This is not a sponsored video, we bought this vacation and recorded it for our memories as we do with all our trips. We are just sharing this with you for information and entertainment purposes. We stayed here December 15, to 22, 2024.
Thank you....please "do not sell yourselves out" promoting vacations, cruise lines etc., for personal / monetary benefit. Your integrity is what makes you so appreciated.
Interesting never tried an all inclusive, worth a look. FYI on board Koningsdam for second week. Very nice ship, deck 3 promenade nice and wide for walking, food good selection and good quality do a nice full english and fish & chips. Cabins very nice well appointed did’nt need our adaptors plus no shower curtain. The highlight for us is The Rolling Stone Rock Room. These 22:29 are all very talented professional musicians (not party bands). We lucked out our first week was the end of a four month contract for the first 22:29 so this week we gat a new band even better. Every band on Norms T shirts were represented. Also BB KINGS is a very good venue. I know you are coming on board soon so just wanted to share our thoughts. Many people are staying on for the next leg to Hawaii.Have a fantastic trip all the best for 2025. John & Barbara. Geordies!
Hi John, we loved BB Kings and the music, we are two weeks out from being there. Really looking forward to being back on the Koningsdam. We hope you are having a great time.
Looks like a beautiful resort. My husband and I went to Dreams Cozumel in November which we really enjoyed. Enjoy your vacation Tina and Norm. Happy New Year🎉
Thanks for your in depth and honest review of your Punta Cana resort. We went to Punta Cana earlier this year and had a wonderful relaxing time at our all-inclusive resort to the point we never left it the entire week! The staff was super friendly and helpful. The grounds were well maintained and the food was fairly good. We just laid around on the lounging chairs which we don’t do normally because we are go go people, but not this time. Also, the resort had multiple events planned for the guests. The superbowl party was the best we’ve ever had! We liked Punta Cana.
Thanks for the great review of the resort in Punta Cana. Huge hotel room with extra amenities. You even had a butler! It's a beautiful resort! Trust you had a relaxing time on your holiday.
Hello Tina and Norm! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! I haven't said hello in so long. This is Your fan Mary from Toronto, ON here! Firstly, I LOVE Punta Cana. Such a beautiful place to visit and probably my favourite down south vacation spot . I need to catch up on some videos LOL!!!! Your trip looks FABULOUS! Glad to see you two had a wonderful vacation! Ok! Need to catch up on videos! :) Happy New Year EVERYONE :)
You two are hilarious! You’re Famous getting swag lol. I’ve never been there but I’ll have to go for the Lays potato chips. We’ve enjoyed all your 2024 videos. Happy New Year 🎉
Thanks so much Tina and Norm for your honest review, hubby and I are retiring in March and are thinking of going on a celebratory break, we thought Mexico or DR so this gives me food for thought 👍🏻👍🏻🇨🇦
Love your honesty Tina and Norm. We have been to Punta Canada 4 times but unfortunately since my wife's Celiac diagnosis, we can't risk going to these all inclusives any more. By the way Norm, I'm impressed by the dent you put in that bottle of scotch.😂
Thanks Martin, It is difficult to travel with specific dietary requirements especially Celiac, we were surprised at every restaurant we went to on this resort the host asked if we had any food allergies. 🥃
Hi Tina and Norm, you are absolutely delightful and I thoroughly enjoyed this amazing tour. I prefer a shower over a bathtub, however, the jacuzzi with the massage jets would be right up my alley. Not sure if you know about the channel Trek Trendy, but he has pretty much traveled the world. He is also from England like yourselves. Your room is absolutely amazing, clean and large with so many lovely amenities. I totally appreciate and enjoyed this tour. You are also both so appreciative and enthusiastic and I want to thank you both for sharing. Happy New Year to you and I wish you ❤️ 💕 love, peace, health and happiness. 😊❤🎉
We have been to TRS Yucatan in Mexico and can recommend it should you fancy trying another TRS. We are going the other way and coming to TRS Turquesa in May
We stayed in BEAUTIFUL all inclusive 5 star resorts all over Punta Cana and the Caribbean ( half what you paid ) and South Florida. Never had water pressure problems or insects in the rooms ever. We did experience annoying vendors on the beach in Punta Cana and Drug pushers on the beach in Jamaica. We even experienced on two occasions Jamaicans trying to get me to sneak them into the United States.
@@ThisIsOurRetirementI also wanted to say all the resorts we stayed in in Punta Cana were exceptionally nice. Never had a problem with the resorts but twice traveling back home on the plane I was hit with Montezuma's Revenge and had to go to my doctor and get an antibiotic.
