Nicko Offering Cuba Itinerary Aboard the “World Voyager”
Nicko Cruises is offering travelers an intensive Cuba experience aboard the “World Voyager” promoting the company’s slow cruising concept. (more…)
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Florida-based cruise lines ordered to pay $400 million for use of Cuba port
Miami U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom on Friday ruled that four Florida-based cruise lines must pay more than $400 million in damages for use of Cuba port. (more…)
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Cruise Ship Tourism Is Back to Cuba. The Arrival of Cruise ship ‘Marella Discovery 2’ Restarts Cruise Operations in Cuba
With the arrival of the British cruise ship Marella Discovery 2 in Havana, the operations of the cruise industry in Cuba have restarted. (more…)
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‘Prohibited tourism’: Miami judge deals major blow to cruise companies that traveled to Cuba
In a consequential ruling Monday night, a Miami federal judge said four major cruise lines with South Florida ties — Carnival, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean and MSC Cruises — engaged in “prohibited tourism” and “trafficking activities” by carrying passengers to Cuba and profiting from the use of Havana port facilities confiscated by the Fidel Castro-led government, the first decision of its kind that could affect similar lawsuits. (more…)
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines confirms Havana, Cuba, as new turnaround port for 2021/22 Caribbean season
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced that the 2021/22 Caribbean season aboard Braemar will be served with the turnaround port of Havana, Cuba, as the company enhances destination experiences for guests. (more…)
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FTI’s Berlin Returns for Third Cuba Season
FTI Cruises has announced its third Cuba cruise season for the Berlin, starting in January 2020. According to Ralph Schiller, FTI Group Managing Director, the Berlin will sail 11 weekly cruises from Havana around Cuba from January 4 through March 14, calling at Santiago de Cuba as well as Georgetown and Montego Bay. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Cuba Ban Unlikely to Damage Florida’s $8 Billion Cruise Industry
From Florida docks to Wall Street stocks, the Trump administration’s new restrictions on travel to Cuba have fostered confusion and, in some cases, impromptu itinerary changes for passengers on Havana-bound cruise ships at sea. (sunshinestatenews.com)
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Change of plans for Tampa travelers who were supposed to cruise to Cuba
Change of plans for Cuba (Fox13news.com)
Hundreds of passengers arrived at Port Tampa Bay Saturday to board the Carnival Paradise. The cruise ship was originally scheduled to dock in Havana, Cuba, but has since been given a new itinerary. Many passengers were unhappy with this last-minute change, as it was a dream vacation they had been planning for over a year. (fox13news.com)
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Cruisers Affected By Cuba Cancellations Weigh In on Compensation, Best Options
Cruisers’ bucket-list dreams of visiting Cuba were put on hold this week when the U.S. government revealed new travel restrictions that prevent cruise ships from taking American citizens to the island nation. The changes were effective immediately. Cruise lines have since been scrambling to reroute ships due to call on Cuba this week and make alternative arrangements for future sailings — many of which had been scheduled more than a year in advance. (cruisecritic.com)
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Cruise lines give refunds for some Cuba cruises after U.S. ban
Cruise lines are offering modified itineraries and refunds to passengers who had bought tickets on Cuba cruises as a result of the U.S. government ban on cruise ships, which went into effect Wednesday. (latimes.com)
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Statement on Cuba
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) issued the following statement on the U.S. Government’s new travel restrictions on Cuba: “Today, (June 5, 2019) the United States Government announced the immediate implementation of new regulations prohibiting previously approved cruise line travel to Cuba from the United States. Without warning, CLIA Cruise Line Members are forced to eliminate all Cuba destinations from itineraries effective immediately.” (more…)
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Carnival Corp. Brands Cancel Cuba Calls
Carnival Corporation confirmed today that due to changes in U.S. policy, the company will no longer be permitted to sail to Cuba effective immediately, the company said, in a statement. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Royal Caribbean First to Cancel Cuba Calls
Following a statement from the U.S. Treasury Department regarding Cuba travel on Tuesday, Royal Caribbean International announced its June 5 and 6 sailings will not stop in Cuba. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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US bans cruise ships and group tours from visiting Cuba; cruise lines scrutinizing rules
The Trump administration on Tuesday ended the most popular forms of U.S. travel to Cuba, banning cruise ships and a heavily used category of educational travel in an attempt to cut off cash to the island’s communist government. (eu.usatoday.com)
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Cruise line Carnival seeks dismissal of U.S. lawsuits over Cuba docks
Cruise line Carnival Corp is asking a U.S. court to dismiss lawsuits that claim the company profited from confiscated Cuban property, the first such cases brought since the Trump administration made them possible this month. (reuters.com)
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Cruises to Cuba Continue as Scheduled, Despite New Government Restrictions
A recent wave of new government regulations regarding travel to Cuba led many to question how cruises to the island nation might be affected. In the three weeks since the April 17 announcement, little clarity has been provided by the U.S. government pertaining to how the policies would (or wouldn’t) affect the cruise industry. Reports of unprecedented lawsuits against Carnival Cruise Line for using ‘seized’ terminal facilities in Havana also have elevated concerns about the future of Cuba cruises. (cruisecritic.com)
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In Cuba, Carnival Cruise Ships Have Been Using Stolen Ports, Original Owners Say
Mickael Behn grew up attending shareholder meetings of a port company that no longer existed, except on paper. The Havana Docks Company used to run maritime operations in the busy harbor of Cuba’s capital, until they were confiscated at gunpoint by revolutionaries in 1960. (nytimes.com)
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Cruise Line Stocks Fall As Trump Administration Tightens Restrictions On Cuba, Venezuela
The Trump administration is tightening restrictions on Cuba with new sanctions and a crackdown on tourism to the island disguised as family visits or other official business. President Donald Trump’s national security advisor John Bolton announced the move during a speech Wednesday in Miami, according to PBS. (benzinga.com)
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Virgin Finalizes Cuba Deal
Virgin Voyages president and CEO Tom McAlpin and Diana Block-Garcia, vice president of destination, itinerary and revenue, were joined by La Habana Cruise Port officials yesterday (April 2) for a ceremonial celebration of the formalization of Virgin Voyages’ contract to sail to Cuba in 2020, according to a press release. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Cruise ship returning to Port of Palm Beach after being denied entry into Cuba
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line’s Grand Classica was on its way to Cuba as part of its special Valentine’s Day four-day trip for families to reconnect with their loved ones. However, it was denied entry Friday morning. (cbs12.com)
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