I do not question that you stepped of the boat…
It’s mega cruise ship that you’ve sailed on, right? And it and other such ships dock at places that have such a dock to accept such a ship, and unload thousands of tourists! Yet these are NOT tourist places? Kinda of doesn’t make sense, hence me questioning. Furthermore, if the places were troublesome, wouldn’t cruise ships not got there, since it’s a bad rep?
As to your picture: these people live healthy and likely happy lives, being mostly outdoor, on water and eating seafood, sure the houses are rather basic, but I bet dwellers don’t suffer from: depression, anxiety, and add; don’t eat scoops of tablets either. Murder rate is probably less than that of most major American cities.