Great video, very thorough! Thanks for sharing your resort experience!! I didn’t know you have to download the app to get your itinerary and transfer information. Travel is changing quickly and you’ve got to have your cellphone savy with you!! We went to Mexico last April and didn’t know about the app stuff! Wish we had known as it was a chaotic scramble the night before going home! Cheers🎉🥂🍻
Looks like a great place. Yes, bugs are a problem in tropical climates and even here in the Canadian boreal forest. We have a remote wilderness lodge which we maintain at a very high level. We have KONK dispensers in every suite, cabin which helps to eliminate flies, mosquitos, and other insects. Helps a lot. If we ever make it here we will bring one. Thanks as always for sharing. I cant figure out those Nespresso machines either! 😂 Happy New Year!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Would you know if the resort has a water filtration system eg. reverse osmosis? With some of our past experiences, we had to trust the kitchen was using bottled water! Happy New Year Norm and Tina🎉
Spending holidays in Ghana at a lovely beach side resort experienced same little influx of teeny tiny black mites in our case the gathered around the sink bottom and were in sink..one tip is not to leave light on at night we had left it on and mites were there in morning. Next night made sure to turn lights off and no mites next morning.
Really interesting. Looks like a beautiful place. We were going to go to the DR while we rent out our place in Mexico but changed our minds because we read about the high rate of Dengue fever at the time and decided to stay in Canada. How were the mosquitoes?
Looks like a lovely vacation! Do you know how late the pools are open and if you have access to them as a regular guest or if you need special member status? It’s hard to get straight information online. It seems most resorts there close pools quite early and I was hoping to find somewhere that I can take late evening swims - at least 9 or 10pm. Thanks!
Nice suite. I had to laugh when you showed the Nespresso machine. I had one in a hotel I stayed at last summer, and because i did not know how to use it, I made a royal mess of things. I cleaned up what I could - which left a lovely whte towel rather stained. I left a note of apology and suggested they need idiot proof instructions for it for people like me who need things to be idiot-proof and low maintenance. 😂 (Never did get coffe oit of it, but I had some instant Starbucks coffee with me on that road trip, so somehow i got my dose of caffeine that morning.)
The resort looks wonderful. However, I have a question concerning walking distances from your building to the main amenities/restaurants and to the beach/pool. We have a member of our family who has mobility issues and can't walk very far. By the way, have a Happy New Year!!
Hi Ryan, this resort only has 304 rooms, if you are in the building 50 or 51 then the restaurant is 200 yards away, beach 300 yards, very easy to walk.
HI Guys, seems like a very nice hotel. Unfortunately for Calgarians it is not a direct flight and I just checked prices on Expedia for February: 9000 CAD for 2 of us! How did you manage to buy it for half of the price? Good deal
Not too sure about those unopened cans on the table with both labels coincidentally facing the camera! We do enjoy watching your polite videos. Many thanks.
I know you worry about Mexico and safety but if you look at the statistics the Dominican Republic is somewhat more dangerous than Mexico. I worked in the DR on and off for a few years a while back, not in a tourist zone but not in a large city either, and the company wouldn't even let us step off the property without a driver and someone to look after us. That said, you haven't had a problem in the DR and we've been wintering in Mexico for 10 years now and have never had a problem. The reality is crime can happen anywhere and tourists are easy to spot and often have their guard down when they are on vacation. A lot of staying out of trouble depends on keeping your wits about you and not putting yourself in unsafe situations. By the way it looks like a great resort!
I have a lot of experience with Punta Cana. In recent years many Canadians and Americans have been found dead in their motel rooms. Some cases poisoned alcohol. Others carbon dioxide poisoning. Women attacked at night walking on the beach. Tons of videos on RUclips.
Good review, we are going to to the Riu Republica Punta Cana in two weeks, we could have almost meet like we did at the Mall in Portugal, you got a great deal here, how do you find this
You said that DR does a great job with these resorts. They don't own the resorts. They are all owned by billionaires from the United States and Europe and a few other countries.
@ThisIsOurRetirement Hard to believe when 90% of the country lives in shacks made out of driftwood and cardboard and plastic tarps. A lot of this crap washes up on the beaches and they make homes out of it. 😆
Thank you for the tour! I think it's funny that the bathtub is right by the front door. 😄 But the suite is beautiful and it sounds like the resort is a great place. Thanks again!
