seasidemama Posted September 21, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Hi all, looking for a beach day with chair/umbrella rentals and easy access to food/drinks. Clean scenic beach reasonably close to port. Any recommendations? The only two beach excursions I see on Royal are playa dorada (transportation only) and coconut cove all inclusive which is pricey and I haven't read any good reviews. I would rather skip the excursion if otherwise safe and reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieG55 Posted September 25, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Yes I would like to know this as well. Please and Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacation44 Posted October 8, 2022 #3 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Interested also......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkloni Posted October 11, 2022 #4 Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) I've been searching too. We will be visiting Nov 1, docked at Taino cruise port. I've found only vague information about a beach day, hardly no info about transportation, beach bars, menus, pricing. I finally got in contact with Jack's Kite and Grill that replied the beach is free and the are food and drinks that can be bought. I asked for a menu and got a food menu. Asked for a bar/drinks menu and received a reply that they had an assortment of drinks with an estimated price of 200-500 RD (Dominican Pesos). They accept USD, RD and credit cards. No info in taxi transportation costs though. It's so odd that there is so little information online about outside of Taino Cruise Port or beach things to do outside of port. (Several YouTube videos of the actual port grounds.) If anyone finds anything, please post. Edited October 11, 2022 by jkloni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstewa22 Posted October 15, 2022 #5 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Also following. We'll be in Puerto Plata in early December (Celebrity Constellation), thinking about taking a taxi to Playa Sosua, looks like good off-the-beach snorkeling and some restaurants and other amenities. Anyone have any experience with the taxis or with Playa Sosua? Thanks! --Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dot2dot Posted January 2, 2023 #6 Share Posted January 2, 2023 On 10/10/2022 at 10:43 PM, jkloni said: I've been searching too. We will be visiting Nov 1, docked at Taino cruise port. I've found only vague information about a beach day, hardly no info about transportation, beach bars, menus, pricing. I finally got in contact with Jack's Kite and Grill that replied the beach is free and the are food and drinks that can be bought. I asked for a menu and got a food menu. Asked for a bar/drinks menu and received a reply that they had an assortment of drinks with an estimated price of 200-500 RD (Dominican Pesos). They accept USD, RD and credit cards. No info in taxi transportation costs though. It's so odd that there is so little information online about outside of Taino Cruise Port or beach things to do outside of port. (Several YouTube videos of the actual port grounds.) If anyone finds anything, please post. We will be there in February. We just booked with Dominican shore excursions to go into town and then to Blue Jack Tar Beach. I am hoping it is a fun time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welove2cruise* Posted January 3, 2023 #7 Share Posted January 3, 2023 On 1/2/2023 at 8:51 AM, 2dot2dot said: We will be there in February. We just booked with Dominican shore excursions to go into town and then to Blue Jack Tar Beach. I am hoping it is a fun time! Do you have a link for the excursion company? Have you found reviews about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sailawaybellaluna Posted January 5, 2023 #8 Share Posted January 5, 2023 I have this same question! Would love recs for an excursion or DIY beach day. Traveling with kids and grandparents and hoping for something relatively relaxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chong67 Posted January 6, 2023 #9 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I am coming here next week, will be my first time. I saw places you can walk when you turn left from the ship. I saw 2 beaches. I will be walking 2 miles, each way, for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MeganGC1983 Posted January 9, 2023 #10 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 10/14/2022 at 7:28 PM, jstewa22 said: Also following. We'll be in Puerto Plata in early December (Celebrity Constellation), thinking about taking a taxi to Playa Sosua, looks like good off-the-beach snorkeling and some restaurants and other amenities. Anyone have any experience with the taxis or with Playa Sosua? Thanks! --Jon We went to Souza Beach in Nov. 2021 and will be back there again next week. Nice beach. Good amenities, but it is about a 30 minute drive from the port. We are taking the same excursion again… catamaran to go out and snorkel. Good snorkeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerngal410 Posted January 9, 2023 #11 Share Posted January 9, 2023 44 minutes ago, MeganGC1983 said: We went to Souza Beach in Nov. 2021 and will be back there again next week. Nice beach. Good amenities, but it is about a 30 minute drive from the port. We are taking the same excursion again… catamaran to go out and snorkel. Good snorkeling. What company are you using for the catamaran? We are looking for something for there too next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MeganGC1983 Posted January 9, 2023 #12 Share Posted January 9, 2023 11 minutes ago, Southerngal410 said: What company are you using for the catamaran? We are looking for something for there too next week We booked through the ships both times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RN_Prof Posted January 16, 2023 #13 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On the NCL Encore in March. Looking for a beach day in case we don't stop at GSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrunkles Posted February 2, 2023 #14 Share Posted February 2, 2023 On 10/10/2022 at 10:43 PM, jkloni said: I've been searching too. We will be visiting Nov 1, docked at Taino cruise port. I've found only vague information about a beach day, hardly no info about transportation, beach bars, menus, pricing. I finally got in contact with Jack's Kite and Grill that replied the beach is free and the are food and drinks that can be bought. I asked for a menu and got a food menu. Asked for a bar/drinks menu and received a reply that they had an assortment of drinks with an estimated price of 200-500 RD (Dominican Pesos). They accept USD, RD and credit cards. No info in taxi transportation costs though. It's so odd that there is so little information online about outside of Taino Cruise Port or beach things to do outside of port. (Several YouTube videos of the actual port grounds.) If anyone finds anything, please post. Where did you end up going? Would love to hear how it went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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