A major cruise line has announced more cancellations of port calls at private resorts in Haiti due to continued unrest and violence.
Royal Caribbean previously announced the suspension of port calls at its resort in Labadee, Haiti. According to a report from RoyalCaribbeanBlog.com, his itinerary is expected to change until at least mid-April.
“Due to the evolving situation in Haiti, we will be visiting Perfect Day in CocoCay instead of Labadee, Haiti. We apologize for the last minute change, but your safety is our top priority. is our top priority,” Royal Caribbean International's assistant vice president of guest experience wrote in a communication to guests taking the April 14 Explorer of the Seas cruise, the website reported. Ta. .
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The stop at Labadee was replaced with a visit to Perfect Day at CocoCay, another resort operated by Royal Caribbean. Other itineraries have been rerouted to Grand Cayman, Bimini, Grand Turk and St. Maarten.
Royal Caribbean recently announced that it would suspend port calls to Labadee, on Haiti's northern coast. The US State Department had previously issued an alert for Haiti, advising people not to visit the country, citing threats of “kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure.” All family members of U.S. government and non-emergency employees were ordered to leave the country.
Royal Caribbean's Labadee resort, which first opened in 1986, is located about 210 miles from Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, a hub of gang violence. The US State Department announced last week that it had completed the first evacuation of US citizens from Port-au-Prince, moving 15 people to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. Others were then evacuated on a plane chartered by the Florida Department of Emergency Management.