This is not a sponsored video, we bought this vacation and recorded it for our memories as we do with all our trips. We are just sharing this with you for information and entertainment purposes. We stayed here December 15, to 22, 2024.
Thank you....please "do not sell yourselves out" promoting vacations, cruise lines etc., for personal / monetary benefit. Your integrity is what makes you so appreciated.
Nice!! Love your thorough review! Great hotel. Thank you Tina and Norm!
You are very welcome 🍻🙂
We love watching your videos. You are an inspiration to many retirees, and soon to be retirees.
Punta is one of my favourites and a repeat destination. I’m glad you’ve discovered it! Continuing living the life!
Happy New year Tina and Norm! Thank you for sharing!
Interesting never tried an all inclusive, worth a look. FYI on board Koningsdam for second week. Very nice ship, deck 3 promenade nice and wide for walking, food good selection and good quality do a nice full english and fish & chips. Cabins very nice well appointed did’nt need our adaptors plus no shower curtain. The highlight for us is The Rolling Stone Rock Room. These 22:29 are all very talented professional musicians (not party bands). We lucked out our first week was the end of a four month contract for the first 22:29 so this week we gat a new band even better. Every band on Norms T shirts were represented. Also BB KINGS is a very good venue. I know you are coming on board soon so just wanted to share our thoughts. Many people are staying on for the next leg to Hawaii.Have a fantastic trip all the best for 2025. John & Barbara. Geordies!
Hi John, we loved BB Kings and the music, we are two weeks out from being there. Really looking forward to being back on the Koningsdam. We hope you are having a great time.
Ooohhh how nicce. You deserve it....
TRS ln Punta Cana looks like a great destination. Thank you for showing us around your suite. Love your videos!
We loved the TRS Turquesa too! Thanks for watching our videos! Happy New Year 🥂🥳
Looks like a fab resort! Happy New Year 🎉
Thank you! You too! 🥳🥂
Looks like a lovely place, thank you for all the information. Freebies are always nice, we all like those. 😊 Happy New Year 🇨🇦
Thank you for your honest and transparent review. Watching you from Uk. Enjoy your retirement guide❤
Thanks so much, Happy New Year!
Looks like a beautiful resort. My husband and I went to Dreams Cozumel in November which we really enjoyed. Enjoy your vacation Tina and Norm. Happy New Year🎉
Thanks for your in depth and honest review of your Punta Cana resort. We went to Punta Cana earlier this year and had a wonderful relaxing time at our all-inclusive resort to the point we never left it the entire week! The staff was super friendly and helpful. The grounds were well maintained and the food was fairly good. We just laid around on the lounging chairs which we don’t do normally because we are go go people, but not this time. Also, the resort had multiple events planned for the guests. The superbowl party was the best we’ve ever had! We liked Punta Cana.
sounds like you had an awesome time Lori
Thanks for the great review of the resort in Punta Cana. Huge hotel room with extra amenities. You even had a butler! It's a beautiful resort! Trust you had a relaxing time on your holiday.
It was a relaxing and fun stay, thanks for watching!
It’s an old out dated hotel , we’re here 10 days and it’s not your own butler !
Actually there are 3 butlers per building and available to you by What’s App all the time we didn’t say your own butler 🙂
Wow what a great deal! Enjoy🌴
Thanks! It was a fantastic resort!Happy New Year 🥂🥳
Hello Tina and Norm! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! I haven't said hello in so long. This is Your fan Mary from Toronto, ON here! Firstly, I LOVE Punta Cana. Such a beautiful place to visit and probably my favourite down south vacation spot . I need to catch up on some videos LOL!!!! Your trip looks FABULOUS! Glad to see you two had a wonderful vacation! Ok! Need to catch up on videos! :) Happy New Year EVERYONE :)
Place looks fantastic and that sounds like a steal of a price you got it for 👌🏻
We thought for what we received it was great value! Thanks for watching.
You two are hilarious! You’re Famous getting swag lol. I’ve never been there but I’ll have to go for the Lays potato chips. We’ve enjoyed all your 2024 videos. Happy New Year 🎉
Thanks Tibby for following us we do appreciate you, Happy New Year!
Great video. Happy New Year!
Happy new year!
Thanks so much Tina and Norm for your honest review, hubby and I are retiring in March and are thinking of going on a celebratory break, we thought Mexico or DR so this gives me food for thought 👍🏻👍🏻🇨🇦
Our pleasure!
