Royal Caribbean Confirms Labadee Cancellations Extended Through June 2027
If you're booked on Royal Caribbean through June 2027 — including on Legend of the Seas, Star of the Seas, Adventure, Allure, Explorer, Freedom, Harmony, Independence, or Odyssey of the Seas — check your itinerary for Labadee swaps. Replacement ports may include Nassau, Puerto Plata, Samana, Cozumel, Costa Maya, Ponce, or Perfect Day at CocoCay. Any Labadee (or affected Falmouth, Jamaica) shore excursions you booked are being automatically canceled and refunded, so no action is needed there. Watch for a direct notification letter from Royal Caribbean about your specific sailing.
Royal Caribbean's own statement ties this squarely to Haiti's unrest and crew/guest safety, and the numbers back that up: 62 ship calls wiped off the board for the first half of 2027, on top of the 2026 cancellations announced back in January. The State Department's Level 4 advisory gives the line cover here — nobody's going to second-guess pulling out when Port-au-Prince is a six-hour drive from Labadee over rough roads, even though the article notes the resort's fencing and private security likely make it safer than the mainland. The losers are itinerary planners on ships like Legend of the Seas, which is also dropping Falmouth, Jamaica stops as a knock-on effect. Winners: Nassau, Cozumel, and CocoCay picking up the traffic. In Mark's shoes, I'd take the automatic refund on excursions and treat any Perfect Day at CocoCay swap as a fine trade, not a loss.