Why Cuba could be the next big cruise holiday destination Sara Macefield
For decades, Cuba has been the ultimate forbidden fruit for American cruise lines.
And as cruise holidays are looking to return from their pandemic-enforced hiatus, some insiders are casting a hopeful gaze towards this Caribbean Communist isle.
It s tantalisingly close to Florida s shores, making it easy to slot into cruise itineraries, yet it has been impossibly out of reach due to punitive sanctions imposed by President Kennedy nearly six decades ago that restricted travel between the two nations.
A breakthrough came just five years ago when President Obama eased the embargo to allow voluntourism-style “people-to-people” educational trips, sparking an influx of voyages led by industry giants including Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian Cruise Line and Carnival Cruise Line.