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Royal Caribbean International leases this little beach-rimmed peninsula, called Labadee, from the Haitian government.
How I Learned 2007
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The beauty of this for the intrepid Caribbean cruiser is that the new ports come complete with a signature "resort facility": "Haiti" is distilled into a confected Royal Caribbean paradise called Labadee, built from scratch.
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This morning MSNBC reported on Royal Carribean’s cruises still operating in Labadee.
Matthew Yglesias » NYT Going Paid: What Does It Mean for Me? 2010
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"resort destination" in Haiti, a purpose-built docking station called Labadee; and the Jamaican government has invested heavily in upgrading the harbour at Falmouth, in Cornwall, to allow it to discharge passengers there.
Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2009
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“It was hard enough to sit and eat a picnic lunch at Labadee before the quake, knowing how many Haitians were starving,” said another.
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"Unlike other port calls, on a private island [or in a private port like Labadee] the revenues and profits remain largely with the cruise line," says Ross Klein, a sociologist who has written three books about the cruise industry.
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Labadee, with its high fences and armed guards, is far more closed off to the surrounding community than other resorts like it.
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According to the company, it employs 200 locals at Labadee and allows another 300 to sell their wares on the premises.
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Still, most passengers and cruise enthusiasts seem to support Royal Caribbean's decisions: a company representative said that 85 percent of guests who docked at Labadee ultimately went ashore.
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The company made Labadee the ship's maiden destination.
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