Caribbean Vacation

  Luxury Bahia Principe Esmeralda

  Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

  June 2019

We return to the 5-star Luxury Bahia Principe Esmeralda in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, with pleasant memories of our first visit from 2012 still in our minds.
At least, for the adults. Emma was 7 and Leah was only 4 at the time and both did not remember anything at all!
The resort has been renamed from Gran Bahia Principe Esmerada to highlight certain improvvements since our last visit.
Esmeralda has aged well. She got her very own gym facilities separate from the wider compound, which was now very close to our rooms! And aside from a few à-la-carte restaurants, most amenities are very self-contained within Esmeralda.
This makes for a more enjoyable time as there is much less waiting for shuttles and communiting between various sites and activities.
There are fewer of us on this trip compared to the first trip, but the food, fun, and sun are just as memorable.

Out and About

1/30 - Arrival
2/30 - Shuttle ride
3/30 - Shuttle ride
4/30 - Shuttle ride
5/30 - Canada Day in Punta Cana
6/30 - Canada Day in Punta Cana
7/30 - Canada Day in Punta Cana
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10/30 - Canada Day in Punta Cana
11/30 - By the pool
12/30 - Going dining
13/30 - Sisters
14/30 - Sisters
15/30 - Twinning
16/30 - Fun at the beach
17/30 - By the pool
18/30 - Sisters
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20/30 - Fun at the beach
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26/30 - She crashes it next
27/30 - Sisters by the pool
28/30 - Sisters
29/30 - Love by the beach
30/30 - Leaving

1/27 - Shuttle ride
2/27 - Emma
3/27 - Sisters
4/27 - With Popo
5/27 - Mom and daughters
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7/27 - Canada Day in Punta Cana
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11/27 - E is for Emma
12/27 - L is for Leah
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14/27 - Fun at the beach
15/27 - Sisters
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20/27 - Fun at the beach
21/27 - Popo posing
22/27 - I'm that tall!
23/27 - I'm taller!
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At the Pool

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At the Table

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4/9 - Give me food!
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Some of the Great Foods

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Beautiful Esmeralda