PORT AMBER COVE

Carnival Corporation opened a new Amber Cover cruise ship port on Maimon Bay in Puerto Plata in late 2015. The new port can accommodate two ships carrying up to 4,000 passengers each simultaneously. carnival has invested $65 million in the project, which has helped create 800 direct jobs. It is currently the largest cruise port in the Dominican Republic, which has five. It is a desire of the Dominican government to develop tourism in the region.