Reigert2008 Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Guess I've been out of the loop, but heard a news story about how there is still some unrest in Haiti and wondered if Royal was still stopping there. Has anyone with cruises in the near futre (or recent past) had any changes? The state department has hadit as a Leve4: Do not travel. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Haiti.html Pattycruise and Baked Alaska 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Labadee is so isolated that it is far from any of the concerning areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Alt Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 i have a cruise next May and have not heard changes but i know it's far off from today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qeyton Dude Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 I see the notice is dated 07-OCT-22; we were there on Explorer on 13-OCT-22 NO issues at all. Had a great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan79 Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 There are no changes. When at Lebadee, you are very isolated and will have ZERO interaction with the general public. You will also not have the option to go on any excursions that explore Haiti outside of the very small peninsula that forms Lebadee. You will be more safe at Lebadee than ANY city in the US and it’s not even close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted November 2, 2022 Report Share Posted November 2, 2022 Labadee is in Haiti geographically, but not poli-socialeconomically. CrimsonCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike n Ky Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 Odyssey January 23 and stopping there first...no changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharius Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 You'll see no evidence of the real Haiti when you're at Labadee, for better or for worse. A lot more would have to happen (either politically or natural disaster-y) for them to change plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VACruiser Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 I was deployed to Haiti in 1997 and been all over the country; wonderful people until they aren't. I spent time at Cap Haiten that is just east of Labadee; beautiful area. Most of the time the violence stays down in Port-au- Prince, way to the south, but if it truly pops off more than the normal level of violence, and it hits the villages in the north, I'm sure Royal will relook the visits to Labadee. I really liked Haiti, but it has some serious problems both economically and politically. Jenna Delvey, Allen2 and Pattycruise 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertomatohead Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 There have been major problems there for a while now. If Royal was going to skip it they would've done it already. Anyways, what's stopping the gangs from specifically targeting the area? Probably much easier targets closer to their home. Maybe look at it like you're supporting the Haitian people (if the money actually filters down to them.) I guess it's like pirates at sea or drug cartels in Mexico. The danger has always been there. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisMA81 Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 31 minutes ago, mistertomatohead said: Anyways, what's stopping the gangs from specifically targeting the area? Probably much easier targets closer to their home. Maybe look at it like you're supporting the Haitian people (if the money actually filters down to them.) I've thought about this before. What if a large group of people decided to over run Labadee and hold the ship and passengers hostage. It probably wouldn't be too hard if certain people were paid off to allow it. It's a shame the rest of the country isn't available to tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertomatohead Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 What's the security like around the area? Are there armed federal officers with big guns like you see in Mexico? The guys with masks hanging off trucks. After a while I get used to them. In Mazatlán they post officers along the path that cruisers walk. I don't exactly feel safe knowing they are there because there are problems. I rather they not be needed but I got used to them. Most port calls are during the day so there's that. I stayed on ship in Cabo during the night on my recent overnight cruise. If any of this bothers you, stick to Alaska cruises. Just watch out for the meth'd out bears. Oh and avoid certain areas in Vancouver. And Seattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGus Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 9 hours ago, mistertomatohead said: There have been major problems there for a while now. If Royal was going to skip it they would've done it already. Anyways, what's stopping the gangs from specifically targeting the area? Probably much easier targets closer to their home. Maybe look at it like you're supporting the Haitian people (if the money actually filters down to them.) I guess it's like pirates at sea or drug cartels in Mexico. The danger has always been there. At least we do know it support quite a number of local residents that are employed there. Besides it being remote and harder to get to with not much easy return for the time and travel invested. They, the gangs are not stupid, and doubt they'd want to deal with the repercussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorntor Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 We were at Labadee two weeks ago and everything was normal, i.e., quiet and safe. Our neighbor on the ship said they went up to the top of the aerial slide and did see armed soldiers securing the mountain road leading to the resort. We had seen soldiers at the resort outdoor lunch area several years ago, but not this trip. As I said before, everything was quiet and normal with plenty of local vendors as in the past. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 I’d read there are armed soldiers/guards? In regards to the zip line and I thought I’d read that the area is fenced in….not visible fencing Royal has stopped porting there in the past https://www.cruisehive.com/royal-caribbean-cancels-more-calls-to-its-private-destination-in-haiti/56122 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 I'm at Labadee right now and no issues..business as usual. PPPJJ-GCVAB, WAAAYTOOO, Xaa and 2 others 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Roseway Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 Has anyone heard of a Cholera outbreak there? WAAAYTOOO and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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