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We loved Liberty last summer. 
 

People love to complain on the internet. In my experience, miserable people are miserable on vacation. Happy people are happy on vacation. 

If it makes you feel any better, last month, they were working on oasis too. Somehow, we managed to push through and still have a fabulous time. 

2 hours ago, Southern Dan said:

Quick note Gitana, Allure has not been amplified yet despite what the above photo says but will be in spring 2025.

Explorer wasn’t amped yet, either, but it looks like it will be in Fall 2025. 

5 minutes ago, SquishTheWhale said:

Our cruise is in 3 weeks. I sent a dining request a few days ago with the sail date, ship and booking ref in the subject line and just received an auto response saying all emails should include the above. Is that the only response I should expect?

That’s all I got and it was honored on our cruise last week. 

Explorer has 6 weeks open in Fall ‘25. Perhaps she will finally get the rest of her Amplification. 

2 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

695 is a loop, while not convenient (it is longer) they can go west.

None of that matters if the ship can’t get to the port. 

1 minute ago, pghflyer said:

Next few weeks are sketchy at best (have to imagine a few weeks to clear debris and get any clear lanes open). This is a very significant cargo port and authorities will likely be prioritizing cargo ships. 

Agreed. Given the threat this poses to supply chains (and how toxic such issues are post-pandemic), cargo will likely be the priority and cruise ships will just need to figure things out on their own. 

8 hours ago, sdear said:

So does the perfume and aftershave that people bathe themselves in daily.   Those fumes are just as detrimental to people with lung conditions as smoking is!   

 

That is patently false. Show me the perfume-induced emphysema or lung cancer patients. 80% of lung cancer related deaths are thought to be caused by smoking. 
 

1 minute ago, theycallmedp said:

I’m on this sailing as well, was definitely a nice surprise getting that email. Are you able to book anything yet for st Maarten? My app still showing Labadee currently 

No, but we were interested in the Race excursion there and just booked it on Viator this evening. 

4 minutes ago, Pghcrews said:

Oasis of the Seas sailing out of Miami on March 31 replaced Labadee with a second day at Coco Cay.  Really?  Two days of amusement park in a row?

 

RCI also will be arriving at Falmouth 3 hours earlier for that previously scheduled stop.

Better than nothing and if you don’t want both days, treat one as a sea day and get off the ship on the day with better weather. 

1 minute ago, Harrisonkid said:

Adventure q3rd now going to Nassau...I guess Haiti was much to unsafe so Nassau was a safe pick ?

At least it has a government in place. 

Oasis of the Seas April 7 will skip Labadee April 9 and instead go to St. Maarten April 10. I’m ecstatic!

It’s been having thruster work done by divers recently. I presume they need this fixed before leaving for Europe and they have time to delay a bit and still make it to Nassau on the current itinerary. 

7 minutes ago, orville99 said:

Given the fact that the gangs have taken over and shut down the airport in Cap Hatien and effectively control access to the Labadee area, the situation is not likely to get better any time soon

No. I wish they’d cancel further out. There’s no hope of imminent improvement in the situation. 

24 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Grand turk is a nice stop if you just want to mill about for a couple hours. Food, shops, pool and ample beach space right there at the port.

 

 

I think it’s a reasonable replacement for Labadee and I’d certainly take it over Nassau…

2 minutes ago, BLiles1961 said:

 I understand that, but we're supposed to be at Labadee on Tuesday and haven't heard anything from RCI. I'll try emailing the suite concierge to see what they have to say.

You’re having a sea day instead of Labadee. This was announced yesterday. 

9 minutes ago, Donsyb said:

I don’t believe that’s what Jet Driver is saying, read their posts. It reads to me like they’re talking about people’ own insurance (happy to be corrected if im

wrong).

I doubt Royal cares deeply about British passengers’ trip insurance. That insurance hasn’t covered Haiti for some time now. I suspect it is Royal’s own insurers in this case. It’s their private “island” so there is enhanced liability there. 

7 minutes ago, Donsyb said:

And yet I was told on another thread that UK insurers were awful for not covering people at Labadee, that US insurers were

much better and RC should stop there regardless 😂

To be fair, you were talking about trip insurance. Royal was likely told by ITS OWN insurers that these calls aren’t worth the risk. These are the same people as the ones who might say “paint that edge yellow so people don’t trip and fall off the ship.” They look for worst-case scenarios.

US trip insurance still covers people who were in Labadee yesterday. 

If a replacement port is to be scheduled, it would be nice to give passengers enough early notification to actually book excursions before they are sold out. If you tell passengers 3 days out that they are going to Nassau, for example, the desirable excursions will be unavailable.

17 minutes ago, AandBmom said:

I find it fascinating that this post has so few replies. What happened to all the individuals that were saying this would never happen just two days ago?

I wasn’t one who said they’d NEVER do this but, at this point, I’d kind of just like to hear Royal’s specific moves—which ships go where, instead. I presume they are busy booking replacement ports for the next several months to silence calls for refunds. 

19 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Because we have a spare 100 million hanging around.

It is vital to our national security that the Dragon Fire zip line remain secure. 

8 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

So you are saying that the jet skis are headed to LA instead of Miami?

Are you telling me they don’t offer geography lessons in Haitian prisons?!

1 minute ago, Ocean Boy said:

I'm pretty sure that we already established the goal to be commondere the jet skis and ride them to Miami with their stash of  genuine Haitian souvenirs taken from the artisans. Let's stick with the facts.

If action movies have taught me anything, zip lines are how you escape with the “treasure”. Preferably with explosions in the background. 

9 minutes ago, UNCFanatik said:

 

The gangs main goal it seems is the resignation of the current PM, which he just did yesterday. 

 

What comes next is the question. Will they have an election? 

 

And how does this affect Labadee? Do you really see a new government ending a lucrative deal with Royal that extends to 2050? 

Well, if he resigned, now they can move toward their real goal—laying siege on Labadee so they can ride the zip line. 

5 minutes ago, Tree_skier said:

I loved my stop in Puerto Plata a few weeks ago.  I had one of the best excursions ever!  Jumping off cliffs Damajagua.  

 

 

DR is beautiful and safe(r). Royal should’ve built their private destination there…