Labadee – a private island in Haiti

Haiti is on the same island mass as the Dominican Republic but for many years, especially lately it has been riddled with crime. In fact it is at level 4 on the State Department list.

So why Labadee? For many years Royal Caribbean has been renting this island at the northern tip of Haiti. At one point they stopped visiting but I’m glad we were able to go today.

It was a beautiful day although clouds threatened rain on several occasions.

We disembarked the ship around 9:30 and strolled along the pier.

Bright sunshine makes my heart sing. There’s nothing better than sun and tropics.

We took a tram to Adrenaline Beach.

This is the beach where the zipliners zip over the beach and water. Also we could hear the screams from the roller coaster riders.

The beach was lovely and there was a floating bar out on the water.

They served a delicious lunch. A pasta salad and a Caprese salad. Hot dogs. Hamburgers and jerk chicken. Lots of fruits but my passion was the coconut macaroons. I couldn’t stop eating them.

There was live music playing reggae. And when they were finished playing two dance troops performed.

After a while we called it a day and headed back to the ship.

Labadee was fun, safe, and lovely. Did I really visit Haiti? Can’t say I’m sure about that. But this little stop was fun!

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