THE BEAUTIFUL CARIBBEAN
In the Caribbean sailing onboard the Independence of the Seas; a cruise ship by Royal Caribbean International exploring the Bahamas, Haiti, and Jamaica.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS
The capital of the Bahamas on the island of New Providence, comes a popular cruise-ship stop, the city has a hilly landscape and is known for beaches as well as its offshore coral reefs, popular for diving and snorkeling. It retains many of its typical pastel-colored British colonial buildings, like the pink-hued Government House.
LABADEE, HAITI
Labadee is a port located on the northern coast of Haiti within the arrondissement of Cap-Haïtien in the Nord department. It is a private resort leased to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., for the exclusive use of passengers of its three cruise lines: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Azamara Club Cruises, until 2050. Royal Caribbean has contributed the largest proportion of tourist revenue to Haiti since 1986, employing 300 locals, allowing another 200 to sell their wares on the premises for a fee and paying the Haitian government $12 USD per tourist.
FALMOUTH, JAMAICA
The chief town and capital of the parish of Trelawny in Jamaica, situated on Jamaica's north coast; 18 miles east of Montego Bay. Noted for being one of the Caribbean's best-preserved Georgian towns, founded by Thomas Reid in 1769, Falmouth flourished as a market centre and port for forty years at a time when Jamaica was the world's leading sugar producer. The town was meticulously planned from the start, with wide streets in a regular grid, adequate water supply, and public buildings. It even had piped water before New York City.
