I enjoy these types of tours, but when we do them on family cruises, we have to add in just a beach day in another port too. Our children are little and can handle a tour like this, but then, they’ll want the laid back beach too! We like a mix!
Oh we have to include a beach day as well 😬 our boys like to claim they don’t like the water but think that it defeats the point of going on a cruise if you don’t go play in the water😂
THAT WAS SOOOO COOL! What a beautiful family! I love this tour but we will be traveling with a 7 yo so she might not enjoy it. Seems more adult but that is right up my alley. I need a box of cigars and a bottle of rum!!!
Thank you so much ☺️ they can do all ages and provide just soda for the little one. But she may not enjoy the rum distillery tour. But everything else should be kid-friendly 👍🏽
Thx u !! Hope all is well with u guys!! We are heading back on another cruise this weekend and we have a very large group!! I have to let the guys know about this cigar spot!!! I will mention u guys
Man thank yall for this video I was looking for something to do in amber cove besides sit by the pool. I like the way yall get down me and my peoples definitely checking this out!!!!
We have two on the books as of right now! Melanin at Sea Mardi Gras July 16-23, 2022 and Melanin at Sea Jubilee November 18-25, 2023. 🙌🏽 link in the description or send me an email. Plus more for 2023 being planned. 🤗
I am from Dominican Republic and I will be going on a cruise to amber cove on January 22 God willing. This is the first time I get to take my young adult boys to their heritage and I thank you for this incredible video depicting our culture and good people and food and just overall fun and lively nature thank you 🙏🏽 many blessings
We love the DR 🤗 we have been there before in other ports but this was the first time as a family to Amber Cove. This was the best way to see some of everything 😬
What a great day!! We are going there in December on the Vista. Can't wait! Did you all ride the cable car up the mountain with this tour or did they drive you?
They drove us because the cable car wasn’t working. It’s been getting refurbished for while now. But they still take you to the bottom so you can see the journey. And then the views from the top. Plus more time for “gasolina” on the ride to the top 😂😂
This is an amazing experience filled with knowledgeable fun and included the island’s authentic food, drink, cigars, and ended with a little traditional fancy footwork. I loved the tour guide’s approach to making this excursion fun and interesting included patronizing the island locals. Thanks once again for taking the time from your family vacation to produce this vlog for us to enjoy. 🥇💃🏻🕺🏾🍛🥂👍🏾
We absolutely loved this vlog guys!! Looks like a grand time on this excursion! Y’all did ALOT!!! Y’all are some really kool parents!! Can’t wait to see the next vlog!!
MY family and I been to Dominican Republic all inclusive resorts and we loved it. Y’all are experiencing an adventure to cherish. What a beautiful tour the view is speechless. Enjoy your kids they are awesome and beautiful like their parents. Thanks for sharing!
The tour guide is Alexander the Great! 🤗 if you book the tour with Iguana Mama, you can just request him. He’s very popular so I hope you can get him 😉
I have ? Do those tours there have ways for part handicap to go on that tour with Alexander the Great? Some of us use a cane. You all had a good time. Maybe going there end of year on a Cruise pam&gus
Hi Addy and Terry. Amber Cove. Yessss🙌🏼. My husband is from Haiti. It’s nice that he explained the differences in the division of the island by language. Your guide is very informative. Was that fella in the rear pouring rum shots? 🤣. I appreciate your kids being crazy, wild and having fun. I know peeps whose kids ages 16-23 on a cruise or destination spend a lot of time staying in the room playing games. 🤦♀️. Drinks and merengue 💃🏼🕺. Love it. On vacation, I like to shop from the locals. Not the A/C tourist stores that the cruise lines hand out the free bags with flyers and coupons. Yesssss. The rum tour. 🍹🥃. Went on the bicardi tour in Puerto Rico and it was awesome. And it ended with making each person making 3 different full size drinks that we drank and was tore up. Fort then food. Bussin. Yesssss. $1 for the coconut 🥥 drink? Amazing. Cigars. Ok. Followed by more dancing. Love it. 💃🏼🕺. Yes. This day did look amazing. This wasn’t a ship excursion was it? This was private. Awesomeness. Look forward to the next week. Oh. Happy New Year 🎆
I loved everything about Puerto Plata! I was just there on the Carnival Magic so I must’ve missed you all! I wish I could’ve met you all! But regardless I hope you all are enjoying yourselves!
Oh wow. That seemed like a wonderful time. I love an informative tour guide. I hope there were potty breaks with all the tasting you were doing. Would definitely look the excursion up.
