$38 a night for a Caribbean cruise? That’s the upside to new Cuba travel rules

[El Presidente]

$38 a night for a Caribbean cruise? That’s the upside to new Cuba travel rules

 

Cruise experts generally advise travelers to grab any cruise that costs $75 or less a night, and then turn handstands to celebrate their good fortune. Right now, cruises to the Caribbean or Bahamas cost as little as $38 to $50 a night.

Prices dropped after the Trump administration in June banned U.S. cruise ships from visiting Cuba. The cruise industry doesn’t like to talk about it, but the change in policy left lines with empty cabins — lots of empty cabins. More than 800,000 bookings were affected, according to Cruise Lines International Assn., an industry organization.

Continue here:  https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2019-07-30/cheap-caribbean-cruises-cuba-ban

[La_Tigre]

Booked travelers:

“Overnight in Havana or two shore days in the Bahamas with a cruise credit.....?......pass.”

[Puros Y Vino]

Cruise ship?  Never again.  We took a couple of cruises years ago and they were OK. ever since then the list of horror stories has grown and we want no part of it. From disabled ships to various food borne illnesses running rampant. I'll stick to dry land.