Port Guide: Amber Cove - Everything We Think You Should Know Before You Go! - ParoDeeJay

[@jeanettestolle6706]

Love these port guides❤

[@nancywho52]

Luv this port series ...informative and fun.....along with your "fun and frugal" y'all are GREAT! ❤️🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@parodeejay]

Woohoo, thanks!! :D

[@robertfromlifewithfavor]

We had a poolside cabana and it was great. The zip line was free with a cabana. Favor actuality did the zip line and survived. :)

[@parodeejay]

Ah yes, I remember those vlogs... with all the people and stuff and things, hah... that cabana looked nice!! :D

[@nancylee908]

I love this series! I appreciate all the research you do on each port, as well as, your own experiences. Many thanks.

[@parodeejay]

Thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying it!! :D

[@NoisyLittleCampers]

This is REALLY good. The map you did was amazing. Tnx

[@parodeejay]

Thanks so much! My brain likes maps and diagrams, so I figure that's helpful to a lot of folks!! :D

[@Flamingo_Pam]

Love this series. Will be cruising to Grand Turk and Amber Cove twice this winter. Can't wait to meet Topher and Calypso!

[@jenm5540]

Lol liquid amazement!! This is a great guide. Liked the maps and you explaining about each area. We also loved Ocean World for all the same reasons that you did. Very well done! Looking forward to your next port!

[@parodeejay]

Thankee thankee! Gotta love a good day of liquid amazement!! :P

[@newlearner5560]

Free and frugal experience is always appreciated. Thank you for sharing the information.

[@parodeejay]

Happy to share our experiences! Happy cruising!! :D

[@ShowsSpecialFeature]

We did the 27 waterfalls with Iguana Mama our first time there! We only went to 13 because the water was too high to access all them...we had so much fun!! You have to hike up the mountain about 2 miles and then you jump/slide down to the bottom of the waterfalls!

[@parodeejay]

That's awesome! I've heard great things about their company!! :D

[@sabrinalavdisarnold825]

Thinking about doing the Ocean World Dolphin Excursion with the kids in February. It looks like fun from the videos I've seen!

[@carolynlewis6232]

Love, love the Port Guides.

[@parodeejay]

Thanks so much! This has been a fun series for us, and we've learned even more during our research, ha ha... :D

[@younglady2789]

Amber Cove sounds like a great port, I'd be happy to check out the pool area and sample some food. Thanks for sharing your Amber Cove port guide.

[@parodeejay]

Of course! Happy to share, as always!! :D

[@chrisshields5448]

Great video, looks like a lot more to do here than the other private islands like Half Moon and Cococay

[@parodeejay]

Thankee! No ocean to be had at the port, but definitely a good pool and watersports day, hah. :D

[@jimsmith9545]

Heading there on the Magic next week. Leaving from Ft. Lauderdale on Sunday.

[@parodeejay]

That's awesome... have a great time!! :D

[@darlenecrone5585]

you have the very best port guides. thank you both

[@sunnydaydelights14]

I would love to see a Port Guide on Curaçao! I loved watching the video of when you went to the turtle snorkeling adventure!

[@parodeejay]

Ah yep, we've definitely got Curaçao on the list... one of our faves!! :D

[@ellennelson9201]

I love this series. Keep it up. Rock on!!

[@parodeejay]

Woohoo, rock on!! :D

[@melissaburgener2643]

We did the monkey excursion and it was awesome! Monkeys are my favorite animals and it was amazing to be able to interact with them!

[@betsybaldwin4342]

Dee loves those Dolphins

[@live2skide1]

Thanks! Love your port guides. Going to Amber Cove on a Princess ship in May 2022. :)

[@yolandaaarons1608]

Thank you both for the tips and suggestions. I've never been to Amber Cove but I will be visiting in November.

[@parodeejay]

Woohoo! Hope you have a great cruise!! :D

[@lleopard6595]

Amber Cove was the HOTTEST port I've ever been to, with Belize a close second

[@parodeejay]

Yeah, we could never travel extensively during the summer, ha ha... it's warm enough for me when we go in September and October still, ha ha... I think San Juan was about the hottest I remember, and that was in November!!

