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Carnival's New Sailings to Cuba Could Include Several Port Calls on the Island

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Dennis Schaal

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Carnival's sailings next year to Cuba would signify a whole new era in U.S. travel to the once-outcast island.

Carnival Corp.'s hoped-for 7-day sailings to Cuba beginning in 2016 for its new Fathom brand wouldn't just be Port of Miami to Havana affairs but could include calls to three of the island's 11 cruise ports, an official said. Tara Russell, president of Fathom and Carnival Corp.'s global impact lead, said in a conference call today that Carnival is actively engaged with the Cuban government in trying to win approvals, and would determine precise itineraries once the cruise line is authorized by Cuba to sail to the country. The Fathom brand, which will also separately sail to

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