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Samana & Las Terrenas: Whale Season & What's Worth Doing — Worth It?
🌍 Two cruise terminals are being built on one small Dominican bay at the same time. Samana Bayport opened its first phase in April 2026 with a published build-out target of three million passengers a year; Port Samana at Arroyo Barril opens on 24 November 2026 targeting a million by 2030. And on the published review evidence, the day visit is the single worst thing this peninsula sells. The plan's premise — that better roads pulled Samana into short-break range — does not hold: the motorway opened in 2008 and the coastal boulevard in 2011.
💰 Prices at the Banco Central's published rate for 22…
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