Royal Caribbean Cancels All Labadee Port Calls Through June 2027

If you have a Royal Caribbean cruise booked for the first half of 2027 with a stop at Labadee, there is a very good chance an email is already waiting for you. The cruise line has officially confirmed what many passengers had been bracing for — the suspension of all Labadee port calls is now extended through at least June 2027.

The decision marks another chapter in what has become one of the most prolonged private destination pauses in Royal Caribbean’s history, driven by the ongoing security crisis in Haiti that has kept the cruise line away from its beloved northern coast resort since 2024.

Royal Caribbean issued the following statement confirming the extension: “As we continue to evaluate conditions in Haiti and our ability to deliver the best vacations responsibly, we have decided to extend the suspension of ship calls to Labadee through June 2027. This decision was made with the safety and well-being of our guests and crew members in mind. We have communicated these changes directly with guests.”

How Many Sailings Are Affected

The scope of the cancellations is significant. Before the suspension was confirmed, Royal Caribbean had 62 ship calls scheduled at Labadee in the first six months of 2027. Every one of those calls is now gone from the booking system, with guest notification emails going out as of July 14, 2026.

The ships affected span much of what makes Royal Caribbean’s fleet so appealing. Both of the newest Icon-class arrivals — Legend of the Seas and Star of the Seas — were originally set to call at the destination, alongside a long list of established fleet favorites: Adventure of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Harmony of the Seas, Independence of the Seas, and Odyssey of the Seas.

Where Passengers Are Being Rerouted

Alternative ports are being slotted in wherever the scheduling and port availability allow, though the specific swaps vary considerably depending on the sailing. Based on letters passengers have been sharing across cruise forums and social media, replacement destinations include Nassau in the Bahamas, Samaná and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, Cozumel and Costa Maya in Mexico, Ponce in Puerto Rico, and Perfect Day at CocoCay.

The swaps are not uniform. A Star of the Seas voyage originally calling at Labadee in May 2027 has been redirected to Perfect Day at CocoCay — a natural substitution given that both are Royal Caribbean-controlled private destinations with similar beach resort atmospheres. Other passengers are receiving more significant itinerary overhauls.

Legend of the Seas passengers have seen some of the more dramatic changes. On one February 2027 sailing, both Labadee and Falmouth, Jamaica have been dropped and replaced with Costa Maya and Cozumel. A March 2027 departure is losing Labadee in favor of Samaná, Dominican Republic, while Falmouth is being swapped for Ponce, Puerto Rico. The Falmouth losses appear to be a downstream consequence of the scheduling restructure the Labadee changes require rather than a separate decision by the cruise line.

Royal Caribbean has confirmed that all shore excursions pre-purchased for affected port calls — both Labadee and Falmouth where applicable — will be automatically cancelled and refunded. Passengers do not need to call or request this; the refunds will be processed without any action required.

The Situation in Haiti

Royal Caribbean’s cautious approach reflects an equally cautious US government position. The State Department renewed its Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory for Haiti on July 10, 2026 — the most severe warning category the agency issues — citing kidnapping, violent crime, terrorism, significant civil disorder, and severely restricted access to emergency services and healthcare.

Gang networks are estimated to control large portions of the country’s capital, with instability periodically spreading beyond Port-au-Prince into surrounding regions.

Labadee itself sits on a remote stretch of Haiti’s northern coastline, separated from the capital by roughly 134 miles and more than six hours of travel along roads that are in poor condition even under stable circumstances. The resort operates behind perimeter fencing with a private security presence, has historically been treated as an enclave distinct from the rest of the country’s security landscape, and has never experienced a significant safety incident during Royal Caribbean’s decades of operation there.

Those facts have not changed. What has changed is the broader context surrounding them — and Royal Caribbean has consistently described its Labadee decisions as precautionary responses to that broader picture rather than direct responses to conditions at the resort itself.

What to Do if Your Cruise Is Affected

Passengers with sailings in the January through June 2027 window that still show Labadee on their itinerary should watch for an email from Royal Caribbean detailing the updated port schedule. If no communication has arrived yet, it may still be in transit — or may have been filtered into a spam or junk folder.

For anyone booked on a sailing later in 2027, the situation remains technically open. Royal Caribbean’s current confirmed suspension runs through June. Whether that window expands as the year progresses will depend on how conditions in Haiti develop and how the State Department adjusts its advisory going forward.

The honest expectation, based on how previous extensions have played out, is that further announcements should not come as a surprise if the situation on the ground does not meaningfully improve before then.

Labadee remains one of the Caribbean’s most distinctive and memorable private destinations. For now it sits waiting — the beach, the mountains, the turquoise water all unchanged — for a moment that Royal Caribbean and its passengers hope will eventually arrive.