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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went there with RC and it's a private beach only available to RC passengers. I had wanted to take supplies and things because our church works with groups in Haiti but we had no access to them and vice versa. It's a nice beach, I guess (I'm not really a beach person). RC removes all the seaweed too, which is weird to me but I guess that's what happens at a private beach. :)[/quote]

Responding to myself. We took a guided tour of the area and I asked the tour guide how they feel about all the cruise ships etc disrupting their island. He told me the locals love it, because it means opportunity and jobs they didn't have before and wouldn't otherwise.[/quote]

I’m the pp who had travelled to Haiti working for an NGO.  This was my experience as well.  I had a couple of conversations about Labadee with Haitian colleagues, because some friends had been there during a cruise while I was in the country.  They were really positive about the jobs it created.  I remember them sounding proud that it was a cruise stop. I’d assume most cruise stops are not genuine examples of the life of that country.  There’s nothing upsetting or shocking about that.

Just btw, Haitians I’ve met are really proud of their country’s beaches.  I used to go for breaks at a couple of beautiful beach clubs, not far from the capital.  They weren’t just for foreign tourists and they were “real” beaches filled with Haitian families. They were gorgeous! And the food was amazing.

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