Cruise Ships to Cuba

In article <l2OBg.800$Sn3.666@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.ne t>, brianblog1951@ says...
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>On 8/4/2006 9:18 AM telstar@tbaytel.net wrote:
>> If and when the embargo to cuba is lifted the people of America will be
>> quite surprised by the beautiful island that lays 90 miles from the
>> Florida Coast. As a Canadian, Cuba is by far the most superior
>> vacation, tourism destination for us. Cuba will not be as enjoyable
>> for the Canadian and European tourists when the American Corporations
>> start taking over the beautiful beach front properties and start
>> developing strip malls. This island is inhabited by the most gracious,
>> hospitable people and to vacation there is like no place on earth. I
>> hope if/when the embargo is lifted it will benefit the people and their
>> economy but in reality Americans will probably be the main source of
>> employment. Imagine what it is like now in Cuba not one single
>> franchise outlet, only wholesome, fresh foods (especially seafood). No
>> harassment on the street or beaches from venders. It is truly paradise
>> on earth something most American cannot fathom. My second most
>> favourite vacation is to cruise so to be a Canadian or European and
>> have these options we are truly blessed.
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>I just saw on CNN that Fidel is back in the saddle. So I guess that can
>crush any hopes of cruise ship travel from US ports for a while longer.
>Besides there's a huge voting bloc in Little Havana / Miami and Union
>City NJ that sees to it that the embargo stays in place.
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>The op says that Cuba is "paradise on earth". It may be so for foreign
>visitors. But it is not so for anyone who doesn't toe the Fidel Castro
>Communist line. Through the internet I've seen what Cuba wants
>travelers to see of its tourist attractions. I've also seen pictures of
>the living conditions from Cuban-American friends who have relatives
>there. For them, it's more like paradise lost.
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>But for now, it's still Fidel's ball game in Cuba.
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That sounds like China when I visited there in the early 1990s. China
has Most Favored Nation status and there is an embargo agains Cuba.
Go figure.