Cuba

[Chris besanson]

President trump has in acted travel restrictions too Cuba,but I noticed that royal Caribbean cruise lines still have cruises going to Cuba. Perhaps since the cruise line is under foreign registry they don't have to recognizes USA policy. That makes me wonder when on board whose laws do you fall under.

[monorailmedic]

The administration hasn't actually changed any policy.  The admin made some recommendations which will guide the Treasury Dpt in coming up with additional restrictions, but they haven't put anything forth yet, and it's unknown how long it will take to enact once they do.

Either way however, the recommendations made will not preclude cruise ships, though they *may* affect what type of touring you do when you arrive.  For most cruisers, I would suspect you'll see very little in the way of changes.

I've got a series of articles which have tips and info around the restrictions, documentation requirements, ways to save money changing currency when you visit Cuba, and more.  In this series there is also a link to a live blog over on this site which I kept on our Empress sailing to Cuba this past May.  That live blog will show you a bit of Empress, what we did in Cuba, and on the rest of our great trip with some friends from these very message boards.  Reach out if you have any questions at all!

www.CruiseHabit.com/Cruising-Cuba

[DocLC]

I agree with @monorailmedic. The changes will only really impact what people do when ported there and ensure that they're complying with the people-to-people program as intended.

Billy does a great job explaining Cuba at his site!