17 Dec 2022
While I am greatly unimpressed with the staff and communication from the tour group itself, Catalina is 100% the place for snorkeling.
When you purchase the excursion it notes the tour time is 7:30. That is not the time the tour starts. It is the time they leave from Punta Cana. Our resort was the closest to the port at La Romana and we were picked up at 9:45. We were told via text, after we could no longer cancel, that there would be a $20 transportation fee, despite being so close to the port. We also specifically chose an English speaking tour guide, because we do not speak Spanish. I’m not sure where that guide was because we never heard English on our excursion. We simply followed what everyone else was doing and still had a great time. The snorkeling gets 5 stars, the rest get none.