CAYO LEVANTADO SAMANA
BY Paula Hughes Court, Editor, Family Travel Fun
Cayo Levantado Samana is a new cruise port for
Norwegian Cruise Lines and a featured private island for
MSC Cruises. Though Norwegian cruise ships list Cayo
Levantado as a port stop, visitors should know that the
actual tenders take passengers to the town of Samana, not
to the island of Cayo Levantado. Currently, the best and
cheapest way for cruise passengers to see Cayo
Levantado is to book a cruise shore excursion directly
through Norwegian.
We traveled to Cayo Levantado on the April 1st Norwegian
Sun cruise and found the island to be one of our all time
favorite Caribbean beaches. The water is crystal clear with
very few rocks. The white sand is very soft which makes an
ideal swimming beach.
The local vendors on the island were not pushy and
seemed very polite. I highly recommend Cayo Levantado
for a relaxing and beautiful beach excursion.
Norwegian Cruise Line offers two choices of Cayo
Levantado shore excursions:
CAYO LEVANTADO BEACH ESCAPE-$29
On the Cayo Levantado Beach Escape the tenders take
passengers directly from the ship to the island where a cold
rum punch will be waiting for them. Beach chairs are free,
but there is a charge for other beach equipment such as
floating mats. We booked the Cayo Levantado Beach
Escape on the April 1st Norwegian Sun cruise and couldn't
have been happier with our decision.
CAYO LEVANTADO BEACH PARTY-$69
The price of the Cayo Levantado Beach Party includes a
barbeque lunch, a nonalcoholic drink, beach, chairs,
floating mats and snorkel equipment. Recent cruise
passengers reported back that the barbeque lunch was
inedible. Also there are not any floating mats on the island
even though this is included in the price. I would not
recommend paying the extra $40 for this excursion.
Both Cayo Levantado excursions last 4 hours.
Cayo Levantado in the Dominican Republic is also known
as Bacardi Island due to the resemblance to beaches and
palm trees featured in Bacardi ads. On Cayo Levantado
you'll find white sand beaches, rainforests and crystal clear
water. There are a few shops on Cayo Levantado featuring
art work and crafts by local artists.
From January to April 1st, Cayo Levantado is also a prime
location to spot humpback whales.
BY Paula Hughes Court, Editor, Family Travel Fun
Cayo Levantado Samana is a new cruise port for
Norwegian Cruise Lines and a featured private island for
MSC Cruises. Though Norwegian cruise ships list Cayo
Levantado as a port stop, visitors should know that the
actual tenders take passengers to the town of Samana, not
to the island of Cayo Levantado. Currently, the best and
cheapest way for cruise passengers to see Cayo
Levantado is to book a cruise shore excursion directly
through Norwegian.
We traveled to Cayo Levantado on the April 1st Norwegian
Sun cruise and found the island to be one of our all time
favorite Caribbean beaches. The water is crystal clear with
very few rocks. The white sand is very soft which makes an
ideal swimming beach.
The local vendors on the island were not pushy and
seemed very polite. I highly recommend Cayo Levantado
for a relaxing and beautiful beach excursion.
Norwegian Cruise Line offers two choices of Cayo
Levantado shore excursions:
CAYO LEVANTADO BEACH ESCAPE-$29
On the Cayo Levantado Beach Escape the tenders take
passengers directly from the ship to the island where a cold
rum punch will be waiting for them. Beach chairs are free,
but there is a charge for other beach equipment such as
floating mats. We booked the Cayo Levantado Beach
Escape on the April 1st Norwegian Sun cruise and couldn't
have been happier with our decision.
CAYO LEVANTADO BEACH PARTY-$69
The price of the Cayo Levantado Beach Party includes a
barbeque lunch, a nonalcoholic drink, beach, chairs,
floating mats and snorkel equipment. Recent cruise
passengers reported back that the barbeque lunch was
inedible. Also there are not any floating mats on the island
even though this is included in the price. I would not
recommend paying the extra $40 for this excursion.
Both Cayo Levantado excursions last 4 hours.
Cayo Levantado in the Dominican Republic is also known
as Bacardi Island due to the resemblance to beaches and
palm trees featured in Bacardi ads. On Cayo Levantado
you'll find white sand beaches, rainforests and crystal clear
water. There are a few shops on Cayo Levantado featuring
art work and crafts by local artists.
From January to April 1st, Cayo Levantado is also a prime
location to spot humpback whales.
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