Showing posts with label Haiti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Haiti. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Haiti (again)

I read that cruise lines, such as Royal Caribbean, are making scheduled dockings at a Labadee resort** in Haiti.

Royal Caribbean (which, in the past, has provided significant tourist revenue to Haiti) is also providing food and donating $1-million in aid.
Some passengers object to "enjoying themselves" while thousands die, nearby.
I think a better response (by passengers) is to not enjoy themselves while visiting Haiti, but to give generously to Haiti aid.
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** Labadee is leased by Royal Caribbean.
They've spent $55-million fixing it up.
They give $6 per passenger to the Haiti government.
Royal Caribbean International has contributed the largest proportion of tourist revenue to Haiti since 1986.

Other cruise lines are rushing to donate aid.