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LABADEE


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Overview

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      Labadee is a private resort destination developed and 
operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  The resort is used as a port of call by the cruise ships of its subsidiary cruise lines, especially Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises.  While similar in concept to Royal 
Caribbean's private island in the Bahamas, Coco Cay (see our section on Coco Cay), the two destinations have distinct characters as well as different facilities.

     One difference between the two destinations is that 
Labadee is not an island.  Rather, it is a peninsula on 
the northern coast of the island of Hispaniola.  The 
peninsula has great natural beauty, which Royal 
Caribbean has enhanced to create a tropical paradise.

    Labadee is in the country of Haiti.  The resort area is 
separated from the rest of that troubled country by 
fences and security teams.  However, Royal contributes 
significantly to the Haitian economy by bringing in 
tourist dollars and by employing some 300 local 
residents at the resort and by having some 200 vendors 
offer their crafts within the resort.  In addition, 
following the earthquake of 2010, Royal landed millions 
of dollars of relief supplies at Labadee for distribution 
to the rest of the country.

    Royal Caribbean has deployed a wide range of 
facilities to the resort.  This includes a dramatic zip line 
that whips riders off one of the surrounding hills across 
the sea to a rocky point some 2,800 feet away.  There is 
also a coaster ride that cuts through the tropical flora 
and by rock formations as well as the more typical 
resort amenities such as parasailing, jet skis and 
kayaks.   

    However, one does not have to indulge in any of 
these pursuits to enjoy Labadee.  There are trails around 
the resort that showcase the varied and attractive 
scenery.  The beaches are also varied ranging from 
calm and secluded to popular and dramatic.  There are 
bars and there are places to have something to eat.

    One can use the beaches, lie in the deck chairs and 
enjoy a barbecue lunch for free.  There are charges for 
some of the equipment, activities and services on the 
island.  All such charges, with the exception of charges 
for hair braiding and items purchased from the local 
vendors  (cash only – U.S. Dollars), are charged to the 
guest’s shipboard account.

    Labadee offers guests a wide range of choices.  
Indeed, with the ease of access to and from the ship, 
guests can easily spend part of the day at the resort and 
part using the ship's facilities.  In addition, the variety in 
Labadee's attractive scenery makes it likely that one 
will find something to please.             
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The coast of Labadee varies from calm 
sandy beaches to dramatic rocky shores.
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The waters on the southern shore of the Labadee 
Peninsula are calm and idyllic  while powerful 
waves break against the 
northern shore.
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The best places to experience the dramatic north shore breakers is the Dragon's Lookout, which juts out from the peninsular near the end of the zip line (left and below), or by the sea wall that Royal has constructed by Adrenaline Beach (right and below right).  (The Dragon Lookout is sometimes closed due to wave conditions and, of course, there is no climbing onto the sea wall itself.)  
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Labadee
Much of the interior of the Labadee peninsular is covered by trees. Royal has constructed trails leading through some of the wooded areas with stops at some of the more scenic overlooks. 


In amongst the resort facilities are romantic-looking ruins from a bygone day. 

The Labadee cruise port is next.
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