A CANADA-based tour operator has
announced a series of Cuba-based cruises over
the upcoming northern winter, under the apt
brand name of “Cuba Cruise”.
The operation will utilise the 1200-passenger
Louis Cristal and operate seven night voyages
exploring various ports on the island nation,
including Bahia Nipe, Cayo Guillermo, Santiago
de Cuba, private island Cayo Caguama,
Cienfuegos, Trinidad and Isla de la Juventud.
The Cuba cruises will be marketed in Canada,
Germany and the UK with a number of charter
holiday operators planning flights in
conjunction with the cruise departures.
Fresh Canadian food will be shipped in on a
weekly basis, along with Canadian beer and
international beverages; however hotel crew
and entertainers on board will be Cuban.
American citizens will be unlikely to patronise
the trips, because of difficulties getting visas
for Cuba, but the operation is expected to be
popular with other nationalities.
British package tour operator Thomson
Cruises had originally planned to operate Cuba
itineraries in 2012 but pulled out recently due
to “logistical reasons”.
