Cruise travel from the U.S. to Cuba began in May 2016 during President Obama's opening with the island. It has become the most popular form of U.S. leisure travel to the island, bringing 142,721 people in the first four months of the year, a more than 300% increase over the same period last year. For travelers confused about the thicket of federal regulations governing travel to Cuba, cruises offered a simple, one-stop, guaranteed-legal way to travel.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 04, 2019 13:54 UTC