We will be flying United so I believe arriving in Terminal A. My understanding is there is no air conditioning in this terminal and the regular process (without VIP) is to land/depart plane into a shuttle which takes you to airport to go through border patrol, baggage claims and customs. My questions are: 1) Does the shuttle have AC? 2) Do ANY of these areas have AC or is it all just extremely hot?? 3) With VIP service - I believe they pick you up from plane on a golf cart and drive you to the VIP area. Is this area air conditioned? My husband has very little heat tolerance and so I am trying to determine if it would be worth it to buy VIP service at $100 PP. Similar questions for departure - is the process essentially the same/hot all the way through? Anywhere to get AC on departure? (and yes I know we are going to a hot/humid destination, but our hotel has AC and pools which helps him) Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!

I already know to expect a lot of seaweed on the beaches in Punta Cana right now, but it is too late to change the location and flights. If anyone that currently lives there (locals obviously), travels there this time of year, works there, please give an update as I will be traveling there next week. Again, too late to change anything, I don't get around very well these days, so I really just wanted to relax on the beach as much as possible. Any advice, other than change your flight or trip, would be very much appreciated!

Also, when the beach is covered in Seaweed, can people still go and lay on the beach or do they have it restricted? And is the smell from the seaweed really that bad? I have never been to the DR and am really excited to go, I would love any advice. Also, with having very limited mobility, does anyone have suggestions to ask the front desk about rooms and things to do if the beach is off limits?

Sorry about the long post, I truly am happy about going and want to make the most out of it! I think I am staying at either Secrets Cap Cana or Dreams, I hear they try and clean the beaches as best they can, but there is only so much they can do. Thank you in advance!

Edit: Also I have heard about trips to Saona island, again for someone that doesn't get around well, I have someone coming with me to help (although this person can only help to an extent). If someone has been on a trip to Saona island very recently, is it feasible, how long is the trip time wise, and is it worth it?

So I’m in Iberostar punta cana and I’m trying to get some weed. They still selling in the beach at night?

Seen a lot of posts here asking for boat recommendations so figured i'd write down the stuff that actually matters, from someone who's been around boats out here a while

Biggest one: ask if it's a shared tour or private before anything else. shared boats mean fixed schedule, fixed stops, you're basically along for the ride with strangers. private means the captain adjusts based on your group, weather, how everyone's feeling that day

Second: ask what's actually included. snacks and drinks sound like a given but a lot of operators charge extra once you're already on the water. ask upfront

Third: check if they can actually go where you want. saona and catalina are the two big ones out of casa de campo/la romana side, but not every boat is licensed or equipped to make that run comfortably on rough water days

Fourth, and this one's underrated: ask about their weather policy. rainy season hits different down here and you want to know if you're getting rescheduled or just refunded and told good luck