Cabo Rojo, dominican republic

[mac66]

Been awhile since we've done the eastern Caribbean. In looking at future cruises a bunch of them stop at Cabo Rojo. 

Anybody been there? What is there to do there?

 

[WAAAYTOOO]

Cabo Rojo is a new cruise port and it's still under development but I think it's a cute little port.

[billdauterive]

I was there a few months ago and honestly it's now my least favorite port (by far).  The port area isn't really large enough for an Oasis class ship.  I was on a Radiance class and it felt very crowded so I can't image how it is with almost triple the amount of people.
If you're bringing children it's probably ok as they have a little "carnival" area with free games and a few free rides like the a ferris wheel.  There is also a cool little side street that makes you feel like your on a hill but water is running uphill when the street is actually flat.  There is a lazy river and a "pool", but the pool is mostly just deep enough to soak your feet with a very small area that is actually deep enough to kind of submerge your body.  There is little to no shade anywhere.  I think in several years it might be better when some of the palms get taller but it's brutal right now.
The food and drink are expensive.  One local beer was $8 and simple things like chicken tenders were well over $20.  Cocktails were just as or more expensive than on the ship.  Souvenirs were more expensive than most other ports (think like $20+ for the typical cheap port T-shirt) 
The beach area was pretty expensive to enter and didn't include anything other than chairs I think.  The beach did not look very inviting or a place I would want to spend time for free, much less for a fee.
There's very few excursions offered if you want to explore beyond the port.  There is a town that's about 30 mins away you could take a taxi to, but I don't know what there is to do there.  It reminds me of what Costa Maya was probably like 20 years ago from what people have told me that experienced it.

I do think it has potential to turn into a decent port over the next few years with some more investments (I like the current Costa Maya unlike a lot of other people).  But as-is, I personally will be staying on the ship in the future when we dock there.

[mac66]

Thanks for the info.