Comments on: Is There Too Much Seaweed in Punta Cana?

By: Marty

Marty — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:24:31 +0000

Does anyone know if the seaweed is bad in November? I haven’t seen much from anyone who visits that time of the year.

By: Ari Guerra

Ari Guerra — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:49:27 +0000

It must be pretty frustrating! I read the other day that this year the sea-weed reached even all the way to Florida…

By: Tarek

Tarek — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:50:01 +0000

I have been in Punta Cana fir 4 days now and still cant swim because of the disgusting see-weed.

By: gail

gail — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 03:21:03 +0000

Thank you Ari, that was so informative and that sounds like great news! We are looking into staying at the Secrets Punta Cana Resort (5 star resort) and had seen lots of you tube post were the seaweed is 50 feet before you can get in the beach for miles… and also mentioned was rotting fish… the guest also mentioned that they do not clean it. However, that was a 2018 post. Thank you again for your feedback!

By: Ari

Ari — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:29:40 +0000

I was just at the RIU Republica (May 31st-June 3rd) and was surprised because there was NO seaweed in sight. None in the water and none in the sand… the beach was gorgeous. As a reference the RIU Republica is right next to the Hard Rock Hotel and the Occidental, it’s also near the Majestic Elegance. However, this seaweed problem is apparently caused by climate change (the ocean currents are now different and bring the seaweed from the open ocean) and so far it’s believed this is a permanent change and could get worse as time passes. It affects all the islands and the Caribbean coast of Mexico. What I would check is if the hotel you book cleans the beach of seaweed as much as possible, usually the more expensive ones do while the cheaper ones don’t have as much of a budget to do this.

By: gail

gail — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 15:42:30 +0000

So, I know its hard to measure we may be booking a trip in April-May of 2020. I know it maybe to early but worried about the amount of seaweed. I too, will be spending lots of money to travel and stay there. We are booking through a travel agency – Im upset that they would not warn us ahead of time.. what’s up with that? Anyways this website has helped me a lot. So – has anyone gone this year (2019) in April or May?

By: MJones

MJones — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 06:29:54 +0000

Yes

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:01:38 +0000

Is there a”Seaweed Season”? Is August in the Caribbean just the worst time to go for seaweed? Perhaps there is historically less seaweed during another time of year?

By: M OConnor

M OConnor — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:29:27 +0000

Friends just sent videos of the beaches in Key West Florida. The water is so clear and warm.

By: M Oconnor

M Oconnor — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:26:26 +0000

I had a co-worker go to Punta Cana in February and she says there were no seaweeds.