Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island) Port Reviews

By far my favorite place I have ever been, It was my 5th time there and I can not get enough. It is the most beautiful and relaxing place on earth. This time around I got married on the island. It was the most romantic and exquisite place to have sure a perfect wedding! I could not have asked for a more perfect wedding!

Visited: Feb 25, 2018

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Rented an over the water cabana on Nellie's Beach. Well worth every penny that it cost! Awesome view, wonderful breeze, comfort & roomy for our group of 6 people. Cabana came with cooler of large bottles of water, beach towels, 2 lounge chairs inside of cabana, water mats and a personal cabana attendant. Would go to Haiti again in a heart beat!!!

Labadee is a paradise; enjoy a leisure day of exploring, a picnic lunch, and basking in its natural beauty.

Visited: Mar 26, 2017

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We spent the entire day on the beach in Labadee. We had perfect weather and the lunch provided by RCC is fantastic. I highly recommend this port.

Visited: Mar 11, 2018

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This was our second time visiting the island. We had a cabana on Barefoot Beach and that part was nice. We had some issues with our excursion on this island as we had booked it on the RC app and our time had us at 9:30 for a Jet Ski tour. The night before Our Genie informed the gangway would open at 10am and assured us he would get us off ASAP, and wasn't sure why RC booked us a time for the tour before we couldn't get off. We met with our Genie at 9:30 and even tho the announcement was not made yet we could leave the ship we got off around 9:45 and others were off as well. He assured us it would be fine and the tour would understand and accommodate us and wanted to walk us and another family to our cabana area and then we headed to the jet ski tour. We were told because we were late we wouldn't get to go on that tour and the only one available was at 2:45. I specifically asked because I worried about time, what time would We be finished with the tour he assured me we would be done by 3:30. Perfect all aboard was at 4:30, we could leave our stuff in our cabana and return to head back to the boat at 4:00. We were also instructed we couldn't drink until after the tour. No big deal we enjoyed our beach morning our lunch and headed to the Jet Ski tour at 2:30. I personally Hated the jet ski tour our jet ski broke down before the tour ever started and that should have been my sign. I have bruises! I don't know if it was because of the size difference of me and my husband and us riding together or what but it absolutely beat me to death, I have bruises on the inner and backs of my thighs, my butt and was so sore the next day. Nothing like riding a jet ski on the lake! It was like Bull riding only your are hanging on for dear life. I found it frightening, painful, it seemed dangerous and I did not have fun at all and immediately wanted it to end but that's not an option in the middle of the ocean. I would have had a much better time This was no fault of the tour guides as most others seemed to enjoy it, a few were like myself and didnt enjoy the experience as much. It just was not for me, I absolutely hated it. I only enjoyed the spots we were stopped and given information about the rest of the island. What did upset me tho was when I finally return to shore and look at the time it is 4:20 ( not 3:30) our ship was suppose to be leaving in 10 mins. We still had all of our stuff at our cabana and as far as itinerary was concerned we were on the 10:00 jet ski tour. I was on the verge of a full blown panic attack. I am always back on the ship well before time and had they told me I would finish at 4:20 I would have told them to forget it, that I wasn't doing it. If they had told me 4:00 even at the very least I would have packed up all of my items and rented a locker so I would have been right there ready to go with all of our stuff. I don't know how they got their timing so off on everything that day but I hope that doesn't happen on a daily basis. I can say our Cabana attend Ronald was so nice and had our stuff gathered up and was sitting with it waiting on us to return to retrieve it.

At first we were a bit nervous about going to Haiti, but we were pleasantly surprised with how beautiful and safe we felt at this port. It is a private port owned by RC and you can definitely tell. The staff was friendly and entertainment was great! You do not have to bring cash for food at this port, as RC provides an included lunch for all passengers. It was a great lunch including burgers, hot dogs, pasta salads, mac and cheese, fries, ribs, chicken drum sticks, fruits, and various desserts. Lunch is served from 11:30am-1:30pm. They also have water, lemonade, iced tea, and fruit punch out for guests to serve themselves which was much needed in the heat. We did not opt to do the zip line but it looked like a lot of fun! You can watch right from the ocean which has no waves and is very calm, warm, and relaxing. It is a bit rocky, so I would recommend bringing water shoes or walking down a bit to a less rocky part of the beach. If you like to snorkel, bring your own goggle/snorkel tube and swim close to the divider in the ocean. You will see some colorful fish for free! We had no problem getting lounge chairs and the blue and white striped ones are free. We tipped $5 and got a great spot up front. There are areas of the island that the chairs are additional so just keep that in mind. We walked to where a small shopping area was on the port and were immediately taken by a local to the artisan/craft market. We did not feel the safest in that area and were being dragged around trying to be sold this and that and we told them no many times. Finally we got out of there and headed back to the port area we were before. I know they are eager to sell their goods and make money and some of the stuff is nice, however they are very pushy so beware and keep a head on your shoulders. Be firm with a "no" and they will let you go. They will bargain with you so don't just take the highest price. When docked in Labadee, make your way back onto the ship a bit early and sit in the Solarium on one of the front chairs. You won't regret it! The view is spectacular and you can see the entire port and beautiful scenery.

Visited: Jun 06, 2019

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Labadee is absolutely beautiful!! It’s like something out of a movie. The water is so blue, and the green mountains on the back ground....so stunning!

One of the best port!!!! The water is clear. Food was good! Activities are great specially the zip line!!!! It was an amazing experience. Pushy vendors???? I don’t think so. If you go in and try to buy something of course they will try their best to make the sales. I passed by them 4 times but no one tries to pull us in they’re just asking if you’re interested in getting something but if not they leave you alone. I would love to go back here!!!!!!

Having spent a lot of time in Haiti I was concerned about what I would find when we arrived but I was amazed with how well Royal Caribbean did with this resort! The beach was clean and safe! The local staff were supporting the ships activities were excellent. The vendors were pushy but no more than anywhere else cruise ships go! I definitely felt safe which I rarely did when in Port Au Prince! This says something about the leadership from Royal Caribbean. I was impressed that RC fed their staff before the buffet opened. There’s a lot of starvation across Haiti and feeding people working is a great thing to do!

Just drank and laid in the beach all day, very relaxing and beautiful.

Visited: Feb 10, 2018

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