Labadee

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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. [cite web
url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0125/p01s02-woam.html
title=Could this paradise really be poor, desperate Haiti?
publisher=Christian Science Monitor
accessdate=2007-08-02]

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. [cite web
url=http://www.expedia.com/daily/cruise/geo/ports.asp?tiid=6024010
title=Labadee
publisher=Expedia.com
accessdate=2007-08-02]

Attractions include a Haitian flea market, numerous beaches, watersports, a water-oriented playground, and the popular zip-line. [cite web
url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/19/AR2007011900555.html
title=Labadee
publisher=The Washington Post
accessdate=2007-08-02]

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External links

* [http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/ports/group/home.do?portCode=LAB Royal Caribbean Website]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=labadee,+haiti&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=28.943777,59.765625&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=19.78524,-72.24648&spn=0.008379,0.014591&t=h&z=16 Google map of Labadee]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2037156848766075675 Video from Google]