Royal Caribbean’s yanking of Haiti stop latest blow to country

Royal Caribbean’s yanking of Haiti stop latest blow to country

Royal Caribbean has suspended operations to Labadee, its private destination off the coast of northern Haiti. Royal Caribbean’s sister line, Celebrity Cruises, had already removed Labadee from its itinerary weeks ago.

The Royal Caribbean cruise company has once again decided to suspend all its ports of call in Haiti, in particular to its private seaside resort in Labadee. This is what the US newspaper USA Today reported this Wednesday, April 16, based on an official communiqué of the company. "As a precautionary measure, we temporarily interrupted our next visits to Labadee," said Royal Caribbean, stating that the passengers concerned have already been inform…