Cuba: The Main Players OCEANIA The Oceania Marina sailed to ROYAL CARIBBEAN Cuba from Miami on March The Empress of the Seas 7, and will have multiple launches the company’s MSC itineraries with overnight Cuba program with a ve- The Opera and Armonia calls in Havana. night sailing departing homeport in Havana offering Marina Miami on April 19, various Caribbean cruises. Built: 2011 2017. The ship will then MSC Opera Tonnage: 66,000 reposition to Tampa offering cruises to Cuba. Built: 2004 Tampa Passengers: 1,252 Stretched: 2015 Empress of the Seas Tonnage: 65,591 Built: 1990 Passengers: 2,679 Tonnage: 48,563 MSC Armonia Passengers: 1,840 Built: 2001 Stretched: 2014 Tonnage: 65,591 Miami Passengers: 2,679 NORWEGIAN The Norwegian Sky will The start calling on Havana in May, offering overnights Bahamas on select sailings. CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE Norwegian Sky Carnival will sail from Tampa to Built: 1999 Havana with the Paradise. Tonnage: 77,104 Paradise Passengers: 2,oo4 Built: 1998 Tonnage: 70,367 HAVANA Passengers: 2,052 Cienfuegos Cuba Santiago de Cuba European Operators European cruise lines Montego Bay are also frequent visitors. Plantours, Fred. Olsen, FTI, Thomson and Saga are Jamaica frequent callers in Havana. CELESTYAL FATHOM Celestyal entered the Cuba Carnival Corp. and its Fathom market way ahead of the others brand introduced social-impact in 2013 and will now stay year- sailings to Cuba in 2016, but the round. brand will be discontinued this Celestyal Crystal year. REGENT The Mariner visits Havana twice Built: 1980 Adonia AZAMARA in April on Caribbean itineraries. The Quest heads for Havana Tonnage: 25,611 Built: 2001 Seven Seas Mariner as part of a 13-night voyage on Passengers: 1,400 Tonnage: 30,277 March 21, sailing from Miami. Passengers: 688 Built: 2001 Tonnage: 48,075 Azamara Quest Data current to Feb. 20, 2017 Passengers: 700 Built: 2000 ∂ 2017 Cruise Industry News Tonnage: 30,277 Passengers: 688.