24 Jul 2023
I took the Catalina Island with snorkeling and lunch tour from Bahia Principe in La Romana. It totally sucked. For one thing, the tour operator assured me I would not need to climb into or out of any boats in the water. And yet, I had to do it twice! Putting my safety and life at risk. No ladders. No steps. Just climbing. And the small boat had a tank of gas attached by a plastic hose to the engine. Again, so unsafe. And the lunch on shore? It cost me $116 American dollars for a fried fish, shrimp, plantains, and 4 beers. $116 USD. These Dominican excursions absolutely suck. They are terrible. Unsafe, and no one cares!!!! The snorkeling was without fins in very rough water. And we only had about an hour on the beach that took 2 hours to get to. The whole experience was terrible. Worse than terrible.