Dominican shorelines, Royal Caribbean Cruises new hub

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic will be the hub for
Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited. The date by which
the cruising company has scheduled initiating operations utilizing the country as its main port was slated to be December 16th, 2007, according to Maria Sastre, the line’s International and Sales Marketing vice-president for Latin America, Central America, the Caribbean and Asia.”
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