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Norwegian Cruise Line Is Sending a Second Ship to Cuba as Demand Stays Strong

Hannah Sampson

Photo Credit: Norwegian Sky is shown leaving Havana earlier this year. Norwegian Cruise Line will start sailing a second ship to Cuba in 2018. Norwegian Cruise Line

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Flights to Cuba are expected to be less in demand once the Trump administration's travel restrictions are enforced, but could that lead to more interest in cruises? Norwegian Cruise Line's announcement indicates the cruise operator is expecting a bump in business.

While individual Americans won't have an easy time traveling to Cuba under new restrictions announced last month by President Donald Trump, cruise ships are allowed to keep sailing. And one cruise operator just announced that it is doubling its presence on the island next year. Norwegian Cruise Line said Monday that it will send a second ship to Havana as of May 2018. The Miami-based cruise line started visiting the island in May of this year with the 2,004-passenger Norwegian Sky, which sails four-day 

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