CARNIVAL Cruise Line has issued a statement saying its cruises to Cuba “are continuing as part of a our scheduled itineraries” despite two law suits filed against the company for allegedly using docks in Havana without permission.
The suit claims Carnival is liable to pay compensation to two plaintiffs under the Helms Burton Act, after their property was seized by Cuba in 1960, according to documents filed in the Federal Court in Miami.
The cruise line also shared a CLIA statement which reads: “Cruising to Cuba falls under the ‘lawful travel exemption’ under Title III of the Helms Burton Act…our member cruise lines have been and are now engaged in lawful travel to Cuba as expressly authorised by the United States Federal Government”.