Since the U.S. eased restrictions for Americans traveling to Cuba, interest in visiting the once forbidden island-nation has skyrocketed. As a result, not only are more major airlines flying to Cuba’s key cities — but more cruise lines are sailing into Cuba’s ports everyday, giving curious travelers direct access to Cuba’s signature music, history, architecture … Read more
Oceania Cruises announced yesterday ten new sailings, called Journeys to Cuba, for 2018. Sailing roundtrip from PortMiami, itineraries range in length from 7 to 10 days and include calls in Havana, Cienfuegos, and Santiago de Cuba. Earlier this month, Marina became the first of Oceania Cruises’ ships to call on Cuba. The small ship cruise format appears to … Read more
Cuba is gaining influence as a trending destination in the Caribbean as various industry players reshape their regional travel schedules. The most recent example of cruise industry changes is the announcement by Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) that it decided drop its Grand Bahama stopover in favor of newly awarded Cuba approval for its 2000-passenger ship, … Read more
Ten days after Fidel Castro’s death, Cuba gets serious with the cruise industry. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. yesterday revealed two of its brands will be sailing to Cuba. Separately, Norwegian Cruise Line yesterday announced that it has received approval from Cuba to operate cruises to Cuba, beginning March 2017. Royal Caribbean received approval from Cuba’s … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line today announced that it has received approval from the government of the Republic of Cuba to operate cruises to Cuba, beginning March 2017. Frank Del Rio, the company’s CEO, visited Cuba last year for the first time in 54 years. He is the only one of the major cruise company CEOs born … Read more
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today revealed two of its brands will be sailing to Cuba. The company received approval from Cuba’s government to offer cruises from Florida on Royal Caribbean International and Azamara Club Cruises, in the near future. Further itinerary details and dates are not yet available. “Our guests have expressed real interest in … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line today announced that it has received approval from the government of the Republic of Cuba to operate cruises to Cuba, beginning March 2017. All three of the company’s brands: Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will offer U.S. travelers the opportunity to visit the culturally and historically rich … Read more
