HAVANA, Cuba — (acn) — Adonia, from Carnival Cruise Corporation, is the name of the first US cruise ship to visit Cuba in fifty years is scheduled to set sails out of Miami harbor on Sunday afternoon with 700 passengers.
According to international media, Carnival will release details of the trip on Sunday morning during a press conference.
The ship is scheduled to dock at Havana harbor for two days and follow on to visit the ports of Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba.
Carnival´s spokesperson Roger Frizzell told reporters that this would be a traditional sightseeing tour, where cruise passengers will enjoy the landscapes, meet the people and take a look around.
The can also enjoy a trip in a 1950 vintage car to a show and a disco at the price of 219 dollars, as arranged with Cuba´s Havanatur travel agency.
The cruise price is 1,800 dollars per person, not including visa, taxes and harbor tariffs, according to the website of Fathom, branch under Carnival which owns the ship that will visit Cuba.
No beach tours will be allowed, since American laws ban US citizens from doing tourism in Cuba and the beach is considered a leisure activity not included in the 12 categories authorized for US citizens to visit the island.
Adonia cruise ship will return to Miami on May 8, while the Cuba cruise schedule sets visits every two weeks.
