Tagged: Cuba

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…)

With the arrival of the British cruise ship Marella Discovery 2 in Havana, the operations of the cruise industry in Cuba have restarted. (more…)

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…)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

The United States government knows him as certified foreign claim number CU-2492. But he wants to make a more personal introduction to Tampa Bay. He is Mickael Behn, a 43-year-old U.S. citizen residing in England, where he works in television production. (tampabay.com)

No one doubts that Cuba will continue to grow as a cruise destination. The question is how that growth will be managed — and whether the island can cope with the influx of additional daily visitors. (skift.com)