Cuba cruises schedules, cruise lines, Cienfuegos port & Havana

Cruises to Cuba

There are a relatively small number of cruise lines who presently use Cuba as a cruise port, but the cruise port area is developing and there are plans in the future to turn this port into a major cruise destination. There are nevertheless a number of cruise schedules with cruise stops taking place in Cuba in the coming years and the list of these is below.

Schedule

Thomson Dreams - Thomson offer what they call their seven day ‘Cuban Fusion’ trips which start in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and which take you to Playa Del Carmen (Mexico), Havana (Cuba) and Georgetown (Cayman Islands). These cruises run in tourist season at this time, between December 2015 and April 2016 (outside of hurricane season you might be happy to know). The Thomson cruise boats are mid-sized and tend to be especially popular with British and German families.

Our Cuba cruise consultant - Valeria

Fred Olsen - also offer a number of cruise itineraries which include Cuba and normally are via their boat the ‘Braemar ‘. At this time they have cruises leaving in December 2015 and January 2016 on their ‘Caribbean and Cuba’ packages. Fred Olsen are one of the smaller cruise lines who have smaller ships, but offer a more intimate experience. I.e. you have a better chance to get to know the staff and other passengers because there are not thousands of passengers and because many of their cruises last about 14 nights or more.

Swan Hellenic - have one cruise itinerary planned which will take you to Havana during the 12 day trip, on the Minerva. (See below for further information). Swan Hellenic tend to have very small boats (compared to the new super sized cruise ships which take 3000 passengers) but who provide for and target a high-end market, with the majority of the passengers who travel with them British travellers in the 55 plus age range.

Star Clippers - One of the best options, because they offer regular 7 day trips every week through December 2015 and 2016 through to March 2016 and 2017. These seven day journeys start in Cienfuegos port, in Cuba, and take you to Casilda (Cuba), Little Cayman and then Gran Cayman (both Cayman Islands), and then to Cayo largo followed by Archipielago De Los Canarreos (both Cuba). Star Clippers are a specialist company where the number of crew and passengers is roughly the same and where you really have a great chance to get to interact with the crew. It is common, for example, for the captain to give navigation lessons and to share lessons on all aspects of sailing.