Beach-goers on one of Labadee's beaches

Labadee (also Labadie) is a port located on the northern coast of Haiti. It is a private resort leased by 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] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Royal Caribbean cruise ships Ultra-Voyager class, includes Freedom of the Seas, currently in construction with a scheduled delivery of May 2006. ...

The resort is completely tourist-oriented and safe as there is a personal security force. 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. However, the site is fenced off from the surrounding area. The cruise ships anchor offshore and passengers are ferried to the resort.^[2] Early map of Hispaniola The island of Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest island of the Antilles, lying between the islands of Cuba to the west, and Puerto Rico to the east. ... Pacific Sky sails under Sydney Harbour Bridge A cruise ship or a cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ships amenities are considered an essential part of the experience. ...

Attractions include a Haitian flea market, numerous beaches, watersports, as well as a waterpark, and the popular zip-line.^[3] This article does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Beach (disambiguation). ... Water sport most commonly refers to a sport which is played in the water. ... Fun at a water park Aerial view of Sunway Lagoon, a popular Water Park in Malaysia. ... On this harnessed zip-line between platforms in trees in Costa Rica, the rider controls speed with a leather glove hand brake. ...

Footnotes

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External links

• Royal Caribbean Website
• Google map of Labadee
• Video from Google

Coordinates: 19°47′11″N, 72°14′44″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...