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Royal Caribbean International said seven additional sailings on the Empress of the Seas will feature port calls in Havana.
Those are in addition to the four previously announced Cuba sailings, one from Miami and three from Tampa, scheduled through May.
Royal Caribbean said the new sailings would run through November 2017. All will depart from Tampa.
Royal Caribbean did not say whether it has approval from the Cuban government for additional arrivals.
John Kavulich, president of the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, in an analysis of the expansion, said the eleven sailings would represent .38% of the total passengers carried by the company in 2016 and represent .37% of gross revenue.
Royal Caribbean said the new four- and five-night cruises would include day and overnight visits to Havana, along with stops in Key West, Fla., and Cozumel, Mexico.
Sourse: travelweekly.com
