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• Royal Caribbean has prolonged its suspension of visits to its non-public vacation spot in Haiti, Labadee, till October as a consequence of ongoing violence.
• The cruise line cited “an abundance of caution” for the choice, which follows earlier suspensions in 2024 and earlier in 2025.
• Haiti is at present underneath a Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory from the U.S. State Department as a consequence of widespread crime, together with kidnappings and carjackings.

Royal Caribbean has suspended visits to Labadee, its non-public vacation spot in Haiti, till October amid continued violence within the nation.

The cruise line made the short-term change in “an abundance of caution,” in response to guardian firm Royal Caribbean Group. “We have communicated with guests directly on this change,” the corporate advised USA TODAY in an electronic mail.

The change is an extension of a earlier suspension applied earlier this yr. The cruise line final visited Labadee within the first quarter of 2025, after pausing calls to the vacation spot in 2024.

Gang violence escalated in Haiti final yr, and it has been underneath a state of emergency since March 2024. The nation is at present designated as Level 4 – “Do not travel” – in response to a travel advisory from the U.S. State Department.

“Crimes involving firearms are common in Haiti,” the advisory reads. “They include robbery, carjackings, sexual assault, and kidnappings for ransom. Do not travel to Haiti for any reason.”

If vacationers do go to Haiti, the advisory urges guests to avoid crowds and demonstrations; guide transfers from the airport, make resort reservations forward of time, or have their host meet them on arrival; have plans for potential evacuation that don’t depend on U.S. authorities assist and extra. A full checklist of suggestions may be discovered on the State Department’s website.

Nathan Diller is a client journey reporter for USA TODAY based mostly in Nashville. You can attain him at ndiller@usatoday.com.