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SANTO DOMINGO.- With the arrival of 80,000 cruise passengers to Dominican Republic’s Santo Domingo Port during the 2008-2009 season, the city benefited as more tourists spent money in hotels, stores, bars, restaurants, tour operators and taxis.

But that’s in the past because for the 2009-2010 season more than 150,000 passengers are expected to come aboard the 80 cruise ships which will moor at Santo Domingo Port, more than double the figure for the 2008-2009 season.

In a gathering with tourism sector representatives, Sans Soucí Port executive director Luis Molina stressed his company’s ability to manage the high end cruise ship business. "With the 43 ships that came to Santo Domingo Port under the transit and mother port modality, once again proves its capacity and efficiency to handle world class standards and serve the passengers who came to the oldest city of the Americas."

Among the season’s accomplishments Molina cited the inauguration of a new terminal in San Soucí, and the arrival of two cruise ships simultaneously in five occasions.

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7 comment(s)
Written by: josean, 23 Jul 2009 11:51 AM
From: United States
Make sure you bring flashlights!
Written by: Juango, 23 Jul 2009 12:00 PM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
Next "fashionable" way to get DRUGS out of the country......probably easier than the airports....at least to the USA..
Written by: xwill7, 23 Jul 2009 12:50 PM
From: United States, Chicago
And to get people out of the country
Written by: Ricardolito, 24 Jul 2009 3:37 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Boca de Chavon
The port facilities are very basic but are convenient and there appear to be few complaints ..as the cruise ships go to various ports at a leisurely pace I do not think there would be much reason to think that Santo Domingo would be any more of a drug outlet place than others.The greater concern is at the various marinas around the country that are lightly patrolled .
As has been mentioned here lately , the tourist part of Santo Domingo is totally dead at present , with many shops for sale in El Conde and many restaurants closed down throughout Zona Colonial so everyone will welcome more tourists.
Written by: bernies, 24 Jul 2009 4:10 PM
From: United States, key west fl
the reasaon why those shops are closing it is because they can't longer affort to pay the rent for the space which is gong up and also because those are old stores that their customers don't need to go there anymore because they can shop somewhere else.
Written by: glomarexplorer, 25 Jul 2009 7:18 PM
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
I guess I don't understand everything that happens in DR or who is behind it. However, I find it somewhat alarming how negative the reaction of contributors to this forum to some activities that clearly seem like progress.

Of all things done wrong in DR, to this absent dominican, this is positive and something we should be proud of and help promote and exploit.

Not everything should be about LF, apagones, free education and health, as business and opportunity it brings is essential to a healthy economy and nation. The rest should soon follow.

We should all be so happy that these foreigners are dropping by to see our country and spend a little money; perhaps some of them would naturally fall in love with it and come back to invest.
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 7 Aug 2009 9:54 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
Rici Ricardo surprises me with his lack of knowledge of Zona Colonial and the cruise industry
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