According to a forecast by the US-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, cruises from the three major US cruise lines will generate more than $623 million in revenue between 2017 and 2019.
Based on data collected up to October 25, the 286 voyages to Cuba expected from Norwegian, Carnival, and Royal Caribbean over the next few years will carry approximately 455,000 passengers, assuming each ship travels at full capacity. These operations are projected to generate $64 million in revenue for Cuba from tourist spending on ground transportation, excursions, restaurants, and souvenirs such as cigars.
Additionally, the island's government will receive $19 million in port fees, which for the largest ships, with a capacity for between 684 and 2,744 passengers, amounts to about $79,000.
In May 2016, the first cruise ship to Cuba in more than 50 years departed: the Adonia, from the Carnival company, under the Fathom brand, following the thaw between the two countries undertaken in the last two years of the mandate of then-President Barack Obama.