[@kennywalker4091]

Hmmmm, let's see. Free loungers, free pool, free water slides, beautiful landscaping, safe environment, oh, and did I mention it was FREE? Yeah, I would've given it a 9. Great informative video though, map layout was just what I was looking for. Love your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@kennywalker4091]

I'll be there (Covid willing) December and January. Can't wait.

[@parodeejay]

True... the only thing that really held it back a bit was a lack of beach access, but we love a good Amber Cove chill day at the port!! :D

[@scrapbookingmomma1499]

Awesome thanks for all the good info. We now have our day planned out when we go in Oct.

[@parodeejay]

Woohoo, hope you have a great time!! :D

[@scrapbookingmomma1499]

@@parodeejay Thanks I'm sure we will.

[@tamimiddleton472]

We did Ocean World swinning with dolphins VIP experience. It was AMAZING! More than we expected!

[@parodeejay]

Oh nice! Dee did the encounter, but that was it. Super fun day though!! :D

[@pamdfromtennessee5075]

We did Monkey Land and it was amazing! Dee, your look so beautiful in this video. Your hair is so beautiful!

[@parodeejay]

Monkey Land... that sounds awesome! We may have to check that out, since we're slated to be in Puerto Plata in December!!

[@felipealfredopopotediaz2207]

Is one of the most BEAUTIFUL place i ever visited

[@karlamiller1453]

Thanks for the review. We just booked the 15 day Mardi Gras cruise next year, and Amber Cove is our first port!

[@parodeejay]

Woohoo, so you're on the sailing after us... nice! That looks like a great itinerary!! :D

[@JayyBabyy89]

I love this series!!

[@parodeejay]

Thanks so much! We're having fun with it!! :D

[@twilalebold320]

Hey guys cool! I've been watching your more recent videos. You have not aged a bit since 2019 LOL. I did not realize how valuable you guys are…when looking for shore excursions for my upcoming cruise in March I came across this video that you guys did..I might book the ocean cabana.

[@kjeventdesigners3847]

You have a great radio voice!😊

[@parodeejay]

Thankee thankee!! :D

[@travelwithhaydenyt]

We went to Amber Cove on my 2nd cruise on the Sunshine out of Port Canaveral, and we got off the ship and did one of the cheap, local tour guides, a tour of Puerto Plata and he lied to us saying it would be about 2 1/2 hour tour but it turned out to be a very boring 5-hour tour. We didn't feel comfortable in Puerto Plata. So, I for sure recommend that you either do a ship excursion or just do the shops/pool/slides.

[@parodeejay]

We haven't ventured out too much in Amber Cove, but we'll have to see what fun we can have there since we've got it coming up really soon again!!

[@daniareyes9841]

Your Spanish pronunciation is good! I enjoyed your video. Thank you for the useful information.

[@parodeejay]

Thanks so much for watching!! :D

[@daniareyes9841]

One thing. As you will recall, not all cruise ports are on or close to the beach. The beach is not far from Amber Cove.

[@NAYELICARTER]

txs for the video... the water slides are included?

[@parodeejay]

The water slides are included, yes indeed!! :D

[@ketokimtravels5136]

I love this series! Excellent job!

[@parodeejay]

Thanks so much! It has been fun and educational for us as well, ha ha... woohoo!! :D

[@tammy_oh_nevermind]

Love this series, thanks! So interesting! 💕

[@parodeejay]

Thankee thankee!! :D

[@NauticalNurseNancy]

Loving this series!! We will be going to La Romana in the DR in October and I'm curious about how that port will be. Amber Cove looks a bit nicer of the two ports, but we are still planning to have a free & fun day there at La Romana! Thanks for the great information you two! ❤️

[@parodeejay]

Ah, we've never been to La Romana, because I don't think Carnival goes there anymore? Is that a Royal stop? Or maybe Carnival still does on occasion...

[@NauticalNurseNancy]

ParoDeeJay - Carnival Horizon stops there this October. It’ll be interesting to vlog the port. We aren’t going on an excursion; just going to check out inside the port, and then hang out on the ship.

