SimGuy Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Yesterday (03/06) the US State Dept issued a Level 4 travel alert for Haiti. How does this affect RCI port calls to Labadee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 18 minutes ago, SimGuy said: How does this affect RCI port calls to Labadee? Little to no impact. Labadee is in the middle of nowhere and walled off from the rest of Haiti. SpeedNoodles, Ogilthorpe and SimGuy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharius Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Labadee is Haiti in name only. It's nothing like the real Haiti in any way whatsoever, with pretty much none of the concerns either. (That being said, I love the real Haiti and I love Labadee) Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharius Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, Matt said: Little to no impact. Labadee is in the middle of nowhere and walled off from the rest of Haiti. "Middle of nowhere" may be a bit of a stretch. It may seem like that when you're not allowed to leave, but it's only about 10km of windy road (even less as the crow flies) from a city of nearly a quarter-of-a-million people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Zacharius said: "Middle of nowhere" may be a bit of a stretch. It may seem like that when you're not allowed to leave, but it's only about 10km of windy road (even less as the crow flies) from a city of nearly a quarter-of-a-million people. It's an extremely rural area. You aren't getting anyone in or near Labadee that isn't a worker there. Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharius Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, Matt said: It's an extremely rural area. You aren't getting anyone in or near Labadee that isn't a worker there. I think we may have to disagree about rural. I've been to Cap-Haitien and it's really about 200,000 to 250,000 people, and is literally only 10 kilometers of winding roads from the gate to Labadee. Yes, you aren't getting anyone in Labadee who isn't a worker, and it may seem like you're in the middle of nowhere when you come in on a ship, can't leave, and head out on a ship without seeing anything else, but I personally wouldn't call Labadee "in the middle of nowhere". bobroo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 We have rural areas within 10km of Mpls/St Paul. Looks like a matter of semantics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnetteJackson Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 But just to clarify on this one.... cause I already had 2 emails about why the ships are still going to Labadee...... This is a level 4 in Haiti for violence... not a level 4 from the CDC because of the virus. KristiZ, Neesa, Momof4crazytocruise and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constable145 Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, AnnetteJackson said: But just to clarify on this one.... cause I already had 2 emails about why the ships are still going to Labadee...... This is a level 4 in Haiti for violence... not a level 4 from the CDC because of the virus. Ya you have nothing to worry about. Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose City Cruiser Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 I am confident that if the advisories affect the safety of their passengers, Royal will make the proper itinerary changes. Ogilthorpe and Allen2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobroo Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Zacharius said: I think we may have to disagree about rural. I've been to Cap-Haitien and it's really about 200,000 to 250,000 people, and is literally only 10 kilometers of winding roads from the gate to Labadee. Yes, you aren't getting anyone in Labadee who isn't a worker, and it may seem like you're in the middle of nowhere when you come in on a ship, can't leave, and head out on a ship without seeing anything else, but I personally wouldn't call Labadee "in the middle of nowhere". This is absolutely true. I know the use of Google Maps is pretty much an unknown skill for Royal Caribbean passengers, but give it a Goog and find out for yourself. Also absolutely true is that you as a passenger are absolutely forbidden to leave the Labadee compound unless you are on a Royal excursion or going on the zip line. Which is also weird, because there are passengers who would like to visit family in the area who are declined leaving. There is also the occasional freak like myself who would like to venture outside the gate and they are quite serious about the “you can not leave” while hold a large semi automatic weapon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharius Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, bobroo said: This is absolutely true. I know the use of Google Maps is pretty much an unknown skill for Royal Caribbean passengers, but give it a Goog and find out for yourself. Also absolutely true is that you as a passenger are absolutely forbidden to leave the Labadee compound unless you are on a Royal excursion or going on the zip line. Which is also weird, because there are passengers who would like to visit family in the area who are declined leaving. There is also the occasional freak like myself who would like to venture outside the gate and they are quite serious about the “you can not leave” while hold a large semi automatic weapon. I would say that's a little unfair to say Royal Caribbean passengers don't know how to use Google Maps. Certainly, Matt knows all about Labadee and that it's in Haiti...he and I just disagree about our definitions, no biggie. I think if someone shows up on a cruise in Labadee expecting to visit family, they clearly haven't done one ounce of research. And if you really do want to visit Haiti, I recommend it highly, it's a great place with friendly people. I have enjoyed my time in Cap-Haitien and Port-au-Prince both. USCG Teacher and SpeedNoodles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2sail Posted March 7, 2020 Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 7 hours ago, Rose City Cruiser said: I am confident that if the advisories affect the safety of their passengers, Royal will make the proper itinerary changes. True Our San Juan stop was cancelled last July on our Harmony cruise due to the riots. We were sad, but glad to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted March 7, 2020 Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 Kiss the ground you walk on in Labadee because Cap Haitian is a trash dump. I highly recommend touring this lovely city in a bulletproof & hermetically sealed vehicle w/ an automatic gun mounted on the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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