PUERTO PLATA CRUISE<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27667%27%20height%3D%27375%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20667%20375%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27667%27%20height%3D%27375%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\")
<\/div><\/div>Experience a city’s charming rebirth<\/h3>\n\nWhen Christopher Columbus first discovered the northern shores of the Dominican Republic in the late 15th-century, he christened it San Felipe de Puerto Plata or \u201cPort of Silver\u201d after the glistening silver mountain peak shrouded in fog. Situated at the base of\u00a0Isabel de Torres Mountain<\/strong>, Puerto Plata flourished as a major trade center for the Spanish colonies, until smuggling and strife razed the city completely in mid-19th century and it was rebuilt anew in Victorian and neoclassic architecture.<\/p>\nToday, its well-preserved historic center is a\u00a0UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong>\u00a0and Puerto Plata draws vacationers from around the world to its numerous tourist attractions, including whimsical waterfalls, beautiful stretches of white-sand beaches at Playa\u00a0Dorada\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Cabarete<\/strong>, and spectacular snorkeling sites all waiting to be explored on an\u00a0MSC Caribbean and Antilles Cruise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
Experience a city’s charming rebirth<\/h3>\n\nWhen Christopher Columbus first discovered the northern shores of the Dominican Republic in the late 15th-century, he christened it San Felipe de Puerto Plata or \u201cPort of Silver\u201d after the glistening silver mountain peak shrouded in fog. Situated at the base of\u00a0Isabel de Torres Mountain<\/strong>, Puerto Plata flourished as a major trade center for the Spanish colonies, until smuggling and strife razed the city completely in mid-19th century and it was rebuilt anew in Victorian and neoclassic architecture.<\/p>\nToday, its well-preserved historic center is a\u00a0UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong>\u00a0and Puerto Plata draws vacationers from around the world to its numerous tourist attractions, including whimsical waterfalls, beautiful stretches of white-sand beaches at Playa\u00a0Dorada\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Cabarete<\/strong>, and spectacular snorkeling sites all waiting to be explored on an\u00a0MSC Caribbean and Antilles Cruise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
When Christopher Columbus first discovered the northern shores of the Dominican Republic in the late 15th-century, he christened it San Felipe de Puerto Plata or \u201cPort of Silver\u201d after the glistening silver mountain peak shrouded in fog. Situated at the base of\u00a0Isabel de Torres Mountain<\/strong>, Puerto Plata flourished as a major trade center for the Spanish colonies, until smuggling and strife razed the city completely in mid-19th century and it was rebuilt anew in Victorian and neoclassic architecture.<\/p>\n Today, its well-preserved historic center is a\u00a0UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong>\u00a0and Puerto Plata draws vacationers from around the world to its numerous tourist attractions, including whimsical waterfalls, beautiful stretches of white-sand beaches at Playa\u00a0Dorada\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Cabarete<\/strong>, and spectacular snorkeling sites all waiting to be explored on an\u00a0MSC Caribbean and Antilles Cruise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>