[@haileyl3645]

Thank you for posting, headed there in a few months. Half moon cay next please!

[@parodeejay]

Woohoo, have a blast! Funny, we actually did a Half Moon Cay feature about three years ago, which was in a series we'd planned called "Cruise Chat" and we never continued the series, haaah... an oldie but a goodie... :P kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHKWkoudarSDg5Y

[@dianecranker6026]

Binge watching. I'm addicted.

[@silviaeaston]

Your Spanish is impeccable (the "Damajagua" could not have been said better)... I'm Hispanic!

[@amberthurston5867]

Absolutely love these videos! Could y’all do Half Moon Cay next??

[@parodeejay]

Funny, we actually did a Half Moon Cay feature about three years ago, which was in a series we'd planned called "Cruise Chat" and we never continued the series, haaah... an oldie but a goodie... :P kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHKWkoudarSDg5Y

[@amberthurston5867]

Thank you! And oh goodness that video was before y’alls “fancy wallpaper” lol

[@mindyv5680]

Love this series! Hope you guys do more! Thank you!

[@parodeejay]

Thanks so much! We're hoping to continue with a new episode every Wednesday or every other Wednesday, depending on how much "real life" gets in the way of the schedule, ha ha... :D

[@herewearewithawildarobert1834]

Love the series! Very informative!!❤️🚢

[@parodeejay]

Thankee thankee!! :D

[@lifewiththearmstrongs9082]

Heading to Nassau aug 23

[@meganhamilton7852]

Love this series! Awesome information and I love the way you present it. I would love to see on on San Juan or St. Thomas

[@parodeejay]

Yes indeed! I think we'll be hitting San Juan either next week or the week after... St. Thomas, I think we'll wait until we visit one more time in November, so we can get a little more experience in, and then cover it, ha ha... we've only been there once so far!! :P

[@michelleduffee7261]

Love these videos! We are heading there next yr and haven't been to this port before. If you have anything on Bonaire or LaRomana DR that would be great to see these locations.

[@parodeejay]

Oh nice! We'll be in Bonaire for the first time this December, so we'll probably do an episode on that port early next year. We haven't been to La Romana yet, and I don't think we have it on any future cruises... dang!!

[@jptraveladventures]

I wa t to see one for montego bay

[@kyliegarrett9442]

I bought a bag of coffee there, had it in the carry on, forgot to take it out for screening at the airport so they had me to step aside while they tested the seals for drug residue. Ha ha. So my tip is, put the coffee out on the conveyor belt. Lol.

[@parodeejay]

Oh wow, ha ha... that's a good tip!! :P

[@triplejadventures6733]

I don’t think y’all have been there but maybe someday you can do a review of Costa Maya.

[@parodeejay]

We’ve been to Costa Maya twice, once was our very first cruise way back before we started vlogging, but then we did vlog the port on our second visit. We were holding off to do a port guide until we got in one more visit, because we’ve never actually left the port area and we were hoping to get down to the town of Mahahual maybe on our next visit, or do something interesting outside the port.

[@MelyssaWithaY]

Are all areas free to lounge in?

[@parodeejay]

At the port itself? Other than the private cabanas, the loungers should be free for all, yes.

[@jasonfarrington3694]

Dee do you know if you could snorkel from the Ocean Cabanas?

[@parodeejay]

They seem to offer paid watersports, leading me to believe that you can enter the water somehow, though we've never ventured over to scope out exactly how that might work.

[@jasonfarrington3694]

@@parodeejay thanks very much

[@sheiladube2416]

Thank you

[@carriemachesko9070]

How did you set up the chocolate factory i think it was you guys

[@parodeejay]

We did a chocolate-making tour in Nassau, but not in the Dominican Republic as of yet!! :D

[@jimsmith9545]

Any experience on being the second cruise ship pulling into Amber Cove or Grand Turk when the other ship comes in long before your ship does? Problems finding chairs, umbrellas, etc. We have that scenario on this trip.

