Day Sixty Six and Day Sixty Seven - March 12 - 13 Saturday's arrival was for 07:00 with an overnight stay. I was surprised to read that the island itself has a population of just over 10 million inhabitants while the capital of Santo Domingo's metropolitian area has a population of 3.3 million inhabitants. The country itself is the oldest country in the Americas as it was dicovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492. The Dominican Republic economy is the large...

Day Sixty Five - March 11 We are still sailing towards the Dominican Republic with the arrival time of 11:00. The original stop was Punta Cana however large sea swells prevented the ship's use of the tender boats. The decision was made to go the leeward side of the island to Isla Catalina. The island itself is only 9.6 square miles and would be a five minute tender ride. Off to the beach again, we were not complaining! There were plenty of chairs and umbr...