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Carnival further ramps up Cuba roster including Charleston's first Havana cruisesCarnival further ramps up Cuba roster including Charleston's first Havana cruises

Carnival Cruise Line continues to expand its Cuba offerings with the addition of 23 three- to five-day sailings to Havana in 2019/20 aboard five ships departing from four US East Coast homeports.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

May 10, 2018

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Largest cruise ship ever to call Havana

The 102,853gt Carnival Sunshine will offer the first Cuba sailings from Charleston, and become the largest cruise ship ever to call Havana.

Other added departures include Carnival Triumph from Fort Lauderdale, Carnival Paradise from Tampa and Carnival Victory and Carnival Sensation from Miami.

These new sailings complement previously announced voyages aboard Carnival Paradise and Carnival Sensation.

With the newly added voyages, Carnival will offer a wide variety of Havana departures across a broad spectrum of ships and itineraries.

Nine cruises from Charleston

From Charleston, Carnival Sunshine on Nov. 21, 2019, will offer a four-day cruise with a day-long call in Havana, along with eight five-day cruises featuring Havana and Freeport departing Jan. 6, Feb. 3 and 17, March 2, 16 and 30 and April 13, and 27, 2020.

Nine choices from Port Everglades

From Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades, Carnival Triumph will sail eight five-day cruises featuring an overnight call in Havana and a day-long call in Nassau departing Dec. 14, 2019, and Jan. 11, Feb. 8 and 22, March 7 and 21, and April 4 and 18, 2020. A five-day cruise featuring a Havana overnight and private island Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas sails Jan. 20, 2020.

Miami sailings with Havana overnights

From Miami, Carnival Victory on Nov. 22, 2019, will offer a three-day voyage with a day in Havana. Carnival Sensation's March 19, 2020 four-day cruise features an overnight in Havana and an extended visit to Nassau. Two five-day sailings with Havana overnights and visits to Freeport and Nassau depart Feb. 15 and 29, 2020.

More Tampa

Tampa-based Carnival Paradise added a five-day voyage Nov. 18, 2019, with a Havana overnight and a stop at Key West.

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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