If you’ve been planning to book a cruise to Cuba in the near future, you’ll have to put your plans on hold. If you already had a cruise booked, you’ll be told, “Cuba cruise canceled” by your cruise line. Starting on the 5th of June in 2019, American’s can no longer visit Cuba via cruise ships and under the “people to people” visa.
Other cruise destinations are being offered by the companies that already had Cuba sailings booked. Alternate destinations, refunds, credits, and other remedies are being offered by the various cruise lines. Booked cruises have replaced Cuban ports with some of the best places to cruise in the Caribbean, and we invite you to call us at 1.888.804.CRUISE (2784) for help with any booking issue.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival’s Cuba cruises have been replaced with other port stops including Key West FL, Grand Cayman, Princess Cays, Half Moon Cay, Ocho Rios, Cozumel, and Bermuda. Some ports are included as a completely new itinerary, while others serve as a singular replacement port for Cuba.
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Holland America Line
Holland America has replaced its Cuba itineraries on the Veendam with seven-day Caribbean cruises. Sailings between October 2019 and April 2020 have replacement ports of Key West, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios, and Half Moon Cay. They are also offering three special seven-day cruises departing between Nov. 27, 2019, and March 25, 2020, that include the additional ports of Cozumel, Nassau, San Juan, St. Thomas, and Amber Cove.
Norwegian Cruise Lines
The Norwegian Sun and Norwegian Sky itineraries have been altered to include Nassau, Key West, Great Stirrup Cay, and Freeport as replacements for Havana, Cuba.
If you aren’t sure what to do about your booked Cuba Cruise, call us at 1.888.804.CRUISE (2784) for assistance.
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Oceania Cruises
Cuba itineraries for 2019 and early 2020 have been altered to reflect replacement destinations including Key West, Harvest Caye, Roatan, Costa Maya, Grand Cayman, San Juan, Great Stirrup Cay, Santa Marta, Colombia, and other West Indies ports of call.
Royal Caribbean International
Havana port of call replacements on Royal Caribbean International Cuba sailings on Empress of the Seas and Majesty of the Seas has been replaced with port stops at Costa Maya and Perfect Day at CocoCay (Royal Caribbean’s private island).