Labadee
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| Labadie Labadee |
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  Labadie
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| Coordinates: 19°47′11″N 72°14′44″W / 19.78639°N 72.24556°W | |
| Country |  Haiti |
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| Department | Nord |
Labadee (also Labadie) is a port located on the northern coast of Haiti. It is a private resort leased to Royal Caribbean International. Royal Caribbean International has contributed the largest proportion of tourist revenue to Haiti since 1986, employing 300 locals, allowing another 200 to sell their wares on the premises, and paying the Haitian government US$6 per tourist.[1]
The resort is completely tourist-oriented, and is guarded by a private security force. The site is fenced off from the surrounding area, and passengers are not allowed to leave the property. A controlled group of Haitian merchants are given sole rights to sell their merchandise and establish their businesses in the resort. Although sometimes described as an island in its own right in advertisements, it is actually contiguous with the island of Hispaniola. The cruise ships anchor offshore and passengers are ferried to the resort. RCI is building a pier at Labadee capable of servicing the Oasis class ships, which should be completed in late 2009.[2]
Attractions include a Haitian flea market, numerous beaches, watersports, a water-oriented playground, and the popular zip-line.[3]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Could this paradise really be poor, desperate Haiti?". Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0125/p01s02-woam.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ "Labadee". Expedia.com. http://www.expedia.com/daily/cruise/geo/ports.asp?tiid=6024010. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ "Labadee". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/19/AR2007011900555.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
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Coordinates: 19°47′11″N 72°14′44″W / 19.78639°N 72.24556°W
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