ALandCHUCK.travel, headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, proposes for this January 2016 a cruise to Cuba with an LGTB theme in which leaders of the LGTB community from the Tampa area will participate.
The cruise on the ship associated with Cuba Cruise, of eight days and seven nights, includes a flight from Tampa to Montego Bay, Jamaica, from where the cruise will depart on January 15. The capacity of the boat is about 1200 people, and the cheapest price does not reach 650 euros.
The program has educational and exchange purposes with members of the Cuban LGBT community, and discussions have been organized on the campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in both nations. Participations in radio and television programs to discuss the movement for equal rights in the United States have also been closed.
The cruise, for about 1.200 people, will have stops in Santiago de Cuba, Havana, María la Gorda (Pinar del Río) and Cienfuegos. Passengers may visit each location for educational purposes, this is one of the 12 categories authorized by the government of Barack Obama for trips to the Caribbean island.
Since last January, the State of Florida has recognized the legal union of same-sex couples, which is not yet recognized in Cuba.
The cruise season to Cuba has already opened and the forecasts are for about 600.000 tourists from the 14 ships that will visit the Havana harbor with a total of 90 calls.
The main cruise companies based in the United States have already made contacts with the Cuban tourist and port authorities, to include in their itineraries the visit to the Caribbean island and that until last year was prohibited, and that now they will be able to visit as long as they comply. with the authorization of the United States government.