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Cruise to Cuba if anyone is interested. (reply)

Paulf — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 02:00:04 +0000

The bar was La Floridita and we had the mojitos- the bar is a tourist trap but a must place to go. We also had the drink at the National Hotel- a institution and must see. What a joy riding around Havana in a 1949 Chevy convertible taxi- that was a must do for Kathie. Kathie got a painting of a convertible in front of the capital building to hang on our travel wall. We really enjoyed the tours offered by the MSC Cruise Line we took seeing Havana. What a experience doing the tourist tour of Havana on the double decker bus for over 2 hours and being able to hop on/off along the route.

Cruise to Cuba if anyone is interested. (reply)

victorio — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 23:55:20 +0000

Hola. Been to Cuba many times. Visited or stayed in La Habana every time that I was there. Went to La Floridita once. Well worth it to see the Hemingway memorabilia. Had one of the drinks. But it is a tourist trap. Super expensive, but having said that, it is worth a visit.

Cruise to Cuba if anyone is interested. (reply)

ZihuaRob — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 22:34:34 +0000

I'll never tell. Had the famous rum drink at the bar Hemingway made famous- talk about standing room only. Everyone wanting to try his rum drink.

If you went to "La Floridita" then that drink would be the daiquiri. I think he drank too many of those. Mojitos were my drink of choice in Cuba, but when I lived in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands rum punch was my dancing juice.

Here I am helping "Papa" with those daiquiris at "La Floridita" (or defiling his statue, whichever).

Cruise to Cuba if anyone is interested. (reply)

Paulf — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:02:11 +0000

I'll never tell. Had the famous rum drink at the bar Hemingway made famous- talk about standing room only. Everyone wanting to try his rum drink.

Cruise to Cuba if anyone is interested. (reply)

ZihuaRob — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:52:18 +0000

It appears more Cruise Ships are going to Havana. We had to fill out a form for ea that we turned in when checking in at the port. Because everyone on the ship wanted to get off, a form for everyone was dropped of at the cabin(because they were numbered, you had to turn in or else would be charged for the Visa). It was a very simple routine with the cruise ship handling the Visa application. We had to get a Visa for each cruise.

So did you bring home Cuban rum and cigars to share with your friends?

Cruise to Cuba if anyone is interested. (reply)

Paulf — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:23:19 +0000

It appears more Cruise Ships are going to Havana. We had to fill out a form for ea that we turned in when checking in at the port. Because everyone on the ship wanted to get off, a form for everyone was dropped of at the cabin(because they were numbered, you had to turn in or else would be charged for the Visa). It was a very simple routine with the cruise ship handling the Visa application. We had to get a Visa for each cruise.

Cruise to Cuba if anyone is interested. (reply)

ZihuaRob — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:07:48 +0000

Thanks, Paul. That’s very kind of you. Glad you got to visit the island. They need all the tourism they can get. Such a beautiful place with a fascinating culture, an incredible history and very interesting people.

Cruise to Cuba if anyone is interested.

Paulf — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 06:17:27 +0000

We just completed 2 7 day cruises that were back to back spending Sat and Sun on both cruises in Havana arriving around noon on Sat and leaving at 4 pm on Sunday. We had a great time seeing Havana. If anyone is interested about the Cruise let me know.