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Royal Caribbean cruise ships like Independence of the Seas still escorting vacationers to Haiti

"As Haiti reels from the devastating earthquake, luxury cruise ships are creating controversy by dropping off vacationers at private beaches only 60 miles away from the carnage.

Florida's Royal Caribbean International was docking the 3,100-passenger Navigator of the Seas on Monday so tourists can jet-ski, para-sail and picnic in the sand.

Another ship, the Independence of the Seas, anchored off on Haiti's north coast on Friday at the resort of Labadee, according to The Guardian. It's a tony, wooded resort peninsula with five pristine beaches that's leased from the government and protected by 12-foot fences and armed guards."