Add Seabourn to the ever growing list of cruise lines adding Cuba as a port-of-call. The ultra-luxury, small ship cruise line received regulatory approval to begin sailing from Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico with the first cruise leaving Miami on a 14-day journey November 4, 2019.
The 2010-built, 458 passenger Seabourn Sojourn will offer 11-, 12-, and 14-day sailings that will visit five ports in Cuba, calling at three or four on each itinerary. Each sailing will include an overnight in Havana where guests can experience the famous nightlife the land that time forgot is famous for.
Other ports-of-call include:
- Antilla (Nipe Bay) – The Holguin province offers authentic Cuban communities like San Isidoro de Holguin itself, with 18th-century churches and sleepy plazas. The Sierra del Cristal range holds lush pine forests and Pico Cristal and Mensura national parks with the twin Guayabo waterfalls, Cuba’s highest.
- Cienfuegos – Home to the Jagua Castle at the entrance to the bay which was erected in 1745 to protect ships from pirates. An overnight stay allows exploration of the city’s highlights, as well as cultural experiences and a visit to the colonial town of Trinidad, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Punta Francés, Isla de Juventud – This idyllic island is the second largest in Cuba, where Cuban vacationers snorkel and dive on coral reefs and shipwrecks in the National Marine Park.
- Santiago de Cuba – Founded in 1515, Cuba’s cultural capital is filled with monuments of its colonial and revolutionary history, including UNESCO World Heritage Site San Pedro de la Roca Castle.
Seabourn cruises to Cuba are currently open for booking and include:
- November 4, 2019, 12-day roundtrip from Miami, includes stops in Havana, Cuba (overnight); Antilla (Nipe Bay), Cuba; Santiago de Cuba (overnight); Port Antonio, Jamaica; West End, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands; and Cienfuegos, Cuba (overnight).
- November 16 & 28, 2019, 12-day Miami to Miami, includes stops in Cienfuegos, Cuba (overnight); West End, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands; Port Antonio, Jamaica; Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (overnight); Antilla (Nipe Bay), Cuba, and Havana, Cuba (overnight).
- December 10, 2019, 11-day Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico, includes stops in Havana (La Habana), Cuba (overnight); Punta Frances, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba; Cienfuegos, Cuba; West End, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands; Port Antonio, Jamaica; Santiago de Cuba (overnight); and Isla Catalina, Dominican Republic.
- December 21, 2019, 14-day San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami, includes stops at Gustavia, St. Barthelemy; St. John’s, Antigua, Antigua & Barbuda; Carambola Beach, St. Kitts & Nevis; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Port Antonio, Jamaica; Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (overnight); Antilla (Nipe Bay), Cuba; and Havana, Cuba (overnight).
A division of Carnival Corporation, Seabourn is the company’s third line to gain approval to sail to Cuba joining Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line in visiting the island nation since cruise travel was permitted under the Obama administration.
Click here to see photos of one cruiser’s visit to Cuba and learn more about what is needed to take a cruise to Cuba by clicking here.