GrandmaHofmann Posted February 24, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Did you have any difficulties getting off the ship if you were not on a ship's excursion? Did anyone check to see the category of your tour? Did you make arrangements for your tour originally with a US citizen, a Cuban, or the ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamom2003 Posted February 25, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I’m curious too! We are booked with Norwegian for end of April. I called last week to asked if ship excursions were required to get off the ship and was told that they weren’t, but if we left the ship on our own then we would have to keep a log of what we did and receipts for 5 years. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharke Posted February 25, 2018 #3 Share Posted February 25, 2018 We have been to cuba by cruise 3 times in the last year. The first two on the Fathom Adonia. In October we were on NCL Sky. We used private guides at all ports. There were 8 of us this last October in Havana. We contacted Lino Blanco who met us a block from the port& across the street in a '50 Chevy convertible & 1956 Buick convertible. He & his friend, Alain Santana gave us an amazing all day tour of the Cuba highlights & more. Both speak terrific English & are wealth of information. With all our tours we kept any admission tickets, short note on where we went & of course we have our pictures for documentation should anyone ask in the next 5 years. The following morning we had Dayron from Tours by Locals for a walking tour of Old Havana before the ship left at noon - another wonderful tour. Enjoy your time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory2020 Posted February 25, 2018 #4 Share Posted February 25, 2018 We have been to cuba by cruise 3 times in the last year. The first two on the Fathom Adonia. In October we were on NCL Sky. We used private guides at all ports. There were 8 of us this last October in Havana. We contacted Lino Blanco who met us a block from the port& across the street in a '50 Chevy convertible & 1956 Buick convertible. He & his friend, Alain Santana gave us an amazing all day tour of the Cuba highlights & more. Both speak terrific English & are wealth of information. With all our tours we kept any admission tickets, short note on where we went & of course we have our pictures for documentation should anyone ask in the next 5 years. The following morning we had Dayron from Tours by Locals for a walking tour of Old Havana before the ship left at noon - another wonderful tour. Enjoy your time How did you get in touch with the tour guide? How much was tour? We did Havanajourneys last time but tis one sounds interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcruiser1956 Posted February 25, 2018 #5 Share Posted February 25, 2018 If you look at the Cuba board you will find many recommendations for tours.. I am booked in June to Cuba and have booked a private tour ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharke Posted February 26, 2018 #6 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Oops forgot to put Lino Blanco's contact info. You can email at lino.blanco1983@nauta.cu. give him a few days to answer as the internet access is not always the best but he will respond. Tell him his St Louis friends say Hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaHofmann Posted February 28, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Thank you! I feel much more at ease. I booked the cruise long before the cut off date but was still a bit worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheSailsFL Posted April 24, 2018 #8 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I’m curious too! We are booked with Norwegian for end of April. I called last week to asked if ship excursions were required to get off the ship and was told that they weren’t, but if we left the ship on our own then we would have to keep a log of what we did and receipts for 5 years. Sent from my iPhone using Forums The tour we booked for our June cruise (not through the cruise line) provides a detailed itinerary with specific language that it satisfies the “support Cuban people” requirement on the affidavit. Pretty sure that covers the record keeping requirement although I’m guessing no one is going to ask us to produce it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdvmd Posted April 24, 2018 #9 Share Posted April 24, 2018 How did you get in touch with the tour guide? How much was tour? We did Havanajourneys last time but tis one sounds interesting. Sorry to hijack but I just received a quote from Havana Journeys today and they are wanting to be paid in USD. Was this your experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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