Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas will be embarking on a 9-night sailing to Bermuda and the Eastern Caribbean on August 21, 2025, but the itinerary will look a little different than expected.

The sailing, which is based out of Cape Liberty, New Jersey, originally featured calls on King’s Wharf (Royal Naval Dockyard), Bermuda; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Labadee, Haiti.

While most of those destinations are still on the itinerary (stay tuned for an update on Labadee), the times in port have shifted.

“To provide you with the best experience while onboard with us, we’ve had to make some adjustments to our arrival and departure times in Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, and San Juan, Puerto Rico,” Royal Caribbean notified guests.

Following a sea day, the first call on the itinerary is on Bermuda’s Royal Naval Dockyard on August 23, 2025, and was originally scheduled to last from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time.

However, the Freedom-class vessel will now depart an hour early at 3 p.m.

On August 26, the planned visit to San Juan will be shortened by a half an hour. Instead of staying in the port from 7:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., the 4,960-guest ship will depart at 2:00 p.m.

Instead of leaving early, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship will arrive late in Philipsburg on August 25. The visit will shift from 11:59 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

“We’ll now depart Royal Naval Dockyard on Day 3 at 3:00 PM instead of 4:00 PM and we’ll now depart San Juan on Day 6 at 2:00 PM instead of 2:30 PM,” the cruise line’s update continued.

“We’ll now arrive to Philipsburg at 2:00 PM instead of 11:59 AM and depart at 8:00 PM instead of 7:00 PM.”

Royal Caribbean did not provide a reason for the changes aside from providing a good experience, but it’s not uncommon for itineraries to be tweaked to accommodate unexpected port congestion or updated port availability.

Labadee, Haiti, Gets Replaced 

It’s not just the times that will be changing on Liberty of the Seas’ August 21, 2025, sailing. Indeed, the port of Labadee, Haiti, has been removed from the itinerary entirely.

The visit to Royal Caribbean’s private destination in Haiti, which was planned as the final stop of the cruise on August 27, 2025, will be replaced with a day in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos.

“We’ll now skip our visit to Labadee, Haiti, on Day 7 and visit Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, giving you plenty of time to explore what this beautiful destination has to offer,” Royal Caribbean added.

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The cruise line did not provide a reason for the swap, but Royal Caribbean fans likely won’t be surprised by the change.

Royal Caribbean has been diverting several of its ships away from the private resort for months out of an abundance of caution due to the political unrest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital city.

Labadee itself is considered safe because it has its own private security and is nearly 100 miles away from the violence (which equates to a 6 or 7 hour drive with the terrain), but it’s always better to be safe than sorry.

In addition to Liberty of the Seas, Icon of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas, Oasis of the Seas, and Voyager of the Seas have also been recently re-routed to avoid the destination (just to name a few examples).

With Haiti still under the most severe Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory in the US, more changes will likely be coming for the fleet.

Itinerary Changed, Labadee Nixed from Liberty of the Seas Cruise