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Cruise Ships To Cuba Post Castro?
Anybody think the directors at the big cruise lines are licking their lips waiting for Castro to die and Cuba to open up? Have cruise lines ever wanted to go to Cuba? If they ever do, wouldn't that have a negative effect on Key West since Cuba is so close to the Keys, why not bypass the Keys and head to Cuba? Cuba is a big island too. Cruise ships would obviously head to Havana but I assume there would be one or two other places in Cuba that would be interesting for ships to visit. |
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Cruise Ships To Cuba Post Castro?
On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:58:28 GMT, "Von Fourche"
wrote: Anybody think the directors at the big cruise lines are licking their lips waiting for Castro to die and Cuba to open up? Have cruise lines ever wanted to go to Cuba? Hi Von, All of the major cruise lines have had plans for Cuba for many years. Cruise lines do go to Cuba now. They not the ones that have a presence here in the US. Before Carnival purchased Costa, they sailed to Cuba on a regular basis. Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com -- |
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Cruise Ships To Cuba Post Castro?
Even in the absence of Commander in Chief, Dr. Fidel Castro Ruz, the
communist infrastructure is still in place and the Revolution will still prohibit tourist cruise ships from docking in their ports. Cruise ships were once welcome in Havana just a few years ago, but the island quickly discovered that passengers were only spending a few hours in port, leaving their garbage behind and using their already overflowing toilets. Ideally Cuba wanted to broker a deal so that passengers would be forced to spend the night on land in one of their hotels in order to generate more revenue for the communist dictator. We all know that that plan would NEVER get approval from any cruise line. I.V. "Von Fourche" wrote in message ink.net... Anybody think the directors at the big cruise lines are licking their lips waiting for Castro to die and Cuba to open up? Have cruise lines ever wanted to go to Cuba? If they ever do, wouldn't that have a negative effect on Key West since Cuba is so close to the Keys, why not bypass the Keys and head to Cuba? Cuba is a big island too. Cruise ships would obviously head to Havana but I assume there would be one or two other places in Cuba that would be interesting for ships to visit. |
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Cruise Ships To Cuba Post Castro?
"Von Fourche" wrote in message ink.net... Anybody think the directors at the big cruise lines are licking their lips waiting for Castro to die and Cuba to open up? Have cruise lines ever wanted to go to Cuba? If they ever do, wouldn't that have a negative effect on Key West since Cuba is so close to the Keys, why not bypass the Keys and head to Cuba? Cuba is a big island too. Cruise ships would obviously head to Havana but I assume there would be one or two other places in Cuba that would be interesting for ships to visit. I've got bad news for you my6 friend. The death of Castro is not going to bring any change in the immediate future. The USA will probably keep this stupid embargo in place, the country will still be communist and under the leadership of his younger brother who has been his right hand man and is even more of a hardliner than he ever was. His brother is really a vicious person. I don't see anything chaning unless we finally quit this embargo using the excuse that Castro is dead and then maybe the native Cubans will rise up and topple the government after finding out how good they could have it. The celebrations in Miami are very premature. Jim |
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Cruise Ships To Cuba Post Castro?
Thus spake "Von Fourche" :
Anybody think the directors at the big cruise lines are licking their lips waiting for Castro to die and Cuba to open up? Have cruise lines ever wanted to go to Cuba? If they ever do, wouldn't that have a negative effect on Key West since Cuba is so close to the Keys, why not bypass the Keys and head to Cuba? Not as long as Raul is in power. And given that he's even more of a hardliner, his successor will probably not be much of a fan of the US. And the 40 year embargo hasn't made very many friends in Cuba. Cuba is a big island too. Cruise ships would obviously head to Havana but I assume there would be one or two other places in Cuba that would be interesting for ships to visit. From Canadian friends who have been there, there's not much infrastructure outside of Habana. -- dillon How much power does it take to run a server farm? A googlewatt. |
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Cruise Ships To Cuba Post Castro?
Anybody think the directors at the big cruise lines are licking their
lips waiting for Castro to die and Cuba to open up? Isn't it funny that any American with the means can visit South Viet Nam on a cruise ship, but not Cuba? |
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Cruise Ships To Cuba Post Castro?
In article ,
"rieker" wrote: Anybody think the directors at the big cruise lines are licking their lips waiting for Castro to die and Cuba to open up? Isn't it funny that any American with the means can visit South Viet Nam on a cruise ship, but not Cuba? WHy? VN isn't 90 miles off the coast, or (and this is the most importatnt) VN doesn't have a bunch of ex-pats running around Miami and other other places making life miserable for any politician that dares suggest Castro might not be so bad. In seriousness, I also think that the passing of the Bad Boys in VN (Ho Chi Minh and his generation) have made it more palatable. Thus you'll probably see some thawing when Fidel and Raul are taking dirt naps. |
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Cruise Ships To Cuba Post Castro?
Thus spake Kurt Ullman :
In article , "rieker" wrote: Anybody think the directors at the big cruise lines are licking their lips waiting for Castro to die and Cuba to open up? Isn't it funny that any American with the means can visit South Viet Nam on a cruise ship, but not Cuba? WHy? VN isn't 90 miles off the coast, or (and this is the most importatnt) VN doesn't have a bunch of ex-pats running around Miami and other other places making life miserable for any politician that dares suggest Castro might not be so bad. In seriousness, I also think that the passing of the Bad Boys in VN (Ho Chi Minh and his generation) have made it more palatable. Thus you'll probably see some thawing when Fidel and Raul are taking dirt naps. Viet Nam is a ****ing capitalist paradise next to Cuba. When the Bank of India outsourced it's IT department (how's that for payback?), they looked at Viet Nam before going to the Phillipines. -- dillon How much power does it take to run a server farm? A googlewatt. |
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Cruise Ships To Cuba Post Castro?
I think if Cuba falls into chaos from a lack of a strong central
government, then we are looking at a long, slow, painful process of the island opening to the cruise industry. If the government, under whomever, displays the ability to keep the country intact, and opens the nation to less risky investment than has been the case, you could see a rapid change. There surely is enough private money that is waiting to build in Cuba, which could keep the unskilled labor force working in construction and such. The tourist industry could massively improve the income of vast swaths of the population. That added income, if inflation can be contained, would drive massive improvements in living conditions. All of this is hinged on the assumption that a civil, progressive, and trusted effort to transition the Cuban economy to a free-market is possible. I've heard to schools of thought on Raul. Some say he is more of a hardliner. Others say he is more pragmatic in his approach to running things. Nobody really knows what he'll do when his brother isn't around to control the show. I don't really think Cuba will fall into the same rut some of the other Caribbean islands have. It could get messy. But with some luck, the powers that will be in Cuba understand the staggering chance that island has to erupt as a major money-making power in the region. NWLB http://www.RCIfan.com |
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Cruise Ships To Cuba Post Castro?
In article . com,
"NWLB" wrote: I think if Cuba falls into chaos from a lack of a strong central government, then we are looking at a long, slow, painful process of the island opening to the cruise industry. If the government, under whomever, displays the ability to keep the country intact, and opens the nation to less risky investment than has been the case, you could see a rapid change. There surely is enough private money that is waiting to build in Cuba, which could keep the unskilled labor force working in construction and such. And think of all the cheap houses in Miami if everybody really returns like they say they will. |
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