Cruises sail into the Tourism Convention

Execs from Cubanco S.A. attending the 2003 Tourism Convention, announced new arrangements for cruise operations in Cuba during the 2004-2005 winter season and British company Air Tours’ intention to settle down in Havana.

In a special presentation during the marketplace, officials from that joint venture made sure Cuba is right now providing cruise service up to par with the one rendered in European ports.

In revealing details about how this business is faring in Cuba, the same sources praised the recently concluded winter time and informed three state-of-the-art vessels docked in the local ports during the high-peak season.

As to the 2004-2005 winter season, Caribbean News has learned that Air Tours will put one of those new-generation ships in Havana and will additionally provide four Boeing-747 aircraft every week to take cruise passengers to the island nation.

As we speak, Cuba counts on cruise terminals in Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Matanzas, Mariel and the Isle of Youth, all of them in the Cuban archipelago.

Preliminary studies have it that Havana’s cruise port will be outfitted to accommodate up to six liners and handle from 1,800 to 3,200 every day.