The Carnival Paradise departed Thursday on a roundtrip cruise from Tampa that marks the first voyage of the Carnival Cruise Line to
Cuba.
The Paradise was scheduled to overnight in Havana before
returning to Tampa on July 3.
It is the Paradise's first of 12 four- and five-day cruises
on to include Havana on the itinerary.
Carnival marked the occasion by serving a 10-foot Cuban
sandwich at the Port of Tampa.
Ingredients included eight pounds of Genoa salami, five
pounds of sliced ham, 50 pounds of marinated and roasted pork, six pounds of
Swiss cheese, one gallon of dill pickles and mustard and mayonnaise.
Carnival Corp.'s Fathom brand began regular salings to Cuba
from Miami in June 2016, but those were recently discontinued. In addition to
Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Corp.'s Holland America Line is scheduled to
make Cuba sailings in the fall.