Lori Osgood's clients were eager to visit Cuba for the first
time this week, when they were to cruise into Havana aboard the Norwegian Sun. The
group had been planning their family cruise since last November.
It was not to be.
The Trump administration's new regulations implemented on Tuesday
forced cruise lines to immediately remove Cuba from all itineraries.
"They were excited to soak in all that Havana had to
offer -- the sights, sounds, people and culture," said Osgood, a Cruise
Planners travel advisor in Jacksonville, Fla. "They are disappointed that
they missed their chance."
Instead of Havana, the Norwegian Sun's passengers headed to
Nassau, Bahamas. Norwegian informed passengers with an announcement on the
ship.
"I sell a fair amount of Cuba and am saddened that many
of my clients who were planning to travel there will not have the opportunity
to do so, at least not in the foreseeable future," she said.
As for cruise travelers already booked for Cuba, she will
spend "a few extra hours to make sure our clients who were supposed to go
to Cuba are well taken care of."
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Correction: The Norwegian Sun was scheduled to call in Havana on June 5, not the Norwegian Sky.