Love your honesty Tina and Norm. We have been to Punta Canada 4 times but unfortunately since my wife's Celiac diagnosis, we can't risk going to these all inclusives any more. By the way Norm, I'm impressed by the dent you put in that bottle of scotch.😂
Thanks Martin, It is difficult to travel with specific dietary requirements especially Celiac, we were surprised at every restaurant we went to on this resort the host asked if we had any food allergies. 🥃
Thank you guys 🇨🇦❤
Thanks Elizabeth 💕
Looks like a fantastic place to stay guys!
It really is! Happy New Year 🇺🇸🥂🥳🇨🇦
Hi Tina and Norm, you are absolutely delightful and I thoroughly enjoyed this amazing tour. I prefer a shower over a bathtub, however, the jacuzzi with the massage jets would be right up my alley. Not sure if you know about the channel Trek Trendy, but he has pretty much traveled the world. He is also from England like yourselves. Your room is absolutely amazing, clean and large with so many lovely amenities. I totally appreciate and enjoyed this tour. You are also both so appreciative and enthusiastic and I want to thank you both for sharing. Happy New Year to you and I wish you ❤️ 💕 love, peace, health and happiness. 😊❤🎉
Thank you so much Linda for your very kind words, it means a lot to us 💕Happy New Year!
Fantastic deal ! I think it would be a bit more $ flying out of western Canada( very great white north) . Enjoy your stay and have fun!
We agree, flights from western Canada are a bit longer and will cost more Cheers 🥂🥳
We have been to TRS Yucatan in Mexico and can recommend it should you fancy trying another TRS. We are going the other way and coming to TRS Turquesa in May
Awesome have a great time 🥳
We stayed in BEAUTIFUL all inclusive 5 star resorts all over Punta Cana and the Caribbean ( half what you paid ) and South Florida. Never had water pressure problems or insects in the rooms ever. We did experience annoying vendors on the beach in Punta Cana and Drug pushers on the beach in Jamaica. We even experienced on two occasions Jamaicans trying to get me to sneak them into the United States.
We had the same in Jamaica but did feel safer walking near the cruise port in Jamaica.
@@ThisIsOurRetirementI also wanted to say all the resorts we stayed in in Punta Cana were exceptionally nice. Never had a problem with the resorts but twice traveling back home on the plane I was hit with Montezuma's Revenge and had to go to my doctor and get an antibiotic.
That’s not good, we travel with Imodium to turn off the problem!
We stayed at The TRS Coral in Cancun and loved it.
That’s great Happy New Year Sharon 🥳🥂
Great video, very thorough! Thanks for sharing your resort experience!! I didn’t know you have to download the app to get your itinerary and transfer information. Travel is changing quickly and you’ve got to have your cellphone savy with you!! We went to Mexico last April and didn’t know about the app stuff! Wish we had known as it was a chaotic scramble the night before going home! Cheers🎉🥂🍻
Looks like a great place. Yes, bugs are a problem in tropical climates and even here in the Canadian boreal forest. We have a remote wilderness lodge which we maintain at a very high level. We have KONK dispensers in every suite, cabin which helps to eliminate flies, mosquitos, and other insects. Helps a lot. If we ever make it here we will bring one. Thanks as always for sharing. I cant figure out those Nespresso machines either! 😂 Happy New Year!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Would you know if the resort has a water filtration system eg. reverse osmosis? With some of our past experiences, we had to trust the kitchen was using bottled water!
Happy New Year Norm and Tina🎉
Sorry don’t know we used Bottled water in our room , we did drink water at the Helios restaurant at breakfast and we are both Ok so not sure 🤔
Another great video, thanks. The cost is $2000 for each person for how many days and what does it include? ❤
Thanks for the tour! Which one of you is reading the Steve Berry - the 14th colony?.
Norm , he is a fan of Cotton Malone
Looks like a great resort! Will have to consider it as an option for the fall of 2025!
We enjoyed our time there!
Not a good resort
Don’t think you are staying at the same place 🤔
@@krazytrainguy we are here for 10 day’s leave on 2:4:25 this is a horrible resort, room,food, people aren’t nice or welcoming. Save the money !
Spending holidays in Ghana at a lovely beach side resort experienced same little influx of teeny tiny black mites in our case the gathered around the sink bottom and were in sink..one tip is not to leave light on at night we had left it on and mites were there in morning. Next night made sure to turn lights off and no mites next morning.
Thanks for the tip!
