Main cruise line gained’t go to Caribbean journey vacation spot of Labadee, Haiti in any respect this 12 months

A serious cruise line has prolonged its pause on stops at a preferred Caribbean journey vacation spot.

Royal Caribbean introduced it won’t go to its personal resort in Labadee, Haiti in 2026. The prolonged pause, first put in place in early 2025, is because of ongoing security issues in Haiti.

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“Out of an abundance of caution, we have extended our pause to Labadee through December 2026,” its mother or father firm, Royal Caribbean Group, told USA TODAY.

Instead of stopping on the Haiti resort, itineraries are being change to Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos, Nassau, Bahamas, Falmouth, Jamaica, Grand Canton and Cozumel, Mexico, amongst different stops. Some cruises are changing the Labadee go to with an additional day at sea.

Haiti is positioned on the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic sharing the island to the east. The nation is underneath a State Department Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory on account of ongoing unrest, crime, kidnapping or hostage taking and threats from terrorism.

“There is widespread violent crime and organized crime in the country, and local law enforcement has limited ability to respond to serious crimes. Violent crime is rampant in Haiti, especially in Port-au-Prince, where the expansion of gang, organized crime, and terrorist activity has led to widespread violence, kidnappings, and sexual assault,” the State Department said.

The State Department ordered nonemergency personnel to depart the nation in July 2023. Haiti has been underneath a State of Emergency since March 2024 as violent gangs took over elements of the nation, together with the capital of Port-au-Prince. The U.S. is not permitting industrial flights into the capital.

In October 2025, Celebrity Cruises introduced it could skip stops at Labadee all through 2026. In all, 11 completely different itineraries had been modified, largely affecting sailings on the Celebrity Apex and Celebrity Beyond.