Labadee - gifts for local kids

[kayo kruiser]

Hi

 

I'll be stopping at Labadee while on the Oasis. I'd like to bring a few bags of gifts (pencils, colouring books, small toys, etc.) for the Haiti children. Given that this is a private island owned by RCI, will there be the opportunity to give these things away to the kids really in need or should I save them for another trip to a Caribbean island?

 

Any advice is appreciated.

[cb at sea]

You won't come into contact with any Haitian kids at all.....I don't know if RCI has some sort of donation center....you could call and ask. The only non-RCI folks on the beach will be a few adult men who will move loungers about for you....and a couple entertainers and vendors.

Although Labadee is in the confines of the country of Haiti, you really are NOT in the actual country.....as this is a "locked, private" beach...you can't get off, and they can't get in.