By Dana Niland Cuba Journal Contributor Carnival Cruise Line will offer 17 new sailings to Cuba aboard Carnival Sensation in 2019. The five-day Cuba voyages will be the line’s first to operate round-trip from Miami, and will feature a day-long call in Havana as well as stops at ports including Grand Turk, Grand Cayman, Nassau, … Read more
By Dana Niland Cuba Journal Contributor Regent Seven Seas Cruises is adding Cuba calls to six itineraries in the line’s 2018-19 Caribbean season. Travelers can visit Havana on select itineraries aboard Seven Seas Mariner, Seven Seas Voyager and Seven Seas Navigator, which depart Miami from October 2018 through March 2019. Guests on these voyages can … Read more
Victory Cruise Lines announced the launch of a series of six luxury cruises this winter that will circumnavigate Cuba. Departing from the Port of Miami, the inaugural roundtrip on board the 202-passenger Victory I , will set sail on February 02, 2018. The 14-night itinerary will feature five Cuban ports and overnight calls in Havana, Santiago de … Read more
Carnival’s foray into social impact cruising will no longer have a dedicated ship sailing under its Fathom brand after May 2017. Fathom’s Adonia, a 704-passenger vessel that has been sailing alternating week-long voyages to the Dominican Republic (DR) and Cuba since April, will return to the fleet of European P&O Cruises in June of 2017. Carnival … Read more
Last week, Carnival Cruise’s Fathom brand announced a partnership with Airbnb to attract new customers by offering a cruise discount in exchange for becoming a new Airbnb host. Airbnb’s tie up with Fathom, a cruise brand focused on the experiencial/social impact aspect of travel, makes perfect sense in a travel world burdened by commoditization and … Read more
Cruising to Cuba has been nearly impossible for US citizens in recent decades, but changes to Cuban and US laws are adding many options to cruise Cuba. Here is a current inventory of cruises to Cuba: Approved for Sailing to Cuba From the USA Carnival’s Fathom – First sail is May 1, 2016. Fathom’s ports-of-call … Read more
By the Cuba Journal staff Carnival has announced initial pricing for its new Fathom “social impact” cruises to Cuba. Prices for an interior stateroom begin at $1,800 per person in low season, rising to $2,320 in shoulder season and $2,710 per person in peak season. The most expensive rooms on Fathom’s Cuba cruises, suite staterooms, … Read more
Central Holidays’ newest itinerary at sea By the Cuba Journal staff Central Holidays has announced the launch of a new eight-night people-to-people ‘Cruise Around Cuba’ aboard the Celestyal Crystal. This announcement follows the tour operator’s recent addition of five on-the-ground Cuban programs, its first itineraries that will allow American travelers to explore the island nation. … Read more
More new cruises to Cuba By the Cuba Journal staff Beginning in the spring of 2016, Pearl Seas Cruises is planning to offer a series of 7 to 10-night cultural voyages to Cuba. Passengers aboard the line’s newest vessel, the Pearl Mist, will travel from South Florida to several Cuban ports including Havana, Cienfuegos, and Santiago de … Read more
Above: the MV Adonia By Alexander Britell MIAMI — Carnival Corporation is heading to Cuba. The cruise ship giant will become the first US-based cruise line to sail to Cuba, following approval by the US Department of the Treasury and the US Department of Commerce. The company will begin Cuba cruises in May 2016 on … Read more
