Cruising Cuba

26/08/2021

Protests in Cuba on July 11th have dramatized the cost of President Biden and Vice President Harris delay in fulfilling their campaign pledge to "promptly reverse the failed Trump policies that have inflicted harm on the Cuban people". Substantial majorities of Americans support repairing the Trump....

01/06/2021

Almost time to go back!

Meet artists and educators bringing the stories of Black Cubans to a wider audience.

30/03/2021

More vaccine help!

The communist island, with a history of biotech skill, is developing vaccines it hopes to share with countries including Iran and Venezuela.

22/02/2021

The United States must stand for the Cuban people’s right to democracy and enjoy free, fair and multiparty elections.

11/02/2021

There is hope we'll be able to travel to Cuba again . . . we still don't have direct flights from the US but I'm hopeful that will change.

Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean and is located less than 500 miles from Florida — but many travelers fail to put it on their itinerary.  Here are five reasons why Cuba should be on your travel list.

24/01/2021

During their campaign, President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris pledged to "promptly reverse the failed Trump policies that have inflicted harm on the Cuban people". We agree with Robert Malley, the President of the International Crisis Group, writing in the New York Times, that to "res...

29/12/2020

Cuba has re-opened, considered the New Zealand of the Americas!

Cuba and I go back a long way. As a Lonely Planet writer and occasional tourist, I’ve been traveling to the country for nearly 25 years, from the economic…

16/10/2020

Consequences of the Presidential Election

for Cuba Travel and Educational Exchange



President Trump

• Destroyed cruises to Cuba

• Blocked flights from the US to regional cities

• Terminated group tours

• Forbad Americans to use all hotels

• Stopped most independent travel

• Impeded cultural exchanges and conferences

• Prevented faculty led introductory trips for students

• Frustrated Cuban travel to the US for family visits and immigration, for study and for professional exchanges by closing consular authority

• Restricted remittances and family investment

• Ended money transfers for personal or program reasons to non-family members in Cuba

• Minimized US government contact and impact by emptying the embassy

• Enabled greater Russian and Chinese presence and influence



Vice President Biden

• Has promised to undo this damage

• Makes possible passage of Leahy/McGovern legislation to end all restrictions on travel, allowing normal tourism and resort holidays

• Supports economic reforms and private sector growth initiated by Cubans

• Will expand cultural exchanges like Jill Biden's visit to Camaguey and Havana, view here



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but don’t forget to vote!



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03/07/2020

Cuba’s New Tourism System Will Separate Visitors From Locals

The latest from Cuba

Cuba will reopen its tourism industry on July 1, but will keep tourists separated from the population by sending them to five islands for all-inclusive vacations.

03/01/2020

Cuba update

25/11/2019

insightCuba

🇨🇺📣 "It is legally and completely safe to go to the island, said Tom Popper of the insightCuba agency, who said there is still a lot of demand in the United States for people interested in the neighboring nation, 'but what is missing is the information that is available over other destinations'."
👉Read more Cuba Travel News via Radio Mayabeque: https://bit.ly/34hh6zx

22/09/2019

Saw this on our last visit to Cuba. Truly amazing - an entire complex and it’s surrounding neighborhood. Worth the entire trip!

🇨🇺 Join us as we explore the uncanny, kaleidoscopic streets of Fusterlandia and meet the Cuban people who bring it to life. 👉 This activity is available on our Weekend in Havana and Varadero and Havana tours or can be integrated into a custom-made itinerary: https://bit.ly/30cktbZ

12/08/2019

Cuba feels the pinch of the Trump administration's travel restrictions

The restrictions are hurting the new, privately owned businesses that were doing so well. Most will now fail.

Cuba’s fledgling private sector, including cab drivers, tour guides, souvenir sellers and shop owners, is hurting from the Trump administration's travel restrictions on Americans.

29/06/2019

How you can still travel to Cuba legally

Glad to help if you wanna go!

