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Topic: Cruises to Cuba

billee
First Class Passenger
Member # 1133

posted 05-19-2000 09:27 AM

The guessing is over. I received a fax this morning from Blyth & Company offereing cruises to Cuba aboard the Valtur Prima. Beginning May 26, 2000 port of call are Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, Cozumel & Havana.
Their web site is: www.visitcubanow.com

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 05-19-2000 09:42 AM

Looks like Patrick guessed correctly. Can't understand why Blyth and Co. were so secretive about this ship.

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Patrick
First Class Passenger
Member # 364

posted 05-19-2000 01:51 PM

Sorry Sympatico, I think, as far as I remember, I didn´t guess it was the VALTUR PRIMA. But now I understand it since Club Valtur is performing Cuba Cruises and Blyth & Company might have bought some allotment from Club Valtur.
In Germany, the VALTUR PRIMA is successfully sold by Air Maritime Seereisen, the representative of Club Valtur in Germany.
Thanks for keeping us updated, billee.

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goingplaces
Just Boarded
Member # 1260

posted 05-19-2000 08:53 PM

I dont think this is the ship doing the 3 and 4 nts to Cuba from Nassau.This looks like something different from what Blyth & Co is starting up in the winter.

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joe at travelpage
Administrator
Member # 622

posted 05-22-2000 06:47 PM

I think they are both separate operations.

The web sites of Blythe & Company http://www.cubacruising.com/ and West Indies Cruises http://www.visitcubanow.com/ don't have any common links and are registered to different companies. Additionally, one is leaving from Kingston and the other Nassau.

Billee, did the fax about the Valtur Prima say it was associated with Blyth & Company?

Joe at TravelPage.com

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CarnivalFantasyClassShips
First Class Passenger
Member # 1282

posted 05-22-2000 07:30 PM

Is it true that Carnival or RCCL or NCL have contracts to goto Cuba ounce it is free??

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billee
First Class Passenger
Member # 1133

posted 05-23-2000 10:44 AM

The fax came from Blyth & Company. For Americans, round trip from Montego Bay. It said the cruises were "hosted", that way U.S. citizens could legally go. For Europeans, the cruise was round trip from Havana.

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Patrick
First Class Passenger
Member # 364

posted 05-23-2000 01:29 PM

Then it is the VALTUR PRIMA ! It performes cruises out of Havana, 1 week long always.

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joe at travelpage
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Member # 622

posted 05-23-2000 01:47 PM

Just spoke to Blythe & Company. Here's what they told me - there are indeed two different ships sailing two different itineraries. Valtur Prima is sailing the 7 day out of Kingston and la Habana will be sailing 7 day out of Nassau later this year.

The companies are related but the operations and product are distinct. Most curious...

Joe at TravelPage.com

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