Cruise News Briefing - August 13, 2021. Due to civil unrest and crime in Haiti, Royal Caribbean is temporarily skipping port calls to its private destination of Labadee. Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras called on western Caribbean ports this week for the first time. Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth sets sail today for the first time in 17 months. Cruise line stocks were down at the time of broadcast for CCL, RCL, and NCLH.