Fathom’s inaugural Cuba cruises aren’t sold out — yet

Carnival’s historic cruise to Cuba that arrived in Havana on May 2 was sold out, but upcoming cruises to the island nation still have space -- for now.

The Adonia, sailing under the cruise line’s Fathom brand, will sail to Cuba every other week.

“We are not sold out yet for upcoming cruises to Cuba but I understand the phone calls are coming in strong,” Carnival spokesman Roger Frizzell says in an email.

Passengers aboard the Adonia cruise ship arrive in Cuba.

(Ernesto Mastrascusa / EPA )

Cruises to Cuba leave Miami on Sunday afternoon and return the following Sunday. They stop at the capital, Havana, as well as Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba.

Upcoming sailings depart May 15 and 29, June 12 and 26 and July 10 and 24, through November.

Prices start at $2,100 per person (depending on what time of year you go) on the ship that holds 704 passengers.

As for the first ship by a U.S. cruise line to land in Cuba in almost four decades, Cubans lined up for a half mile to greet the Americans as they disembarked.

Yaney Cajigal, left, and Dalwin Valdes hold up U.S. and Cuban flags Monday as they watch the arrival of Fathom’s Adonia cruise ship in Havana,

(Fernando Medina / Associated Press )

The ship took almost 17 hours to cross the Florida straits and was met by live music and dancing. The last cruise ship to arrive from America was in 1978.

Fathom takes care of compliance with U.S. rules about people-to-people and educational requirements for American visitors. Tourism to Cuba for Americans remains illegal, according to the 1962 embargo that remains in place.

Info: Fathom, (855) 932-8466

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