If you're fluent in Spanish, you'll be fine. I have been several times, the
last was two years ago. I was at Dreams (Canadian owned) & was fine; however, this last time around I noticed more hostility for some reason. For example, a waitress would take the TSO & kid's order, then ignore me and walk off. It happened more than once with more than one waitress. I had to go out of my way to get service more than once. I would get bumped into while walking through a crowd & they would murmur, "Babylon...." All of this not normal behavior was from those who looked to be in their twenties. I still had a great time though.
For fun, when we wanted to leave the resort, we just went other resorts at night. I enjoyed the Hard Rock Casino and restaurants/club. It was a much larger scale than Dreams. The Dreams we stayed in had a fun water park that our kids enjoyed.
Also, a friend of mine used to be a baseball scout for the Cubs org there. He knows the place very well. He cautioned that more and more Haitians have cross over & are creating a bit of stir. Punta Cana is better than other parts of the country.
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Any of you traveled to the Dominican and filled out the "e-ticket?" Seems
-- RhinoVT
Oct 27, 2023 at 11:20 AM ET
RhinoVT
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10/27/23 11:20 AM ET
I did it about this time last year**
-- GoobyPls
Oct 27, 2023 at 01:55 PM ET
GoobyPls
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10/27/23 01:55 PM ET
Going back in December and have no idea what you are referring to ...
-- vt90
Oct 27, 2023 at 11:26 AM ET
vt90
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10/27/23 11:26 AM ET
It's the customs form. We are going in January (link)
-- RhinoVT
Oct 27, 2023 at 11:42 AM ET
RhinoVT
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10/27/23 11:42 AM ET
When you figure it out, let me know. I’ve worked in the Dominican Republic
-- reconhokie
Oct 27, 2023 at 02:32 PM ET
reconhokie
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10/27/23 02:32 PM ET
Thanks. You going to Punta Cana? Which resort?
-- vt90
Oct 27, 2023 at 12:42 PM ET
vt90
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10/27/23 12:42 PM ET
Yep. Never been. Going to Dreams something or other. Is it safe to leave
-- RhinoVT
Oct 27, 2023 at 12:43 PM ET
RhinoVT
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10/27/23 12:43 PM ET
If you're fluent in Spanish, you'll be fine. I have been several times, the
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-- Vtskier1
Oct 28, 2023 at 10:20 AM ET
Vtskier1
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10/28/23 10:20 AM ET
It’s definitely safer than mex resort areas. Just use common sense- if
-- reconhokie
Oct 27, 2023 at 02:35 PM ET
reconhokie
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10/27/23 02:35 PM ET
If you mean Higuey, it's not too bad
-- GoobyPls
Oct 27, 2023 at 01:57 PM ET
GoobyPls
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10/27/23 01:57 PM ET
Can't help you there. Other than a couple of excursions near the resort we
-- vt90
Oct 27, 2023 at 12:46 PM ET
vt90
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10/27/23 12:46 PM ET
You're there to spend your hard earned $. My guess is they will have
-- ElbertoHokie
Oct 27, 2023 at 11:23 AM ET
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10/27/23 11:23 AM ET