Beautiful port with a large swimming pool, zipline and slide. They have a good restaurant and the food was actually really good. If you don't want to spend money on an excursion you can definitely spend the day at the pool.

Amber Cove is a very nice port. It has a lot to offer. You can shop, eat, or rent something to have fun with. You can rent kayaks, paddle boats, stand-up paddle boards, pool noodles, umbrellas, and many other pool accessories. You can also rent a cabana for the day. They offer poolside, mountain side, ocean side, and for the big spender the Grand Cabana for $2000. Overall, it was a great friendly port with tons to offer.

This is an absolutely beautiful place with friendly people. The port is second to none. The shops were nice and no one was accosting us to buy. We loved it and hope to come back again.

Beautiful relaxing day by the pool. Lazy river. Zipline. Cabanas for rent. Get here early from the cruise ship to find shaded lounge chairs near the bathroom and Nathan's food truck. The spot stays shaded for the day until we left at 3pm. Kids pool with water slides available.

Great Carnival Cruise Port in Dominican Republic. Fresh water swimming pool is fun with popular music playing nonstop. Plenty of lounge chairs are available and comfortable. Bar service provided at cost. Zip line entertainment available at cost. Great place to get a suntan. Kids splash area is popular.

This review is more of what is outside of the Amber Cove port than what is in it. We went to the “public” beach you can see right beside the port but not reach. The beach is okay but know that is up to a 20 minute walk where you be asked many times by Taxi drivers to take you there. Once there you WILL be harassed every few minutes to buy stuff. It got so bad we left after a while. Drinks are good there but price on menu is not always their price. Green chairs are free. The port is nice though offering free pool, shopping, food, and more. I was excited for this port but left disheartened. However, keep in mind your port days are what you make of them. For this stop, I recommend taking an excursion. This is a beautiful area if away from towns! For this reason alone I am giving it three stars and not less due to not sure how to pin that beach.

Amber Cove is a beautiful port. There is plenty of duty free shops and souvenir shops. There are several photo props to take photos of you and your traveling party at the cruise port. There are tons of excursions. Dominican Republic has great mountainous geography so they are able to offer excursions from waterfalls to zip lines to historical tours. There really is something for everyone! Enjoy your port time and excursions!

Beautiful place. We had a great time. You don't even have to leave the pprt area and it's free to just get a chair and sit by the pool.

Beautiful place. The cruise port had a good amount of shops and a lot of good excursions to choose from. My wife and I road horses on a beach and it was such an amazing time.

Beautiful Island! Lots of fun if going with a cruise! Plan on swimming at beautiful pool right off the ship. Lots of DJ interaction. You don't need an excursion! Take a towel and have fun.

Great Carnival Port for families, couples, singles, friends, etc. Large wrap around pool with swim up pool bar. Kids play area and poolside cabanas to rent. Hillside and ocean cabanas as well. Lots of shopping, restaurant, and more. It is a Carnival Cruise Line port so if you want a more local and traditional Dominican feel, this isn't it. Book an excursion. We had a great time and would do it again.

nice port for cruises. It has a large pool, fun activities, lots of shops and restaurants - great for families with kids. I found it a little artificial, as its built as a pitstop for cruise ships. Good place to walk around but you won’t experience much of it’s native culture.

We did the Waterfalls of Damajagua excursion with our Carnival Celebration Cruise Ship. Do not be afraid to take on this adventure. Yes, it involves a hike, but they take so many breaks that you don't even get a chance to become winded! They also give you two bottles of water and encourage you to save them. We all ended up giving back a whole bottle of water because we didn't drink on the way up, expecting it to become strenuous! Drink your water! We went down 7 slides and were in the water for about 20 minutes. It is chilly, so any longer would have gotten uncomfortable. I wore long Irontide shorts and a rash guard swimsuit. This really helped me not to get beaten up by the rocks. My phone remained secure & dry in my pocket. We weren't too hot hiking up because you are mostly in the shade of trees. If you wear prescription glasses, the guide will hold them for you during each slide and then give them back while you are walking in the water. You can not wear sunglasses. I have a cataract, so sun exposure is not an option. I bought transition contact lenses, and they worked perfectly. You can see the waterfalls from the zip lines, just sayin'! The guides take awesome pictures and video's and sell them for $50 after the excursion. They give you a zip drive. You have to ASK where to get your pictures after the excursion ends and before you get back on the bus. They do not PUSH that sale like they do in Mexico!! We did not take extra clothes. We dried out on the hike down. You can rent a locker with your cruise Sail & Sign card, but we didn't need one. You can wear any water shoes or tennis shoes in the water. NO CROCS, though. After our excursion, my hubby and I took a taxi into Puerto Plata Town to see umbrella street, pink street, and eat at the authentic Dominican Republic restaurant, Polanco. We had two hours. The taxi ride takes 21 minutes EACH WAY. Trust the taxi drivers when they tell you that they WILL get you back to the ship in time! I wanted to go to the port chocolate shop, buy Mama Juana, and buy a Christmas tree ornament BEFORE going on our excursion. I took advantage of the island bikes to quickly get to the Amber Cove port shops, back to the ship and back to the Amber Cove port shopping area before our excursion (yes, the cruise dock is longer than usual). I knew we would not have time to shop at the port AND go into Puerto Plata Town after our excursion.

