Overview
- Affected sailings are being reassigned to ports such as Grand Turk, Nassau, Falmouth and Cozumel, with some itineraries adding a sea day.
- The extension builds on a halt first communicated after 2024 cancellations that had been expected to last through May 2026.
- Celebrity Cruises has already removed Labadee from 2026 schedules, and no major cruise lines are currently calling in Haiti.
- The prolonged pause cuts income for hundreds of northern Haitian families who depend on visitor spending for crafts and shore excursions.
- Haiti reported only 175,000 foreign visitors last year, while U.S. commercial flights to Port-au-Prince have been suspended for roughly 14 months with limited alternatives via Cap-Haïtien and the recently TSA-authorized Les Cayes airport.