals..sounds good and got excellent reviews on trip advisor

We are on Oct 28 sailing HAL Neiuw Amsterdam. Found what looks like a good private tour with Puntacana Mike that takes in cigar factory, chocolate factory, rum factory and a visit to a school with lunch on the beach. Got good reviews on trip advisor