The first port for our Royal Caribbean cruise of the western Caribbean was Labadee, Hispaniola which is actually a share of Haiti. This particular port is taken out to Royal Caribbean so only their cruiseships come here. Labadee is really a peninsula with a a couple of beaches. Taking to land from the cruiseship is by tender.
There is a limited subdivision for kids with versatile fake icebergs to mounting and water slides but they buck an admission fee. Floatation mattresses are also obtainable for pulled for those who just want to float in the ocean. There are also locals who help with getting beach chairs for you but they carry points. So things here are a money grabber. The cruiseship did have optional tours for snorkelling, parasailing, waverunner and kayaking tours but we view that they were big-ticket. Most riders just spent the day restful around the beaches.
The area about Labadee was beautiful decent but the beaches and shores up themselves were fairly rocky so tiring sandals in the water would be enlightened. Royal Caribbean had corporate a beach BBQ at an outdoor picnic readiness which was right but nothing special. There is a market there lying in of two buildings. One is a store where the souveniers and items have marked prices and the other building is like your regular market where locals try to flurry you for business. The locals inside the market were hard-hitting but well-mannered. If you don't mind wrangle, you could get some pretty good deals but if you disfavor this type of driven aura, then you best avoid the market except for the fixed price store.
One big conflict between this port equated to others is that since it is lovely well being used as a individual beach, you will not be provoked by locals. The vendors coming around with drinks at the beach locations are actually Royal Caribbean staff so if one wants to buy a drink, the cruiseship passcard is all that is wanted. As for cares about being in Haiti given the poorness and political situation, Labadee was not a problem because the entire site is involved by a high steel fence. Other passengers later told us that they wound off near the perimeter of the site and saw many Haitians along the fence imploring for handouts and food. The fencing was mostly dark in the distance from the main tourist countries.
We found Labadee in general to be a bit of a waste of time for us. The beaches were too rocky and we didn't have access to inexpensive activities since everything was run by Royal Caribbean. If one wanted to just go lie on the beach all day and not much else, then Labadee would be a suitable place. For those who want to experience some culture, do water sports without going through the cruiseship, or shop duty free.
There is a limited subdivision for kids with versatile fake icebergs to mounting and water slides but they buck an admission fee. Floatation mattresses are also obtainable for pulled for those who just want to float in the ocean. There are also locals who help with getting beach chairs for you but they carry points. So things here are a money grabber. The cruiseship did have optional tours for snorkelling, parasailing, waverunner and kayaking tours but we view that they were big-ticket. Most riders just spent the day restful around the beaches.
The area about Labadee was beautiful decent but the beaches and shores up themselves were fairly rocky so tiring sandals in the water would be enlightened. Royal Caribbean had corporate a beach BBQ at an outdoor picnic readiness which was right but nothing special. There is a market there lying in of two buildings. One is a store where the souveniers and items have marked prices and the other building is like your regular market where locals try to flurry you for business. The locals inside the market were hard-hitting but well-mannered. If you don't mind wrangle, you could get some pretty good deals but if you disfavor this type of driven aura, then you best avoid the market except for the fixed price store.
One big conflict between this port equated to others is that since it is lovely well being used as a individual beach, you will not be provoked by locals. The vendors coming around with drinks at the beach locations are actually Royal Caribbean staff so if one wants to buy a drink, the cruiseship passcard is all that is wanted. As for cares about being in Haiti given the poorness and political situation, Labadee was not a problem because the entire site is involved by a high steel fence. Other passengers later told us that they wound off near the perimeter of the site and saw many Haitians along the fence imploring for handouts and food. The fencing was mostly dark in the distance from the main tourist countries.
We found Labadee in general to be a bit of a waste of time for us. The beaches were too rocky and we didn't have access to inexpensive activities since everything was run by Royal Caribbean. If one wanted to just go lie on the beach all day and not much else, then Labadee would be a suitable place. For those who want to experience some culture, do water sports without going through the cruiseship, or shop duty free.
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