SindyLou14

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

We didn’t book an excursion at this port in hopes that we could explore on our own and we kind of did. I would say skip the hustle and bustle of spending the $10 a drink in the port and head out of the port. If you can catch a taxi for $10-$15 to take you to the left of the port (private) beach then go for it. The Coronas were $5 each and our server Ramona the as super attentive. It’s a bit of a walk like 20 minutes but it’s worth the walk. It’s about a 2 minute drive. Oh and if you have sensitive feet to the rocks then you may want some water shoes.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

We chose not to book an excursion at this port. I read online there was a nice beach to the left of the port within walking distance so we brought our snorkel gear and set foot! Found a gentlemen to take us into the beach. It was $3 for each of us to get in which wasn’t the bad part. The bad part is we were heckled almost every ten minutes for the first hour! After explaining we didn’t want drugs or to get our hair braided they finally left us alone to enjoy the beach. We left after about three hours to shop and to find authentic jerk chicken at Mr. James Jerk Chicken!!!! We were heckled by taxi drivers, drug dealers and hair braiders.

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

Beautiful island and extremely clean!!! We were looking for a shark tooth necklace for my son but it wasn't on display. We asked the sellers if they had any and they looked through their inventory just for a good one!!!