Thank for the wonderful content Fam! The hubbie and I just got off the Mardi Gras yesterday. I wish we would have booked this excursion while docked in Amber Cove 🙃. We will def book this excursion next time we visit Amber Cove💜💜💜.
Hi Addy & Terry! It looks like a great tour. We will be heading to D.R. in December. We will definitely consider this tour. Last time we were there we did an excursion through Carnival-Terracross Outback Adventure. Alot of fun! Thanks for sharing this family adventure with us.
I need to put the Dominican Republic on my bucket list. What was your guides name and what excursion group is he with? Y'all are having such a wonder time. Can't wait to see more of your adventures. Happy New Year!!
This was a private tour with Iguana Mama Tours (link in the description). I’m not sure but I think it is 18. Our youngest is 19 and they didn’t question his drinking because he was literally with his parents on the tour. 🤗🤗
We met at around 9:45am and they dropped us off back at the port entrance at around 2-2:30pm. All aboard that day was 3:30pm. So we had about an hour-ish to walk around the port area. We didn’t go get in the pool but we had plenty of time to walk casually around to window shop and to take pictures at the Amber Cove sign. So maybe enough time to zip line? 😉
Do you like doing all-inclusive tours like this one? Or do you like tours that do one thing like the beach or ATV?
I like doing the one you guys were on. I enjoy touring different places.
What you did there was awesome. Was it from local vendors as you get off the ship? Always find those way more affordable and inclusive.
Yes. My husband and I took a tour and when that van was going up the mountain, I was nervous! 😂 I love touring Puerto Plata.
I enjoy these types of tours, but when we do them on family cruises, we have to add in just a beach day in another port too. Our children are little and can handle a tour like this, but then, they’ll want the laid back beach too! We like a mix!
Oh we have to include a beach day as well 😬 our boys like to claim they don’t like the water but think that it defeats the point of going on a cruise if you don’t go play in the water😂
Omg I loved the band!!!
Weren’t they awesome 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
now i need to go to the DR!
Yaaaaasssss 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
This video was so much fun to watch!
Nothing like parents getting toasted with their adult kids 😂😂😂
I spy Wiz Khalifia ……i adore your family!
Thank you 😊 the youngest gets that comparison ALL the time 😂
That was fun! Next best thing to being there!!!! Be there in few months!!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow y’all had fun! 😄
Oh yeah 🤩🤩
Got to do the tour it was awesome!
Definitely!! We highly recommend to everyone 😍😍
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It's the New Orleans bounce music for me!!!!! Come on thru editing!!!!!!
Thank you so much for the love 💕
Aye the content is great! Keep doing yall thang!
Thanks so much for watching ☺️☺️
Every parent every where "my kids are wild!" 1🤣😂🤣😂
You never truly know your kids till you see them as tipsy adults 😵💫😂
THAT WAS SOOOO COOL! What a beautiful family! I love this tour but we will be traveling with a 7 yo so she might not enjoy it. Seems more adult but that is right up my alley. I need a box of cigars and a bottle of rum!!!
Thank you so much ☺️ they can do all ages and provide just soda for the little one. But she may not enjoy the rum distillery tour. But everything else should be kid-friendly 👍🏽
All inclusive is so convenient. We love it! -S
We agree😊😊
Thank you for sharing this fun option for what to do at this cruise port!❤
Our pleasure!
nice tour we were going to try that one. maybe net time. thanks for sharing
We recommend it to everyone!
Thx u !! Hope all is well with u guys!! We are heading back on another cruise this weekend and we have a very large group!! I have to let the guys know about this cigar spot!!! I will mention u guys
Awesome 🤩 thanks so much!
Wow our cruise was canceled due to this dam covid outbreak glad u guys had fun .
Oh no 😱 that is a bummer! I hope that it gets rescheduled soon. Hopefully this season of “ick” will pass soon 🙌🏽🙌🏽
@@AddyandTerry thank u hope so.
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I was planning to do ATV’s but I’m going to do this instead!!!
I would do this and do the ATV’s in another port 😬😬😬
@@AddyandTerry that’s definitely the plan
@@AddyandTerry thank you for sharing! I love your vlogs!!!
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I loved this tour. I take a tour in every country with the Locals. I love being around new people and learning their culture.
This tour is perfect for that 🤗🤗
Man thank yall for this video I was looking for something to do in amber cove besides sit by the pool. I like the way yall get down me and my peoples definitely checking this out!!!!
Best tour ever🤩🤩
@@AddyandTerry let me know if you ever do I group cruise my wife and I definitely coming
We have two on the books as of right now! Melanin at Sea Mardi Gras July 16-23, 2022 and Melanin at Sea Jubilee November 18-25, 2023. 🙌🏽 link in the description or send me an email. Plus more for 2023 being planned. 🤗
@@AddyandTerry man I'm on the Mardi Gras July 9 - 16th 2022 I'll be getting off when you guys get on smh... maybe we can cruise with you guys in 2023!