Love the video. What time of year did you go there and did you book directly with the resort or a broker
We were there two weeks ago Dec15-22 booked direct with Air Transat Happy New Year Denis 🥂🥳
@ThisIsOurRetirementz
Happy new year to you both. we are off to algarve on Friday. Maybe we will see you.
Have a great time we are still in planning mode for a trip there this winter 🍻
Really interesting. Looks like a beautiful place. We were going to go to the DR while we rent out our place in Mexico but changed our minds because we read about the high rate of Dengue fever at the time and decided to stay in Canada. How were the mosquitoes?
Very few mosquitoes, we took the new doctor recommended Natrapel Icaridin no bites
Sure beats snow “ white outs “ off Lake Huron 😁😁⛄️⛄️
It was a treat stepping off the plane into warm air!
Looks like a lovely vacation! Do you know how late the pools are open and if you have access to them as a regular guest or if you need special member status? It’s hard to get straight information online. It seems most resorts there close pools quite early and I was hoping to find somewhere that I can take late evening swims - at least 9 or 10pm. Thanks!
Nice suite.
I had to laugh when you showed the Nespresso machine. I had one in a hotel I stayed at last summer, and because i did not know how to use it, I made a royal mess of things. I cleaned up what I could - which left a lovely whte towel rather stained. I left a note of apology and suggested they need idiot proof instructions for it for people like me who need things to be idiot-proof and low maintenance. 😂
(Never did get coffe oit of it, but I had some instant Starbucks coffee with me on that road trip, so somehow i got my dose of caffeine that morning.)
Wecan sympathize as we don’t have a good record with a Nespresso
I wonder if the j tub is good and hot at 4-6 pm when everyone is using the hot water ?
Shower was hot in the late afternoon
The resort looks wonderful. However, I have a question concerning walking distances from your building to the main amenities/restaurants and to the beach/pool. We have a member of our family who has mobility issues and can't walk very far. By the way, have a Happy New Year!!
Hi Ryan, this resort only has 304 rooms, if you are in the building 50 or 51 then the restaurant is 200 yards away, beach 300 yards, very easy to walk.
How long are you staying for the price you stated?
One week
HI Guys, seems like a very nice hotel. Unfortunately for Calgarians it is not a direct flight and I just checked prices on Expedia for February: 9000 CAD for 2 of us! How did you manage to buy it for half of the price? Good deal
Not too sure about those unopened cans on the table with both labels coincidentally facing the camera! We do enjoy watching your polite videos. Many thanks.
I know you worry about Mexico and safety but if you look at the statistics the Dominican Republic is somewhat more dangerous than Mexico. I worked in the DR on and off for a few years a while back, not in a tourist zone but not in a large city either, and the company wouldn't even let us step off the property without a driver and someone to look after us. That said, you haven't had a problem in the DR and we've been wintering in Mexico for 10 years now and have never had a problem. The reality is crime can happen anywhere and tourists are easy to spot and often have their guard down when they are on vacation. A lot of staying out of trouble depends on keeping your wits about you and not putting yourself in unsafe situations. By the way it looks like a great resort!
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I have a lot of experience with Punta Cana. In recent years many Canadians and Americans have been found dead in their motel rooms. Some cases poisoned alcohol. Others carbon dioxide poisoning. Women attacked at night walking on the beach. Tons of videos on RUclips.
We mainly here about Mexico being deadly for Canadians and Americans, the hotel room deaths are rampant in Laos.
@@ThisIsOurRetirement Basically most all third world countries can be dangerous especially outside of your resort. And then there is the mystery meat.
Tin has such a lovely figure.
How long is your stay?
A week Happy New Year 🥂🥳
At 1999/pp I don't think those were freebies. 😂
Nothing is freebies!
Good review, we are going to to the Riu Republica Punta Cana in two weeks, we could have almost meet like we did at the Mall in Portugal, you got a great deal here, how do you find this
Have a great time we found it on Air Transat vacations Happy New Year have a great time 🥂🥳
You said that DR does a great job with these resorts. They don't own the resorts. They are all owned by billionaires from the United States and Europe and a few other countries.
DR creates the tourism conditions
@ThisIsOurRetirement Hard to believe when 90% of the country lives in shacks made out of driftwood and cardboard and plastic tarps. A lot of this crap washes up on the beaches and they make homes out of it. 😆
Thank you for the tour! I think it's funny that the bathtub is right by the front door. 😄 But the suite is beautiful and it sounds like the resort is a great place. Thanks again!
I’m here right now , this place is run down and old . Not worth it