Carnival Breeze Vacation Day 5

Arriving in the Dominican Republic we were greeted by beautiful weather and helpful islanders. Todays challenge was to move 18 people from the pier to Dreams La Ramona. I had been informed that it was just a short cab ride from the pier , ah but how much and how many cabs were we going to need and how do you make sure we are safe and not being ripped off? With a little trepidation I found a local kiosk for the tourist bureau. They were helpful in terms of where to find the cabs but not the fare. Luckily we found a cab kiosk with the prices clearly printed, $9 per person. We were given to Gabriel who spoke wonderful English and was very informative. He found us a second cab so that we were all able to travel in just 2 vehicles. Gabriel even arranged for us to be picked back up in time to get back to the ship.
We arrived at Dreams La Ramona and it was in fact a dream. Excellent security and a long private road ending at a beautiful welcome center. Everyone was welcomed with a glass of champagne while I quickly checked everyone in and then it was off to the private beach where the drinks and food were included and the resort offered everything from scuba diving, para sailing, banana boat rides, and much more.
The kids and some adults ran off to play ocean football and later volleyball in the pool. One word of warning, this all inclusive resort doesn't ID so they go by the Caribbean age of drinking, if you can reach the bar - you can drink!
Our time ended too quickly and soon it was back in Gabriel's cab and back to the ship. Once on board it was either spa or nap time.
The ship does offer lots of entertainment in the evenings. This time around I was a little disappointed in the comedy club. In the past they have normally offered 2 family friendly shows, this sailing they only had one - at 7:30pm . This made it hard for us to go to as we normally didn't;'t finish dinner until 8pm, so we either had to skip dessert or skip the family friendly show.