We got up this morning just the ship docked in Labadee Haiti. After a quick breakfast we set off to see the sights. This is a private part of Haiti which Royal Caribbean has leased so it looks much like the other private islands we have been to. We walked around and visited some of the shops. The shop keepers in lots of the places are very aggressive which makes shopping a bit uncomfortable. We watched several people come down the zip line. It looks like loads of fun but we (I) could not see us doing this due to height and distance traveled. We saw everything we wanted to see and Judy decided we would check and see if there were any shore excursions left. We decided on an hour and a half boat tour of the area. It started out pretty slow at first but when we made the turn around a point in the island the tour guide started giving us lots more information. The drinks started flowing and there was more to see. We saw lots of local fishermen who are out every day fishing to feed their families and to sell to others. There is no refrigeration in most of the area so what they catch today must either be eaten or sold for someone else to eat. The guide pointed out the residences in the area that are occupied by the locals. They were very scarce and only had electricity for about 20 hours a day. We also saw some very nice structures and we were informed that those belonged to people from other parts of the world and were only occupied occasionally. Everything in this area is only reachable by boat. Land here is very cheap but getting the materials necessary to build a structure of any kind makes it very expensive to do anything. This was a great tour.
After the tour we are a quick lunch of hot dogs, hamburgers, salad, cookies and brownies. All ships food so not much different than if we had eaten on board but it was still nice
Once on the ship we made a trip for a massage for me and a facial for Judy. Neither one were as good as those we had on the MSC Divina a few months ago. The therapists all are very high pressure sales people as well so that made the relaxed feeling you got from the treatment go away pretty quickly. For the price it seems they could find a better way to up sell their product.
Now time for a quick bite to eat. We hit sandwiches and pizza at the shops on the promenade. Then wasted some time prior to our 7:30 show, Oasis dreams. The show had spectacular divers. Synchronized Swimmers and Acrobats. It was a great show.
Tomorrow we arrive at Falmouth Jamaica.
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