Celebrity Cruises Cancels All Stops in This Caribbean Destination Through 2026, Citing Safety Concerns
Popular cruise line Celebrity Cruises will skip stops in Haiti on several of its sailings throughout 2025 and 2026. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean cancels stops to this this Caribbean port through spring 2026
Royal Caribbean has canceled all visits to its private destination in Haiti, Labadee, through April 2026. (more…)
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Popular cruises suspend island stop over escalating gang violence: What to know. Royal Caribbean’s private coastal peninsula is being removed from itineraries
As summer travel quickly approaches, cruise lines are steering clear of a Caribbean island due to safety concerns. (more…)
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Luxury Cruises Pour $1.5 Billion Into Private Islands, Beaches
For decades, cruise lines have profited off of their private paradises for passengers. Now, their Caribbean hosts are fighting for a bigger share of the windfall. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean suspends cruises to Labadee amid Haiti violence
Royal Caribbean is suspending cruise ship ports of call in Labadee, on the northern coast of Haiti, as violence escalates in the Caribbean country. (more…)
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Miami-dade County, The MSC Foundation, And Food For The Poor Join Forces To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To The People Of Haiti
Miami-Dade officials and MSC Foundation team up with Food For The Poor to deliver aid to Haiti
The MSC Foundation and Food for the Poor have partnered with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade Commissioner Jean Monestime to coordinate humanitarian assistance and emergency aid to the people of Haiti. These humanitarian relief efforts are in response to the ongoing crisis in Haiti. (more…)
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Freeport Closed, Other Bahamas Ports and Private Islands Reopening After Hurricane Matthew
While most cruise lines are getting back to normal itineraries after Hurricane Matthew, the storm has affected some ports in the Bahamas, most notably shuttering Freeport on the archipelago’s Grand Bahama island. (cruisecritic.com)
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Royal Caribbean Cancels Navigator of the Seas’ Port Call in Haiti
Royal Caribbean International has announced that it has cancelled the port call of Navigator of the Seas in Labadee, Haiti, which was originally scheduled for Thursday, July 21. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Royal Caribbean Bypasses Labadee Due to Local Protests
Passengers onboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas were forced to skip a scheduled port stop at the line’s private island of Labadee after Haitian protesters took to the waters around the island. (cruisecritic.com)
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A cruise ship’s impact on Haiti
Moreover during the cruise season, Royal Caribbean brings thousands of vacationers, mostly Americans, to Labadee each week, encouraging business for local artists and giving each side a chance to meet the other. (baltimoresun.com)
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