Royal Caribbean becomes the second cruise company to gain approval for U.S. to Cuba trips
BY CHABELI HERRERA From Miami Herald
Royal Caribbean Cruises will set sail for Cuba, the company announced Wednesday.
The Florida-to-Cuba cruises will launch aboard cruise lines Royal Caribbean International and Azamara Club Cruises for people-to-people trips, the Miami-based cruise company said. Itineraries will be released in the near future, Royal Caribbean said.
The line has previously said that its 2,270-passenger Empress of the Seas likely would sail to Cuba.
Carnival Corp.’s Fathom brand was the first American cruise line to gain approval to sail to Cuba. It began offering trips in May that circumnvavigate the island, but announced last month that its 704-passenger Adonia would stop sailing to Cuba in June, pending approval for another Carnival line to take its place instead.
Minutes after Royal Caribbean’s announcement, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced its three cruise lines will also start sailing to Cuba.
Royal Caribbean International’s Empress of the Seas, the ship that the cruise line has previously said would sail to Cuba. Royal Caribbean International
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