Tuesday morning, the cruise ship Allure of the Seas of the Royal Caribbean Cruises with a capacity of 6,200 passengers, docked at the tourist port of Labadee, after the cancellation of the previous 3 stops due to protests of the population in the area https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16422-haiti-flash-a-3rd-cruise-ship-cancels-its-stop-at-labadee.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16385-haiti-flash-2nd-cruise-ship-canceled-in-labadee.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16371-haiti-flash-labadee-port-calls-canceled-due-to-demonstration.html

The Government welcomes the resumption of cruise operations in Labadee and welcomes tourists. During that week 4 more cruise ships of Royal Caribbean Cruises are expected : Independence of the Seas with on board, 4,200 cruise passengers, Anthem of the Seas (5,200 cruise passengers), Silhouette of the Seas (3,000 cruise passengers) and Grandeur of the Seas (2 000 cruise passengers).

"Haiti is pleased to welcome tourists of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a beautiful site like Labadee. The Government will continue to work constantly and together with the people of Labadee on the development projects of the zone," declared Stéphanie Villedrouin, Minister of Tourism and Creative Industries (MTIC).

To recall, last weekend, the Government has initiated talks with residents of the community of Labadee and the Bande-du-Nord and reassured the Committee of the zone of tourist port that the Government remained attentive to the population and reiterate its support to all partners of the sector concerned. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16422-haiti-flash-a-3rd-cruise-ship-cancels-its-stop-at-labadee.html

HL/ HaitiLibre