There has been a lot of confusion since President Trump announced new restrictions on Americans' travel to Cuba. The U.S. government no longer allows Americans to go to Cuba on the "group people-to-people educational" visa and doesn't allow cruise ships (or other private vessels) to make trip. While...

27/06/2019

Unemployed Cuba Tour Directors Say Americans Can Still Travel to Cuba

You still can go! I can help.

New restrictions on travel to Cuba are stringent, but there are loopholes that allow Americans to visit Cuba.

18/06/2019

Apple Vacations’ Cuba Programs Unaffected by Regulatory Changes | VAX VacationAccess

Hope for travel to Cuba!

According to a press release issued by Apple Vacations, Cuba programs affiliated with Apple Vacations will not be affected by the regulatory changes announced by the Trump administration on June 4, 2019. Apple Vacations’ Cuba Travel Services fit the “Support of the Cuban People” category which...

07/06/2019

Update on travel to Cuba

🇨🇺"...the end of People to People travel is not the end legal travel to Cuba for Americans, and some tour operators are already well on their way down an alternative path." Read more via Travel Market Report: https://bit.ly/2K8eeP5

05/06/2019

Sign the petition: Reject John Bolton's Attack on Travel and Remittances

Sign the petition: Reject John Bolton's Attack on Travel and Remittances

I just signed a petition to The United States House of Representatives, President Donald Trump, and The United States Senate: I am an American who went to Cuba for people to people, family, academic, professional, athletic or cultural exchange or for other purposeful reasons, or plans to. I call upo...

09/04/2019

Feet in the clouds: climbing Cuba’s highest peak

Cuba Climbing!

A spectacular and dangerous trek up Pico Turquino reveals a side of the island often overlooked

06/02/2019

It's really OK - Go! Call me!

🇨🇺 The time to travel to Cuba is now: http://insightcuba.com/

24/08/2018

U.S. State Department Downgrades Cuba Travel Advisory

If you were worried about going to Cuba - it's OK.

The updated warning is the second downgrade since the DOS issued a “Do Not Travel” advisory last year.

01/08/2018

Yes you can still go to Cuba.

20/07/2018

Cuba named as number one travel destination for female solo travellers

Cuba for single travelers

As more women than ever are holidaying alone, one solo traveller shares her tips.

18/07/2018

A Cuban Island That Has Played Both Paradise and Prison

Another reason to go to Cuba.

The Isle of Youth — which has been both a Communist Utopian getaway and home to a brutal prison that housed Castro for a time — is a world apart, even by Cuban standards.

23/05/2018

Six Ways to Chill in the Warmth of Northern Cuba

Tourism to Cuba still going strong!

Many of the myths about Cuba — the food, the tourism infrastructure, the attitude of locals toward tourism, and even the availability of WiFi — have been turned on their head over the last few years.

18/05/2018

Want to See the Wild Side of Cuba? Try a Kayak

You can't just go and rent a kayak for the day, but you can join a tour to make it happen.

The indelible view from a trip on the country’s bays and lagoons: Turquoise green waters, red mangroves and vibrant flamingos.

11/05/2018

Carnival Expands Cuba Cruises, Departing Charleston 2019-20

Carnival Expands Cuba Cruises, Departing Charleston 2019-20

Carnival Cruise Line is expanding its Cuba cruises with the addition of 23 three- to five-day sailings to Havana in 2019-20. These will be the Carnival Sunshine from Charleston, Carnival Triumph from

08/05/2018

Norwegian Sun Sails First Voyage from Port Canaveral to Cuba

Four day cruise to Havana - this could work!

The growth of cruising from Port Canaveral to Cuba hit another milestone as the Norwegian Sun sailed out of the port on its first voyage to Havana. Fresh out of a dry dock enhancement, Norwegian Sun r

26/04/2018

The best way to see Cuba is on a cruise ship

I still like the Cuba Cruise program best, but aren't operating year-round.

There may be a travel advisory in place for Americans visiting Cuba, but diehard cruisers aren’t listening. In fact when American-based cruise lines began service to Cuba last year, they were inund…