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Royal Caribbean Suspends Labadee Stops Through Spring 2026 as Haiti’s Security Crisis Intensifies

Travel alerts by both countries cite rampant kidnappings that make visits unsafe.

Overview

  • Royal Caribbean confirmed it has paused all calls to its private Labadee resort in northern Haiti until spring 2026.
  • The cruise line is rerouting ships to alternative ports, including Jamaica, the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic.
  • The U.S. State Department maintains a Do Not Travel advisory, citing kidnappings, crime, civil unrest, limited medical care and documented ransom demands reaching into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  • Germany’s Foreign Office issued an urgent warning advising nationals to leave Haiti, reporting a state of emergency, a night curfew and the closure of its embassy in Port‑au‑Prince.
  • The suspension disrupts thousands of passengers and removes a key source of jobs and income for the Labadee area’s tourism-dependent economy.