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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. A liner delivered relief supplies while passengers frolicked on zip-lines and ate barbeque within the 12-foot-high fence's perimeter.

The Independence of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean International, disembarked at the heavily guarded resort of Labadee on the north coast on 15 January 2010. The ship was built at the Finnish shipyard, Aker Finnyards. A second cruise ship, the Navigator of the Seas is due to dock at Labadee later.

Royal Caribbean International 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.

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

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