Cuba Cruise: dancing to the rhythm of salsa and reggae.

Although I’m not a big fan of taking a cruise, traveling on a tight schedule and restricted to a moving hotel, I have received with joy the announcement that finally Cuba Cruise will be sailing, starting this December, around the Island.

It's been a long wait for this news, since the Minister of Tourism in Cuba made the announcement around 2011 and the different ports of call started to get some face-lift. Logistically, Cuba has always been tricky for cruise lines, as it’s difficult for American citizens to get visas to travel there; but, also, keeping a large ship supplied with fresh food and beverages up to certain standards can be really hazardous for any cruise line operating around Cuba, and the reasons are well known.

Thankfully, Louis Crystal Cruise came out with a great solution for cruises lovers, having Canadian food, beef, beer as well as Cuban and International beverages, combined with specialty Cuban dishes, entertainment and front-office crew. This is when Canadian cuisine meets Cuban entertainment as its best!

Circumnavigate the biggest island on the Caribbean will be an incredible opportunity, making the fascinating but otherwise difficult to reach ports accessible and affordable to many. Same ship, same week, but two unique ways to start your cruise, one on Mondays from the always vibrant Havana and call at Cayo Coco, Bahia de Nipe in Holguin, Santiago de Cuba, Trinidad, Cienfuegos, and past by Punta Frances in Isla de la Juventud on the way back to Havana, it will be also possible to join the ship on Fridays from Montego Bay, Jamaica making the experience even more easier; you choose!!

On board of the Louis Cristal, a modern vessel with a yacht-like modern design that features all the amenities and comforts expected of today’s contemporary ships, you will have the chance to visit a total of six UNESCO world heritage sites, four National Parks & Reserves, strolling down cobblestone streets, through rain forests and of course, the world-famous beaches what Cuba is well known.

Cuba Cruise will revolutionize the perception of travel to Cuba forever, and even an sceptic like me, perhaps, will take a chance to get into the adventure of navigate around the Island, being part of an historical opening in nautical trips from and around my homeland, since September 1962 when the ferry City of Havana became the last vessel to leave Havana after the revolution.

I’ll join this new opportunity and will dance to the beat of salsa and reggae, sailing with style and rhythm!