{"id":55271,"date":"2019-07-19T09:24:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T13:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/?p=55271"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T18:41:09","slug":"cuba-cruise-canceled-explore-cruise-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2019\/07\/19\/cuba-cruise-canceled-explore-cruise-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba Cruise Canceled: Explore Cruise Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been planning to book a cruise to Cuba in the near future, you&#8217;ll have to put your plans on hold. If you already had a cruise booked, you&#8217;ll be told, &#8220;Cuba cruise canceled&#8221; by your cruise line. Starting on the 5th of June in 2019, American&#8217;s can no longer visit Cuba via cruise ships and under the &#8220;people to people&#8221; visa.<\/p>\n<p>Other cruise destinations are being offered by the companies that already had Cuba sailings booked. Alternate destinations, refunds, credits, and other remedies are being offered by the various cruise lines. Booked cruises have replaced Cuban ports with some of the best places to cruise in the Caribbean, and we invite you to call us at <a href=\"tel:18888042784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.888.804.CRUISE (2784)<\/a> for help with any booking issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2019\/06\/17\/things-to-pack-on-a-caribbean-cruise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn what to pack on a Caribbean cruise.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Carnival Cruise Line<\/h3>\n<p>Carnival&#8217;s Cuba cruises have been replaced with other port stops including Key West FL, Grand Cayman, Princess Cays, Half Moon Cay, Ocho Rios, Cozumel, and Bermuda. Some ports are included as a completely new itinerary, while others serve as a singular replacement port for Cuba.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/booking.sigtn.com\/swift\/cruise?searchcruise=true&amp;referrer=odyssey&amp;siid=1123905&amp;destinationtype=Ocean&amp;transportid=29&amp;startdate=09\/01\/2021&amp;enddate=12\/31\/2021&amp;destinations=9&amp;cruiseline=1&amp;MinDuration=4&amp;MaxDuration=30&amp;DeparturePorts=&amp;Ship=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>View all Carnival sailings to the Caribbean starting at $47 per day.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Holland America Line<\/h3>\n<p>Holland America has replaced its Cuba itineraries on the Veendam with seven-day Caribbean cruises. Sailings between October 2019 and April 2020 have replacement ports of Key West, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios, and Half Moon Cay. They are also offering three special seven-day cruises departing between Nov. 27, 2019, and March 25, 2020, that include the additional ports of Cozumel, Nassau, San Juan, St. Thomas, and Amber Cove.<\/p>\n<h3>Norwegian Cruise Lines<\/h3>\n<p>The Norwegian Sun and Norwegian Sky itineraries have been altered to include Nassau, Key West, Great Stirrup Cay, and Freeport as replacements for Havana, Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t sure what to do about your booked Cuba Cruise, call us at <a href=\"tel:18888042784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.888.804.CRUISE (2784)<\/a> for assistance.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/booking.sigtn.com\/swift\/cruise?searchcruise=true&amp;referrer=odyssey&amp;siid=1123905&amp;destinationtype=Ocean&amp;transportid=29&amp;startdate=09\/01\/2021&amp;enddate=12\/31\/2021&amp;destinations=7&amp;cruiseline=6&amp;MinDuration=4&amp;MaxDuration=30&amp;DeparturePorts=&amp;Ship=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to discover all Norweigan cruises to the Bahamas starting at $55 per day.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Oceania Cruises<\/h3>\n<p>Cuba itineraries for 2019 and early 2020 have been altered to reflect replacement destinations including Key West, Harvest Caye, Roatan, Costa Maya, Grand Cayman, San Juan, Great Stirrup Cay, Santa Marta, Colombia, and other West Indies ports of call.<\/p>\n<h3>Royal Caribbean International<\/h3>\n<p>Havana port of call replacements on Royal Caribbean International Cuba sailings on Empress of the Seas and Majesty of the Seas has been replaced with port stops at Costa Maya and Perfect Day at CocoCay (Royal Caribbean&#8217;s private island).<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><picture data-avif-picture=\"1\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cruise-destinations-200x200.avif 200w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cruise-destinations-400x266.avif 400w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cruise-destinations-400x266@2x.avif 800w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cruise-destinations.avif 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><img data-avif-wrap=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cruise-destinations.jpg\" alt=\"cruise destinations\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cruise-destinations.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cruise-destinations-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<h3>Seabourn Cruise Line<\/h3>\n<p>The Seabourn Sojourn&#8217;s first sailing to Cuba was scheduled for November 2019, and ports of call replacing those in Cuba include San Juan, Martinique, Curacao, Port Antonio in Jamaica, Key West Isla Catalina (Dominican Republic), and additional ports in the U.S. and the British Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/booking.sigtn.com\/swift\/cruise?searchcruise=true&amp;referrer=odyssey&amp;siid=1123905&amp;destinationtype=Ocean&amp;transportid=29&amp;startdate=09\/01\/2021&amp;enddate=12\/31\/2021&amp;destinations=9&amp;cruiseline=1&amp;MinDuration=4&amp;MaxDuration=30&amp;DeparturePorts=&amp;Ship=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to view all Seabourn sailings to the Caribbean starting at $291 per day.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Virgin Voyages<\/h3>\n<p>Cuba sailings with Virgin Voyages have been replaced with Riviera Maya cruises as well as &#8220;Fire and Sunset Soirees&#8221; Key West cruises with enhanced Beach Club stop in Bimini.<\/p>\n<p>If your line is not listed, changes have not been announced yet. Call CruiseExperts.com at <a href=\"tel:18888042784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.888.804.CRUISE (2784)<\/a> for assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Call us today at <a href=\"tel:18888042784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.888.804.CRUISE (2784)<\/a> about your canceled Cuba cruise. If you have chosen a refund and want to book a different cruise, we can help. As with every cruise we book, we&#8217;ll get you the very best deals and discounts, and we&#8217;ll never charge for our services. We can answer all your questions, book plane flights (when needed), hotels, your cruise, excursions, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Our job is to lessen your workload, save you money and time, eliminate guesswork, and give you more time to enjoy your amazing cruise. 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Starting on the 5th of June in 2019, American&#8217;s can no longer visit Cuba via cruise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2019\/07\/19\/cuba-cruise-canceled-explore-cruise-alternatives\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Cuba Cruise Canceled: Explore Cruise Alternatives<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55274,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,10],"tags":[1971,889,1970],"class_list":["post-55271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caribbean","category-did-you-know","tag-best-places-to-cruise","tag-cruise-destinations","tag-cuba-cruise-canceled"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}