CRUISE LINE “CARNIVAL” WILL POSTPONE TRIPS IF CUBANS ARE DISCRIMINATED.
Cruise company presses to Cuba by immigration policy. Carnival will postpone cruises if Cubans can not enter the island.
The U.S. company Carnival said Monday that postponed their cruises to Cuba if the Island Government does not allow entry by sea to those born in that country, in a growing controversy that was even critical of the Government of Barack Obama.
Even enduring criticism for apparent discrimination, the first global cruise company reversed course and began on Monday to accept reservations for people born in Cuba for the cruise of a week expected to set sail in his inaugural from Miami May 1 trip, within the historical bilateral thaw.
Carnival said in a statement that it remains in talks with Havana and is confident that the Castro Government suspend a policy from the cold war that does not allow Cubans to enter the island by sea, but only by air, leaving out to a many Cuban Americans wanting to travel by cruise ship.
And guaranteed that there is no change it delay the exit of your Fathom company cruisers , that it aims to be the first in half a century that the route between the United States and Cuba.
Carnival “continues its dialogue with Cuba to ask that Fathom travelers have the same opportunities as those travelling on charter flights and trusts that discussions have a positive result,” said the text.
Will not achieve this for on May 1, said, “Carnival will delay the start of his travels to Cuba,” they have intended to promote cultural exchange between the two former enemies, who began a rapprochement in December of 2014.
As now, Fathom started to accept reservations of passengers born in any country, including Cuba, for its cruises of a week that will depart from the port of Miami and will visit the cities of Havana on the island Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba, on Board of the ship Adonia (with capacity for 704 passengers).
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