Royal Caribbean has prolonged its pause on sailings to one in every of its non-public locations by means of subsequent yr.
The favored cruise line initially paused visits to Labadee, Haiti, in April 2025, citing political instability, and has now prolonged the suspension by one other yr. The vacation spot, situated on the nation’s northern coast, is a non-public seashore resort owned and operated solely by Royal Caribbean.
Labadee has traditionally been a well-liked cease on Royal Caribbean’s Western Caribbean itineraries, serving as a manner for vacationers to expertise Haiti’s coastal seashores and partake in adventurous actions like zip lining. Because it operates individually from the remainder of the nation’s tourism infrastructure, it’s remoted from a lot of the unrest elsewhere in Haiti.
In a press release supplied to Journey + Leisure, Royal Caribbean mentioned: “Out of an abundance of warning, we now have paused our upcoming visits by means of April 2026. We’re speaking with our friends straight.”
In accordance the U.S. Division of State’s journey advisory, Haiti stays at a Degree 4: Do Not Journey, the very best stage of danger on its scale. The present advisory, final up to date on July 15, outlines vital security considerations associated to crime and civil unrest. “Haiti has been below a State of Emergency since March 2024. Crimes involving firearms are widespread in Haiti,” the advisory states. “They embrace theft, carjackings, sexual assault, and kidnappings for ransom. Don’t journey to Haiti for any purpose. Kidnapping is widespread. U.S. residents have been victims and have been damage or killed.”
The advisory additionally notes that native regulation enforcement has restricted potential to reply to critical crimes and that the U.S. Coast Guard has points warning about port safety in Haiti. “There’s widespread violent crime and arranged crime within the nation, and native regulation enforcement has restricted potential to reply to critical crimes,” the U.S. journey advisory states. “The U.S. Coast Guard has considerations about safety within the ports of Haiti. Till these are addressed, the Coast Guard advises mariners and passengers touring by means of the ports of Haiti to train warning.”
Royal Caribbean has not introduced when sailings to Labadee will resume, noting that future itinerary choices will depend upon developments within the area.