Havana cruise terminal to triple in size

Source : Johannes Werner Wed May 23, 12:54 pm EST
Promising relief of a bottleneck for fast-growing cruise tourism in Cuba, a company with roots in Turkey announced it signed a 15-year agreement to manage the country's largest cruise facility, as part of Cuban plans to triple the terminal's capacity.

The terminal is ideal for home-porting, Global Port Holdings says

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