Royal Caribbean Cancels All Stops to This Caribbean Destination Through Next Year

Royal Caribbean has prolonged its pause on sailings to certainly one of its personal 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, positioned on the nation’s northern coast, is a personal seaside resort owned and operated completely by Royal Caribbean.

Labadee has traditionally been a well-liked cease on Royal Caribbean’s Western Caribbean itineraries, serving as a approach 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 an announcement supplied to Journey + Leisure, Royal Caribbean stated: “Out of an abundance of warning, we have now paused our upcoming visits by means of April 2026. We’re speaking with our company instantly.”

In accordance the U.S. Department of State’s travel advisory, Haiti stays at a Degree 4: Do Not Journey, the very best degree 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 underneath a State of Emergency since March 2024. Crimes involving firearms are frequent in Haiti,” the advisory states. “They embody 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 answer 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 answer 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 rely on developments within the area.