Port's owner and operator (also owner of Casa De Campo International Airport) is Central Romana Corporation. The cruise port was inaugurated in 2002 with the arrival of Costa Cruises ship Costa Marina ( scrapped in 2014 under the name "Club Harmony"). The city is a hub for Dominican Republic's growing tourism industry, with several nearby beach town resorts, such as Bayahibe, Casa de Campo, Dominicus, also smaller resort villages. The 2000-inaugurated La Romana Airport is located close to several other towns, including San Pedro de Macoris and the capital city Santo Domingo. Punta Cana Airport serves international flights and by annual traffic (2,4+ million passengers) is ranked the Caribbean's second-busiest (after San Juan Puerto Rico's Luis Munoz Marin Airport/aka Isla Verde). From Punta Cana and La Romana (as cruise shore The road distance between Punta Cana and La Romana (Dominicana's main cruise port) is approx 80 km (50 mi) to the west.įrom Punta Cana (as cruise shore excursions) are offered activities like windsurfing, speedboating, snorkeling and scuba diving, catamaran and sailboat tours, deepsea sport fishing, banana boat rides, swimming with dolphins-sharks-stingrays, floating spas, party boats and private yacht charters, also land-based tours (safaris, dune buggying, horseback riding) and cruises to nearby small islands (like Saona and Catalina). Punta Cana is a resort town famous for its beaches and balnearios (seaside resorts). Town's patron saint is Santa Rosa de Lima.Īlternatively, some cruise ships may also dock at Punta Cana - located approx 80 km (50 mi / road distance) to the east from la Romana. The city is located opposite Catalina Island and approx 80 km (50 mi) from Santo Domingo de Guzman (Dominicana's capital). La Romana is a port city ranked as Dominican Republic's 7th-largest by population (around 130,000, metro around 215,000).
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