Awww man 🙃 maybe on the next one
I am from Dominican Republic and I will be going on a cruise to amber cove on January 22 God willing. This is the first time I get to take my young adult boys to their heritage and I thank you for this incredible video depicting our culture and good people and food and just overall fun and lively nature thank you 🙏🏽 many blessings
We love the DR 🤗 we have been there before in other ports but this was the first time as a family to Amber Cove. This was the best way to see some of everything 😬
What a great day!! We are going there in December on the Vista. Can't wait!
Did you all ride the cable car up the mountain with this tour or did they drive you?
They drove us because the cable car wasn’t working. It’s been getting refurbished for while now. But they still take you to the bottom so you can see the journey. And then the views from the top. Plus more time for “gasolina” on the ride to the top 😂😂
Drinks, cigars, dancing, food does it get any better? I really enjoyed this video! So good!
This is why this was the BEST tour 😬😬
I enjoyed that!!. I think my next cruise will be on the MARDI GRAS.
Thanks for watching 🤗🤗
Currently binge watching this series bc we’re sailing on Mardi Gras in 3 weeks
Oh fun! We can’t wait to go back on her! 🤩
How did you book this tour? This looks so fun!! Great content you guys❤
iguana mama tours in puerto plata, dr 🤗 this it the eat, drink, and be merry tour
This is an amazing experience filled with knowledgeable fun and included the island’s authentic food, drink, cigars, and ended with a little traditional fancy footwork. I loved the tour guide’s approach to making this excursion fun and interesting included patronizing the island locals. Thanks once again for taking the time from your family vacation to produce this vlog for us to enjoy. 🥇💃🏻🕺🏾🍛🥂👍🏾
Yes that is why we LOVE this tour. A little something for everybody 🙌🏽👏🏽
Beautiful!
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We absolutely loved this vlog guys!! Looks like a grand time on this excursion! Y’all did ALOT!!! Y’all are some really kool parents!! Can’t wait to see the next vlog!!
We try to be the cool parents 😎😎 thank you 🥰
It was great watching you guys have so much fun as a family.
Awww ☺️ thanks for watching!
Did you book the tour through the cruise
No, this was booked on our own through the company’s website. See the link in the description. 😬
What a beautiful family vacation spent in Amber Cove, Dominican Republic!
Thank you for watching 😬😬😬
Great Tour. Did you book this tour threw Carnival or on your own
This was booked on our own through Iguana Mama Tours. 😬 link is in the description
The tour guide was awesome. It looks like you guys had lots of fun.
Alexander the Great was awesome 🤩 we had so much fun
So much fun to watch you guys have such a great time as a family.
Thanks so much for watching 🤩🤩
Thanks much yall Booking this as soon as I get my change together for my 2022 Mardi Gras cruise !!! Love your Vids
It is the BEST tour! You get so much for the price 🤩
I throughly enjoyed this vlog. You guys made me want to be there.There’s nothing like a good tipsy tour. 😂
Glad you enjoyed! 😁
MY family and I been to Dominican Republic all inclusive resorts and we loved it. Y’all are experiencing an adventure to cherish. What a beautiful tour the view is speechless. Enjoy your kids they are awesome and beautiful like their parents. Thanks for sharing!
Awww thank you 🤗🤗🤗
OK, you convinced us to book Iguana Mama tours in Puerto Rico next time. I need that rum & cigar stop in my life.
Not Puerto Rico but Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 and yes they treat you right there 🤗
🤩😍🥰😁🙂🙃😊so good! I was dancing with you guys!
🙌🏽🤗🙌🏽🤗🙌🏽🤗🙌🏽🤗 we had so much fun!!!
Hey fam!!! Yalll look like you had plenty of fun!!!
We had so much fun 😬😬😬
Who's that tour guy we want to use him when we go on our Carnival mardi gras Cruise 2023 when we visit Dominican Republic.
