This is a blog about Royal Caribbean, Haiti and reading between the lines. A lot of people are doing that these days following what appeared to be a fairly innocent incident this month: ships skipping Labadee because of a group of protesters on the water offshore. Little more than that was said…at first. What has… Continue reading Royal Caribbean And Haiti…A Problem?
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Royal Caribbean Keeps Helping Haiti
Now here's a novel way to help the stricken people of Haiti, still devastated by that 7.0 earthquake more than two years ago. Send a party to explore Haiti's rich history on its northern shore, where the cruise ships land, to see if shore excursions can contribute to rebuilding the country's equally devastated tourism… Continue reading Royal Caribbean Keeps Helping Haiti
Those Who Help the Haitian Cause
Once a sports writer, I still have a special appreciation for chroniclers of the games with a special gift for stringing words together. Like Mitch Albom (left), arguably America’s best sports columnist of his time. I love his writing but, far more than that, I love his humanity. Haiti. All of us cringed when the… Continue reading Those Who Help the Haitian Cause
A Royal Response to Haiti
A small part of Haiti has been of great importance to Royal Caribbean Cruises and its affiliated cruise line, Celebrity Cruises, for years. RCC’s own cruise port, Labadee, is located on the impoverished island nation that was ravaged by the earthquake in January. The Royal Response? An injection of $1 million to a variety of… Continue reading A Royal Response to Haiti