[@parodeejay]

Ah, we were there alone in port the first time when we explored the pool and all... but we were the second ship that ever got to visit the port after it opened. Yeah, I imagine if you get two ships in there, and you're the second, the lounger selection may not be that great. There are a ton of chairs, but hopefully they don't put two large ships in there!!

[@kathleenclark3518]

Is there any food included in the port?

[@parodeejay]

Not that we’ve seen, no. It’s not a true private destination like Half Moon Cay or Princess Cays.

[@B.A.heathen-K]

How many hours do you get to be at this port??

[@parodeejay]

Depends on your individual sailing. Usually about 8 hours.

[@B.A.heathen-K]

@@parodeejay have you ever been there at night time hours? Is the port still open at night ever? Thanks

[@parodeejay]

I haven’t personally seen any night calls there... it’s usually 9-5 or 10-6 or something similar.

[@B.A.heathen-K]

@@parodeejay and you can go do whatever you right like go to Puerto plata lol

[@debbiem73]

I thought Amber Cove has a lazy river?

[@parodeejay]

No lazy river at the Amber Cove port that we’ve seen. The nearby Taino Bay port has one though!!

[@nackalack]

Do the fees (food, drinks, rentals) use cash or can you use your cruise ID card since it’s a carnival port?

[@parodeejay]

Everything in Amber Cove is cash or credit card only. We didn't find anywhere that would take the ship card. That's usually reserved for their actual private islands like Half Moon and Princess Cays.

[@ginabyrd503]

Have you been in Dec? curious about the weather

[@parodeejay]

We've floated around the Western Caribbean that time of year, yep. it's usually not too too cold yet, but you can get a little wavy out there. Seems like most of the waves are on the east coast of Florida though. Shouldn't be too bad!! :P

[@paulinewehrer4642]

Do you remember if any of the stores had cigars ?

[@parodeejay]

Every Dufry duty-free shop we’ve seen at a port will have cigars, yes. That’s the one you have to walk through to enter the port. And sometimes they even have an entire separate cigar shop. I don’t remember seeing a separate shop, but I know the main duty-free shop had some.

[@charleshargett1402]

Do zip lines put your stomach in your throat ?

[@parodeejay]

We've never been on one, but I can only imagine! Some are steeper and faster than others, and the one at this port seemed relatively low-scare, hah... but it's probably still fun!! :P

[@dougofford6567]

Is Amber Cove accessible to the general public and / or nearby resort patrons? If so, what is admission price?

[@parodeejay]

Not that I’m aware of. It was constructed by Carnival Corp solely for the use of their cruise passengers, as an alternative to docking in nearby Puerto Plata.

[@dougofford6567]

@@parodeejay Thank you. I guess we'll have to shop down town.

[@susandiekmann]

I totally agree with your rating! The big thing missing from this port is a beach, but we had fun. As a 5'3" person, I didn't have to walk around in the water on my knees - a plus! But also visited the coffee shop, sat with an iced coffee and enjoyed their free WiFi (cleared off some email). Definitely would try an excursion if we go there again, but a free port day for us was the goal that visit. Thanks for another great video!

[@parodeejay]

True! It's a great freebie pool day, but we're glad we ventured out the second time and tried something different!! :D

[@anakerose]

Ocean World is $54.99 for Adults and $44.99 for kids now.

[@Jlovette]

💙💙💙

[@mlferg]

One sign that really disappointed me was on the pier: NO Drone Zone! 😡

[@parodeejay]

Yeeeah, most times if you leave the port area, you can fly... but a lot of the ports don't allow it, and they want you to keep a good distance from the ships. Meh.

[@AdventuresInMetalDetecting]

Well, I sure would like to see this whole video, but something about that ad in the middle of it that keeps causing my KZbin to crash... I sure wish all you KZbin creators would quit putting ads in the middle of the video and leave them at the beginning or the end.

[@jeremyagain]

One of our least favourite ports.

[@Patrick-ub4qj]

These are the kind of people I despise

[@parodeejay]

We aim to please!! :P

[@Patrick-ub4qj]

Im aware