First thing to know, this is a cruise for people who don’t cruise! Forget all those cruise stereotypes and let me quote Gandhi here...be the change you want to see in the world! Yes, I just wrote that. 

Fathom's Dominican Republic cruise is a steal at $249 plus taxes and fees for 7 days (you can even bring your own wine!) but the real headline here is the impact you have on the Dominican people (we participated in 3 volunteer activities) and the new friends you meet on the ship! This post will be about the latter, the next one will be about my volunteer experience.