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Royal Caribbean Cancels Cruise Calls to Private Destination in Labadee, Haiti
19.03.2024 - 19:00 / travelpulse.com / Royal Caribbean International / Donald Wood
Civil unrest in Haiti has forced the Royal Caribbean Group to cancel all plans to visit its private destination in Labadee.
The change comes just days after the cruise company said it would continue to make calls at the private resort despite the United States Department of State issuing a Level 4 Travel Advisory (Do Not Travel) due to increasing violence.
Royal Caribbean International Assistant Vice President Aurora Yera-Rodriguez issued a statement to passengers booked on voyages with scheduled stops in Labadee about the cancelations.
“Due to the evolving situation in Haiti, and in an abundance of caution, we're temporarily suspending our visits to Labadee for our entire fleet,” Yera-Rodriguez announced. “We continue to monitor and assess the situation with our Global Security & Intelligence Team.”
In response, Yera-Rodriguez said some of the ships scheduled to visit the Haitian destination will be rerouted to the Turks and Caicos Islands and spend extra time in Jamaica. Other passengers have been notified that the stop at Labadee was replaced with a day at sea.
In addition, Royal Caribbean announced that pre-paid shore excursions offered by the cruise line will be automatically refunded to each customer’s “original form of payment.”
Earlier this month, the State Department issued the Level 4 travel advisory for the Caribbean nation, which is beset by gang-related violence that includes periods of sustained gunfire. Several areas in the capital city of Port-au-Prince have been affected, including areas around the airport, the seaport and the U.S. Embassy.
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