Haiti Cruise ships still find a Haitian berth [View All]

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Source: Guardian (UK)



Sixty miles from Haiti's devastated earthquake zone, luxury liners dock at private beaches where passengers enjoy jetski rides, parasailing and rum cocktails delivered to their hammocks.

The 4,370-berth Independence of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean International, disembarked at the heavily guarded resort of Labadee on the north coast on Friday; a second cruise ship, the 3,100-passenger Navigator of the Seas is due to dock.

The Florida cruise company leases a picturesque wooded peninsula and its five pristine beaches from the government for passengers to "cut loose" with watersports, barbecues, and shopping for trinkets at a craft market before returning on board before dusk. Safety is guaranteed by armed guards at the gate...

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/17/cruise-ships-haiti-earthquake

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If the majority of the Haitians were not black, I wonder if Royal Caribbean would be doing this ... the ships all have food and water - why do they not share it and try to help?

Disgusting. Immoral. Heartless.

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