Amber Cove is not dissimilar to other Carribean cruise ship stops. Exit through duty free shop. Arcade of gift shops Mind you there is a pharmacy Lots of adventure too for the brave, with a zip line and water slides. Pool area was having with DJ and music 🎶 We enjoyed yesterday walk up to the sky bar, with great views over the Cove.

Not as interesting as I'd hoped. A port designed for tourist shopping and/or going out on excursions. Unfortunately the weather was all rain too. The views from the Sky Bar were nice enough - looking out towards the jungles. Quite a steep trek up to the bar though.

Great place awesome ambience! Comfortable to relax and sunbathe but also fun for the kiddos. Has 2 slides that were $5 each unlimited and a zip line that crosses the place. Gorgeous views, for amazing pictures and the coolest little houses to rent in the water for a more private experience. Clean and comfortable bathrooms. Staff was very service oriented. Only got to experience the pool area but it has a beach area that looked amazing. Shops were full of an awesome assortments of souvenirs.

Such a fun place, remember to take your passport not because they require it but because you get to have it stamped. Collecting the stamps is part of the fun of being a world traveler. We did a walking tour and it was such a fun time.

Very nice experience, you don't have to pay for any excursiones and stay right there at the port and enjoy yourself. They have a very nice pool, drink stands, restaurant (Coco Caña Lounge) the staff was very friendly, they also have zip line (for $20 bucks all day) and they have a water slide. You can enjoy yourself without having to go to far. We had a great time, highly recommended.

Officially the first location outside of Mainland USA that I have ever visited and absolutely loved it. The lazy river was the best part aside from the food of course. Definitely didn't leave the resort area, we attempted to but the taxi drivers right outside the armed gates gave off SNATCHING vibes so we turned right back into the gates to enjoy our vacation so we didn't get TAKEN. lol But nonetheless, absolutely LOVED IT! My sister and niece joined me in the venture!

Amber Cove was great! Hubby & I loved the Port! We went Zip Lining and Horseback Riding, & the lunch afterwards was great! We can't wait to visit the Dominican Republic again!!

Amber Cove was lovely! We did the zip lining and horseback excursion. The ride to the location was good and educational we got to see the country side of the city. Zip lining was amazing and I would definitely do it again! First time riding a horse and enjoyed every second of it. Lunch they prepared for us was delicious also. I would definitely return!

Our guide was wonderful, Lots to do, not expensive but the free food and drinks was very bad. I don’t recommend this package offered by CC lines . I got ate up by something around my ankles, maybe ants ! No towels available on sight. They had a cute monkey!

This was one of the ports we visited on our Carnival cruise. There were bike taxis that took us to shopping from the ship. Amber Cove was beautiful. Can't wait to visit again soon.

A collection of stores selling goods from jewellery to clothing , drinks , food and duty free shops. I believe it just lacks atmosphere, a lost opportunity that could be better exploited and enjoyed by the visitors. It’s like all the pricing has been set and as such lacks that competition to have better prices. If there was larger covered areas with seating and more affordable drinks and tourist goods I believe it would be better received.

Cool cruise 🚢 point! Didn’t need to go to the city. Taxi was too expensive for all of us- So we stayed at the port. Got lunch and drinks- shopped and had a really great time!

The port is really pretty. They have people driving bicycles that can give you a ride and they are included, they accept tips though. It has shops and has The Margarita Ville pool and amenities just in case you don't want to do any excursion. Carnival cruises are the owners of this port. People are really nice. And Caribbean food is yummy 😋

Cute little island! No beach here (at the cruise port) but they have a beautiful outdoor pool and tons of seating and loungers. There's a restaurant (great food) there that waits on you hand and foot... It just don't get any better than that.

Beautiful but beware of unofficial taxis. They offer beach trips but take you to remote places before demanding you pay them $100s in fares. We went on an official trip from our ship. Costs a bit but we had official tour guides. The island is beautiful and well worth a visit but stay safe and enjoy.

My family and I stayed at a hillside cabana at the cruise Port Amber Cove. We loved it! The cabin was very nice and the staff were super. The pool was good, but maybe could have been a touch bigger or had more shade. But the zip line and water slides were such a great addition. We also enjoyed delicious drinks and food! I definitely will come back again! The only thing I would do differently is to get a poolside cabana to be closer to the pool and to visit more shops. Thanks, Amber Cove employes! Especially Brian and Wilbur!

Beautiful! And very clean and well kept! We didn't venture far past the port shops and such, but it was FABULOUS! I was a little surprised by the slightly higher than normal prices in the gift shops, but considering our economy, I understand.

Love the layout of the place it’s super easy to navigate. The pier is long to walk but thankfully they have guys on bikes with carts to take you places and they work off tips so no set price so it’s up to you what you pay.