Friday, March 14, 2014

Day 7 – Labadee, Haiti

Labadee, Haiti is Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines private “paradise” filled with beautiful beaches, easy walking trails and all kinds of water sports plus food.

The only ships that are allowed to dock at Labadee are ships from Royal Caribbean Lines and we were the only ship docked on this peninsula today.

When we first went out on our patio to watch the ship dock at 10:00am, we thought that it was almost too hot to go to the beach – it was really, really hot – but we went and it was wonderful.

There are 4 or 5 different beaches and we took a water taxi to the one that was the most sheltered from the sea and it was beautiful.  Very hot 88 degrees and the water was also very warm.

Before the crowds came, we walked through a whole bunch of craft and souvenir vendors.  They were very aggressive, but we just ignored them and of course we bought a magnet and Christmas ornament, as is our custom

They have complementary beach chairs so we had two brought to the edge of the water and relaxed soaking up the sun.

Then we took a couple of water loungers and floated in the water for about an hour

That was enough sun or the day so it was time to eat lunch.

As this is just like being on the ship, the lunch was included in the cruise.  They had a very elaborate cookout with hamburgers, hotdogs, ribs, chicken and all of the side dishes that anyone would want.

Then we took the shuttle back to the main part of the complex, shopped a little more and walked back to the ship.

After showering, we took a nap and then ate some snacks while relaxing on our patio.

Tonight was the second formal night so after getting ready we went out and people watched until it was time to go to work in the casino.
 
Ed was way down but then switched tables and won back and finished the first session only a little down.

Dinner time was excellent and then it was on to the casino.

Barb lost and Ed hit for a really big run and so we left the casino a winner for the day!

Tomorrow is our last day on the cruise and it is a sea day so there will be plenty of time for relaxation and sun.

Night


Welcome to Labadee, Haiti


Ready to go to the beach

One of the beaches
 
 

Vendors waiting for Barb
 

Ready for our second formal night

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