The tour guide is Alexander the Great! 🤗 if you book the tour with Iguana Mama, you can just request him. He’s very popular so I hope you can get him 😉
Looks like a great time in D.R.! Ready to dance some merengue 💃🏽✨ and drink some coconut water! 🥥
We had so much fun 😬😬
I have ? Do those tours there have ways for part handicap to go on that tour with Alexander the Great? Some of us use a cane. You all had a good time. Maybe going there end of year on a Cruise pam&gus
Great question! I believe that they can accommodate. There wasn’t too much walking and a lot of the tour was really at our own pace. 🤗
Awesome vlog! Beautiful family 🖤
Thank you so much 🤗🤗🤗
All I’m sayin is that y’all need to take me with you when you go back to the D.R!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🍹🧉🥃
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Hi happy Tuesday thanks for the vlog. It was awesome and your children were funny ❤🍓
thank you 😬 they keep us smiling
I love your family. You guys looked like you had a lot of fun. I’ll be there in May with my daughters on the Mardi Gras. Can’t wait!!! 🛳😎
Awww ☺️ thank you! Hope you and your daughters have as much fun as we did.
Hi Addy and Terry. Amber Cove. Yessss🙌🏼. My husband is from Haiti. It’s nice that he explained the differences in the division of the island by language. Your guide is very informative. Was that fella in the rear pouring rum shots? 🤣. I appreciate your kids being crazy, wild and having fun. I know peeps whose kids ages 16-23 on a cruise or destination spend a lot of time staying in the room playing games. 🤦♀️. Drinks and merengue 💃🏼🕺. Love it. On vacation, I like to shop from the locals. Not the A/C tourist stores that the cruise lines hand out the free bags with flyers and coupons. Yesssss. The rum tour. 🍹🥃. Went on the bicardi tour in Puerto Rico and it was awesome. And it ended with making each person making 3 different full size drinks that we drank and was tore up. Fort then food. Bussin. Yesssss. $1 for the coconut 🥥 drink? Amazing. Cigars. Ok. Followed by more dancing. Love it. 💃🏼🕺. Yes. This day did look amazing. This wasn’t a ship excursion was it? This was private. Awesomeness. Look forward to the next week. Oh. Happy New Year 🎆
i love your comments! happy new year!😁😂
I loved everything about Puerto Plata! I was just there on the Carnival Magic so I must’ve missed you all! I wish I could’ve met you all! But regardless I hope you all are enjoying yourselves!
Aww man 🙃 keep an eye out for us!
Oh wow. That seemed like a wonderful time. I love an informative tour guide. I hope there were potty breaks with all the tasting you were doing. Would definitely look the excursion up.
Yes, potty breaks given at each stop. 🙌🏽 thanks for watching
All I’m sayin is that y’all need to take me with you next time you go to D.R.!!!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
😁😁😁well if you are on the melanin at sea group cruise....we will be there!
Thank for the wonderful content Fam! The hubbie and I just got off the Mardi Gras yesterday. I wish we would have booked this excursion while docked in Amber Cove 🙃. We will def book this excursion next time we visit Amber Cove💜💜💜.
It is one of our favorites 🤩🤩🤩
Hi, new subscriber here, you guys are awesome. I have a tour scheduled with Iguana Mama in a couple weeks, this video has me even more excited!
Awesome 🤩 thank you for watching
Hi Addy & Terry!
It looks like a great tour. We will be heading to D.R. in December. We will definitely consider this tour. Last time we were there we did an excursion through Carnival-Terracross Outback Adventure. Alot of fun!
Thanks for sharing this family adventure with us.
Thanks so much for watching 🤗🤗 it is a private tour but very trustworthy
Do you have to be vaccinated
For the tour? No, but it is capped at 6 people in a van to keep the group small.
@@AddyandTerry thanks for your imformation and for cruising in general
Thank you for watching 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I need to put the Dominican Republic on my bucket list. What was your guides name and what excursion group is he with? Y'all are having such a wonder time. Can't wait to see more of your adventures. Happy New Year!!
His name is Alexander the Great with Iguana Mama Tours. They are a private tour company in the DR 🤩🤩
@@AddyandTerry Thank you, I will make a note of this for the near future.
@@AddyandTerry I will give this information to my daughter since she is my travel agent.
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Amazing time You had! Was that excursion a "ship sponsored" excursion or did You go on Your own? What is the legal drinking age in DR?
This was a private tour with Iguana Mama Tours (link in the description). I’m not sure but I think it is 18. Our youngest is 19 and they didn’t question his drinking because he was literally with his parents on the tour. 🤗🤗
This looks like a lot of fun. What is there to do if you go with teenagers besides the beach?
Puerto Plata has plenty of things to do! 🤗 Our kids love the ATVs there.
Great vlog!! Question, approximately how long did this tour take? Would there still be enough time to hang around the port area & zipline?
We met at around 9:45am and they dropped us off back at the port entrance at around 2-2:30pm. All aboard that day was 3:30pm. So we had about an hour-ish to walk around the port area. We didn’t go get in the pool but we had plenty of time to walk casually around to window shop and to take pictures at the Amber Cove sign. So maybe enough time to zip line? 😉